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Monthly Archives: May 2020

A whisper to the wise
Politics

A whisper to the wise

Posted on 31 May 2020 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading →

Revive 45: May 1975
Culture

Revive 45: May 1975

Posted on 29 May 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Can it be that it was all so simple then? ALWYN TURNER looks at the charts of 45 years ago, and tries to remember. Continue reading →

Rockin’ the detectives
Culture

Rockin’ the detectives

Posted on 16 May 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

From Bograt, Bad Faith and Edwin Drood to the Venerators and Zeno, ALWYN TURNER’s guide to rock stars and TV detectives. Continue reading →

PS. Maxwell, the Eye & the Informer
Culture

PS. Maxwell, the Eye & the Informer

Posted on 12 May 2020 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

PAUL SAFFER adds a footnote to the story of Robert Maxwell suing Private Eye – and finds himself in a parallel universe. Continue reading →

The strange case of Robert Maxwell & the Evil Eye
Culture

The strange case of Robert Maxwell & the Evil Eye

Posted on 11 May 2020 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

Robert Maxwell celebrated his famous defeat of Private Eye with a commemorative book. PAUL SAFFER enjoys the irony. Continue reading →

‘Fearful of the future’
History

‘Fearful of the future’

Posted on 8 May 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Spam fritters, Vera Lynn & a grumpy Polly Toynbee – ALWYN TURNER remembers the 50th anniversary of VE Day. Continue reading →

Carry on cartels
Economics

Carry on cartels

Posted on 5 May 2020 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

Has competition had its day? asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Golden Age detection 3
Culture

Imperial fiction: Golden Age detection 3

Posted on 2 May 2020 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER reads some detective novels from the 1930s. Continue reading →

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The trends

  • 'A randy union chief' - Len McCluskey
    'A randy union chief' - Len McCluskey
  • Denis Compton's English magic
    Denis Compton's English magic
  • Trumping the Beaver
    Trumping the Beaver
  • Imperial fiction: Goodbye, Mr Chips
    Imperial fiction: Goodbye, Mr Chips
  • Revive 45: April 1975
    Revive 45: April 1975
  • Imperial fiction: Huntingtower
    Imperial fiction: Huntingtower
  • Imperial fiction: Lower than Vermin
    Imperial fiction: Lower than Vermin
  • The anonymised mutineer: Are generals gunning for Corbyn?
    The anonymised mutineer: Are generals gunning for Corbyn?
  • Lenin on the goalpost
    Lenin on the goalpost
  • Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
    Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm

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  • 2020 Politician of the Year (dead)
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  • Imperial fiction: Goodbye, Mr Chips
  • Novelist MPs #2: Woodrow Wyatt
  • Halloween hits: In the Waxworks Late Last Night
  • Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
  • Revive 45: October 1975
  • ‘I’m quite cool’ – Sadiq Khan

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