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Monthly Archives: January 2016

We Rule: Part 3
Culture

We Rule: Part 3

Posted on 30 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 3 Comments

ALWYN TURNER finally gets to the end of his round-up of female vocal duos in British pop. Continue reading →

We Rule: Part 2
Culture

We Rule: Part 2

Posted on 23 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER continues a trek through female vocal duos, reaching the 1980s. Continue reading →

Kneller Hall: The trumpets still sound (just)
Culture / History / Politics

Kneller Hall: The trumpets still sound (just)

Posted on 21 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

As the Royal Military School of Music faces closure, ALWYN TURNER remembers a previous attempt to sell it off. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: Hallmarks
Miscellaneous

Calling all cliches: Hallmarks

Posted on 21 January 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

How to tell one terrorist organisation from another. Or not. Continue reading →

We Rule: Part 1
Culture

We Rule: Part 1

Posted on 16 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER celebrates female vocal duos in British pop during the 1960s and ’70s. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: Cautious welcomes
Miscellaneous

Calling all cliches: Cautious welcomes

Posted on 12 January 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

When welcoming government statements, let caution be your watchword. Continue reading →

Losing our balance: The same old same old
Economics / Politics

Losing our balance: The same old same old

Posted on 9 January 2016 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON looks at how George Osborne’s ‘cocktail of new threats’ might affect the ‘rebalancing’ of the economy. Continue reading →

Proud to be British
Miscellaneous

Proud to be British

Posted on 7 January 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Remembering the days when overseas aid was a source of pride. Continue reading →

‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn
Politics

‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn

Posted on 4 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of the man once tipped to be Labour’s next leader. Continue reading →

Standpipe memories: I wish it could be 1976 again
History / Politics

Standpipe memories: I wish it could be 1976 again

Posted on 1 January 2016 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON is bracing himself for a surfeit of political nostalgia. Continue reading →

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