Leslie Sarony’s 1932 song resuscitated for Hallowe’en. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2015
Proud to be British
What made Tony Benn say, ‘I have never been so proud to be British’? 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
Searching for a role: What next for the IMF?
As Christine Lagarde steps down from leading the IMF, what is the future for the Fund, asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
Denis the menace
He was a political bruiser and hated by the left. But Denis Healey’s great achievement, argues DAN ATKINSON, was to cut without harming. Continue reading
‘Banal in the extreme’: A press portrait of Theresa May
ALWYN TURNER sums up the pre-premiership career of a difficult woman. Continue reading
Style matters
PAUL SAFFER suspects the slickness of this year’s Conservative Party conference will speak louder than any words actually uttered there. Continue reading
The Pangloss party
As the Tories muster in Manchester, DAN ATKINSON bursts their economic bubble. Continue reading