Final cut: Mr Jones (2019)
A film about George Orwell, Lloyd George, Maxim Litivinov and the Ukraine famine? SIMON MATTHEWS has a look.
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Revive 45: August 1974
The top 10 from the summer of 1974, lovingly chronicled by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Revive 45: bonus trax
Bandy Legs, Slack Alice, the Monks… ALWYN TURNER plays some flop singles from the summer of 1974. Continue reading
PMX bandits
How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
‘I like my shoes’: The wit & wisdom of Theresa May
The life and career of the former prime minister, in her own words. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
DAN ATKINSON revisits ‘the most brilliant spy novel of our time’. Continue reading
Tom Paine’s bones
ALWYN TURNER tells an odd tale of radicalism and grave-robbing from 1819. Continue reading
Revive 45: June 1974
ALWYN TURNER revisits the top ten from the summer of 45 years ago. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Prof. Challenger
Conan Doyle’s great science-fiction adventurer is celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Life in the West
Melvyn Bragg meets Max Hastings in a 1980 novel, as DAN ATKINSON looks on. Continue reading
Breaking the Euro-election mould
ALWYN TURNER wanders through thirty years of elections to the European Parliament. Continue reading
Revive 45: May 1974
The top 10 singles from 45 years ago, annotated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Imperial Fiction: The index
ALWYN TURNER’s reviews of books from the late 19th century and the early 20th. Continue reading
