Some perceptions of the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg in 2010. Continue reading
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‘May the Lord bless you real good’
Billy Graham’s 1954 London Crusade (the ‘Salvation Army plus sex’), remembered by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Hitler in springtime
A collection of quotes from the Left about the Third Reich. Continue reading
Proud to be British
Jan Morris explains the difference between British English and American English. Continue reading
Keir Starmer: Keeping busy
A newly elected MP who’s putting in the groundwork. Continue reading
‘An historic step for Europe’
A hundred business leaders in 1998 speak on why Britain needs closer European integration. Continue reading
‘The right to triviality’
The best years of British television relied on diversity of funding, thinks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Michael Gove: ‘a young Scotsman on the make’
The hack years of Michael Gove, columnist and actor, celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Whatever happened to the brothers?
DAN ATKINSON is puzzled by the trade unions’ continuing enthusiasm for a bosses’ Europe. Continue reading
The London effect: Livingstone’s legacy
Thirty years on, the warnings about the image of London Labour still ring true, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
First notices: Part 3
Newspaper reviews of Jekyll & Hyde, 1984, Lord of the Flies, Clockwork Orange and others. Continue reading
‘Pay your taxes, you scum’
ALWYN TURNER on the Queen’s annus horribilis, including Windsor Castle on fire and Prince Philip on deconstruction theory. Continue reading
