Hate watch: Poirot
Which episode of Poirot fails to please BEN THOMAS’s little grey cells?
Latest Entries
Revive 45: December 1974
ALWYN TURNER remembers the top 10 from the lonely, yet Wombling, Christmas of 45 years ago. Continue reading
‘The Next AOC?’ – Rebecca Long-Bailey
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP: a career in 34 quotes. Continue reading
Election heroes and villains 2019
Who were the winners and losers in the general election. Continue reading
A bad night for Labour
The general election – how was it for Jeremy Corbyn? Continue reading
How I shall be voting
DAN ATKINSON considers where to put his cross. Continue reading
Let’s get these parties finished
A two-party system relies on at least one of them being fit to form a government. PAUL SAFFER thinks that might be the problem. Continue reading
The donkey’s not for stalking
ALWYN TURNER on Anthony Meyer’s 1989 leadership challenge to Margaret Thatcher. Continue reading
Revive 45: November 1974
ALWYN TURNER wonders if it can really be 45 years since the Rollers, the Rubettes and David Essex were in the chart. Continue reading
Poptastic politicians
PAUL SAFFER on pop stars who’ve swapped roadies for rosettes. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
From 1886, it’s the greatest ever horror story, re-read by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dr Nikola
ALWYN TURNER encounters Guy Boothby’s evil mastermind from the 1890s. Continue reading
Halloween hits: Bang Went the Chance of a Lifetime
An early George Robey/Sax Rohmer song, resuscitated for Hallowe’en by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
