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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Pick of the pops: ‘The Yip Song’
Robyn Hitchcock sings about Vera Lynn. Continue reading
A lot of fun: Osborne at the Standard
DAN ATKINSON wonders whether the ex-chancellor will hack it as an editor. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 3
The final part of ALWYN TURNER’s guide to the best debuts in British pop history. Continue reading
Off the shelf: ‘Party Animals’
DAN ATKINSON on David Aaronovitch’s memoir of growing up with the CPGB. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 2
Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s definitive list of the best debuts in British pop history. Continue reading
Start! British debut singles: Part 1
The finest debut singles in British pop history, ranked and reviewed by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Morgan of the Month: Nuttall
We name the most irritating person of February 2017. Continue reading
‘Overcrowding is the cancer’
Forty years of problems in prisons. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Costing the country
A guide to the price of everything – from speed bumps to sleep deprivation – and the value of nothing. Continue reading
Trumping the Beaver
With a tycoon in the White House, ROGER HERMISTON revisits a time when another businessman helped save Britain. Continue reading
Morgan of the Month: Smith
The man nicknamed ‘In Deep Shit’ is the inaugural winner of our award for being ubiquitous and unnecessary. Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: Eye Do It
A Solihull band brought to you by Norman Tebbit, patron of the arts. Continue reading
