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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Theresa May finally calls a general election. Continue reading
You’re obsolete, my baby
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1997: The vote
ALWYN TURNER remembers the general election that ended 18 years of Tory government. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: Salvation Army
Some pop music from the bands of the Salvation Army. And why not? Continue reading
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Everyone had a view on Margaret Thatcher, from Adrian Mole to Ian Wright. Continue reading
‘Turning out the lights’: The 1992 election – Part 2
Tory and Labour departures in the aftermath of the 1992 election. Continue reading
‘Can Labour ever win?’ The 1992 election – Part 1
ALWYN TURNER tells the story of the 1992 general election. Continue reading
Morgan of the Month: Carswell
To rat is human. To re-rat is Tory. Continue reading
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The wit and the wisdom (mostly the wisdom) of Neil Kinnock. Continue reading
