Buddy Holly: the British album
Twelve British cover versions of Buddy Holly songs, selected by ALWYN TURNER.
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Tomorrow belongs to May
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‘A silent majority behind their lace curtains’
The coming to power of Edward Heath. Continue reading
‘They wouldn’t put up with those hats’
A woman prime minister? It must be the Tories. Continue reading
Post-referendum blues?
Does ALWYN TURNER still think that referendums always produce the right result? Continue reading
The donkeys
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Mrs Merton vs Ken Livingstone
Caroline Aherne’s analysis of Labour’s identity crisis. Continue reading
‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle
Chess, Krispy Kremes and Dolly the Sheep – it’s the career of the woman who wanted to be Labour leader. Continue reading
Bloater paste and brown ale
ALWYN TURNER on Tony Hancock’s forgotten 1963 TV series. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Wielding the knife
The roots of ‘He who wields the the knife never wears the crown’. Continue reading
