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ALWYN TURNER remembers Alan Clarke, David Ashby, Stephen Milligan and other subjects of Tory scandals in the 1990s.
ALWYN TURNER remembers Alan Clarke, David Ashby, Stephen Milligan and other subjects of Tory scandals in the 1990s.
Twitter wishes Sir Keir Starmer a vey happy St George’s Day. Continue reading
Foreign ownership of a UK paper? It’s time to remember Murdoch, Maxwell and the News of the World, says PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Is it time to remake the Ealing classic Passport to Pimlico, wonders SIMON MATTHEWS. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER remembers the miners’ strike of 1984-85. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER reviews an AI-generated biography of, er, himself. Continue reading
SIMON MATTHEWS on David Cronenberg’s thriller about the Russian mafia in London. Continue reading
Who was the Hooded MP? Was he involved in the murder of an Eastbourne policeman? We may never know, finds ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER on militant teetotaller Carrie Nation, who came to Britain in 1908 and was horrified by what she found. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER tells the tale of the man who killed himself for love of a music-hall star. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER likes Victorian and Edwardian music-hall songs. These are his favourite lyrics. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER reads an absurd but entertaining tale of Nigeria, London and, er, Atlantis. Continue reading
SIMON MATTHEWS investigates a murder amidst the ‘prima donna preciousness’ of professional football. Continue reading