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Monthly Archives: December 2015

2015 Politician of the Year (living)
Politics

2015 Politician of the Year (living)

Posted on 31 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading →

Pick of the Pops: ‘Song for the British Working Class’
Culture

Pick of the Pops: ‘Song for the British Working Class’

Posted on 30 December 2015 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Cornelius Cardew, a British disciple of Enver Hoxha, stiffens our sinews. Continue reading →

Christmas quiz: Part 2
Miscellaneous

Christmas quiz: Part 2

Posted on 28 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

In part 2 of our festive quiz, some politics questions. Answers on a postcard to the usual address, please. Continue reading →

Uncle Bill and his sticky buns
Culture

Uncle Bill and his sticky buns

Posted on 26 December 2015 by Alwyn Turner • 7 Comments

ALWYN TURNER remembers the man who told stories to Army children in the 1970s Continue reading →

An Xmas poem for the Queen
Miscellaneous

An Xmas poem for the Queen

Posted on 25 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Labour leader’s wife pays tribute to Her Majesty shock. Continue reading →

Christmas quiz: Part 1
Miscellaneous

Christmas quiz: Part 1

Posted on 24 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Some challenging questions on British society from the headlines of the 1950s and ’60s. Continue reading →

Caling all cliches: Last taboos
Miscellaneous

Caling all cliches: Last taboos

Posted on 23 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Six months of breaking taboos in the newspapers. Continue reading →

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The trends

  • 'A randy union chief' - Len McCluskey
    'A randy union chief' - Len McCluskey
  • ‘Turning out the lights’: The 1992 election - Part 2
    ‘Turning out the lights’: The 1992 election - Part 2
  • 'The new chosen one' - Laura Pidcock
    'The new chosen one' - Laura Pidcock
  • Brexit and the beautiful game
    Brexit and the beautiful game
  • ‘Lashing out like a dying crocodile’: A press portrait of John McDonnell
    ‘Lashing out like a dying crocodile’: A press portrait of John McDonnell
  • We Rule: Part 2
    We Rule: Part 2
  • A brief history of fly-posting
    A brief history of fly-posting
  • 'The best pupil ever' - Emily Thornberry
    'The best pupil ever' - Emily Thornberry
  • All cricket on the Western Front
    All cricket on the Western Front
  • Crisis? What crisis?
    Crisis? What crisis?

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  • Revive 45: October 1974
  • Rear-view review: Jill
  • Revive 45: September 1974

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