Hate watch: Poirot
Which episode of Poirot fails to please BEN THOMAS’s little grey cells?
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‘Originality without eccentricity’: Barry Pain
ALWYN TURNER celebrates the work of novelist and humorist Barry Pain. Continue reading
The quiet revolutionary Mark I
Theresa May isn’t the first Tory prime minister to promise a quiet revolution. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Naming and shaming
Amber Rudd is the latest home secretary to pledge to name and shame. But who was the first? Continue reading
The quiet revolutionary?
How did Theresa May get on with her first conference as leader? Continue reading
Bits of Britpop: Part 6
ALWYN TURNER on some 1990s music by Anna, 2 Tribes, RPLA and World of Leather. Continue reading
Proud to be British
A 16-year-old charged with taking and flying away? Makes you proud. Continue reading
‘An electoral mountain to climb’
How did Jeremy Corbyn’s second conference speech shape up? Continue reading
His NIBs: Labour’s National Investment Bank
DAN ATKINSON on the precedents and prospects for John McDonnell’s not-so-modest proposal. Continue reading
Blair’s missing millions
Did Tony Blair really lose 5 million Labour votes? And does it matter? ALWYN TURNER explains. Continue reading
Bits of Britpop: Part 5
PAUL SAFFER celebrates the sounds of Eggman, Edward Ball, McAlmont & Butler and Me Me Me. Continue reading
Hooligan anarchists and the fine arts
PAUL SAFFER on the lessons today’s Lib Dems can learn from their forebears. Continue reading
‘Nobody’s poodles’: Liberals speak out
A century of Liberals and Lib Dems, summed up in 30 quotes. Continue reading
