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Monthly Archives: August 2016

Owen Smith: The end is Nye
Politics

Owen Smith: The end is Nye

Posted on 31 August 2016 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON isn’t convinced by the Pontypridd hero of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Continue reading →

‘Danger to democracy’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
Politics

‘Danger to democracy’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)

Posted on 29 August 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 4 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on the woman who ‘got the Labour establishment on the run’. Continue reading →

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine
Politics

I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine

Posted on 28 August 2016 by hermir10 • 2 Comments

ROGER HERMISTON wishes he had one fruity anecdote about the would-be Labour leader, but he doesn’t. Continue reading →

Trump v. Corbyn: The quiz
Miscellaneous / Politics

Trump v. Corbyn: The quiz

Posted on 26 August 2016 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

PAUL SAFFER sorts the wheat from the chaff, the sheep from the goats, and the Trump from the Corbyn. Continue reading →

Bits of Britpop: Part 3
Culture

Bits of Britpop: Part 3

Posted on 25 August 2016 by Paul Saffer • 4 Comments

PAUL SAFFER celebrates music by Sleeper, The Other Two, Helen Love and Kenickie. Continue reading →

Proud to be British
History / Miscellaneous

Proud to be British

Posted on 24 August 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

What was the proper response to seeing naked Mormons in 19th-century Derbyshire? Continue reading →

Obscure Olympians 8: David Bond
History / Sport

Obscure Olympians 8: David Bond

Posted on 20 August 2016 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

PAUL SAFFER on a champion so obscure that even his workmates didn’t know he’d won gold. Continue reading →

Labour leadership elections: Part 4
History / Politics

Labour leadership elections: Part 4

Posted on 19 August 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

The Labour Party under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn in the final part of ALWYN TURNER’s series. Continue reading →

Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen
Economics / Politics

Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen

Posted on 19 August 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

DAN ATKINSON on the Labour leader, the idiosyncratic economist and rail nationalisation. Continue reading →

Pick of the pops: A Song for Jeremy
Culture / Politics

Pick of the pops: A Song for Jeremy

Posted on 16 August 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

It’s a new generation calling with a message to you. Barnet’s tribute to Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading →

Obscure Olympians 7: David Cecil
History / Sport

Obscure Olympians 7: David Cecil

Posted on 16 August 2016 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

PAUL SAFFER’s series continues with a hurdler fictionalized in Chariots of Fire. Continue reading →

Obscure Olympians 6: Hugh Edwards and Lewis Clive
History / Sport

Obscure Olympians 6: Hugh Edwards and Lewis Clive

Posted on 15 August 2016 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

From the Bullingdon Club to the International Brigade – PAUL SAFFER on a coxless pair. Continue reading →

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