Rockabilly Rebels: the album
From Shakin’ Stevens to the Shakin’ Pyramids, ALWYN TURNER offers a guide to the best of British revivalist rockabilly.
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This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. Continue reading
This is as good as it gets
As Jeremy Corbyn prepares for his first conference speech as leader of the Labour Party, SAM HARRISON bets on it being his last. Continue reading
‘Lashing out like a dying crocodile’: A press portrait of John McDonnell
ALWYN TURNER profiles Jeremy Corbyn’s chief ally, the shadow chancellor. Continue reading
The anonymised mutineer: Are generals gunning for Corbyn?
DAN ATKINSON is waiting for the day the balloon goes up. Continue reading
A Liberal intervention
After the Liberal Democrats’ humiliation in May, PAUL SAFFER thinks they might have to look back to go forward. Continue reading
This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. Continue reading
Innies or outies?
With the Liberal Democrats massing (ahem) in Bournemouth for their autumn conference, DAN ATKINSON wonders whether they’ve lost the taste for power. Continue reading
… in for a pound: sterling’s little secret
On the anniversary of Black Wednesday, DAN ATKINSON succumbs to a remembrance of exchange rates past. Continue reading
Off the shelf: ‘The Ballot’
Having trouble coming down after the Labour leadership election? DAN ATKINSON recommends a political thriller from 1979. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Under the Sun’
With this year’s TUC congress in full swing, ALWYN TURNER puts in a request for the last-night disco. Continue reading
This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. Continue reading
‘Oh, all right then’: The mirage of white-collar union power
As the TUC gathers in Brighton for its annual congress, DAN ATKINSON reflects on some acronyms we have loved and lost. Continue reading
