Hate watch: Jonathan Creek
Who broke Jonathan Creek? BEN THOMAS revisits the scene of the crime.
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Austin Mitchell: The MP for Lost Causes
DAN ATKINSON celebrates a Labour MP who repeatedly backed against the favourite and often won. Continue reading
‘Get your game on’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the riots that engulfed England in August 2011. Continue reading
‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Batty, bananas or bonkers’
ALWYN TURNER on celebrities and mental illness in the Noughties. Continue reading
‘A bodice-ripping period drama’
Costume drama or fly-on-the-wall documentary? ALWYN TURNER revisits Downton Abbey. Continue reading
‘Slowly masticating’: The words of Boris Johnson
Some quotes from happier days, when Boris Johnson was the court jester at the Palace of Westminster. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
What do we want? More criminal offences! When do we want them? All the time! Continue reading
‘The Devil’s Arse’
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading
Neither Nottingham nor Algeria
SIMON MATTHEWS on Britain’s most radical political novel. Continue reading
‘What is the BBC for?’
Sachsgate, Kittengate, the Queen ‘losing it’ – the BBC had a difficult few years, reflects ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Lies, damned lies & EU citizens
One of the key questions of the Brexit debate: How many foreign EU citizens live in Britain? Continue reading
‘The wrong brother’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the battle of the meek vs the geek – was it really the start of all Labour’s problems? Continue reading
