SIMON MATTHEWS watches Sean Bean and Danny Dyer tough it out in a WW2 movie. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Brexit
Is Brexit working yet?
ALWYN TURNER looks back to May 1976, when Britain was a proud member of the European Communities. Continue reading
Boris Johnson: An obituary
Some thoughts on the passing of another prime minister, by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Lies, damned lies & EU citizens
One of the key questions of the Brexit debate: How many foreign EU citizens live in Britain? Continue reading
‘I’m quite cool’ – Sadiq Khan
Mayor Sadiq Khan: a career in 55 quotes. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Making Britain great again
How long have we been promising ourselves that we can make Britain great again? Continue reading
Politician of the Decade (living)
Our award for the most significant British politician of the 2010s. Continue reading
‘I like my shoes’: The wit & wisdom of Theresa May
The life and career of the former prime minister, in her own words. Continue reading
‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity
Do we have a new Churchill and Attlee in our midst, wonders ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading
Our Singapore
SIMON MATTHEWS on the Empire Trilogy of JG Farrell, and what it tells us about Brexit. Continue reading
Brexit and the beautiful game
From Derek Dougan to Gary Lineker, PAUL SAFFER finds plenty of footballers who won’t kick the big issues into the long grass. Continue reading
2018 Politician of the Year (living)
Our not so annual gong goes to the female Boris Yeltsin. Continue reading
