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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We Rule: Part 1
ALWYN TURNER celebrates female vocal duos in British pop during the 1960s and ’70s. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Cautious welcomes
When welcoming government statements, let caution be your watchword. Continue reading
Losing our balance: The same old same old
DAN ATKINSON looks at how George Osborne’s ‘cocktail of new threats’ might affect the ‘rebalancing’ of the economy. Continue reading
Proud to be British
Remembering the days when overseas aid was a source of pride. Continue reading
‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn
ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of the man once tipped to be Labour’s next leader. Continue reading
Standpipe memories: I wish it could be 1976 again
DAN ATKINSON is bracing himself for a surfeit of political nostalgia. Continue reading
2015 Politician of the Year (living)
National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: ‘Song for the British Working Class’
Cornelius Cardew, a British disciple of Enver Hoxha, stiffens our sinews. Continue reading
Christmas quiz: Part 2
In part 2 of our festive quiz, some politics questions. Answers on a postcard to the usual address, please. Continue reading
Uncle Bill and his sticky buns
ALWYN TURNER remembers the man who told stories to Army children in the 1970s Continue reading
An Xmas poem for the Queen
Labour leader’s wife pays tribute to Her Majesty shock. Continue reading
Christmas quiz: Part 1
Some challenging questions on British society from the headlines of the 1950s and ’60s. Continue reading
