‘Read this and get angry’
ALWYN TURNER chronicles the press coverage of immigration 20 years ago, in January 2003.
ALWYN TURNER chronicles the press coverage of immigration 20 years ago, in January 2003.
So what do we learn of British history from watching the period detective show Endeavour? wonders ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
SIMON MATTHEWS on Peter Sellers’s 1973 excursion into art-house movies. Continue reading
He worried that he looked like a ghost, but the former 14th Earl could be a model for his slick successor Rishi Sunak. Continue reading
In times of emergency, the cry goes up: Send for Hunt! Continue reading
SIMON MATTHEWS on a state-of-the-nation movie for a nation that wasn’t watching. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER on one of the greatest stars of the British music hall. Did he really influence Alice Cooper? Continue reading
Which of the previous five PMs has led the most right-wing government since the war? Continue reading
Has the rhetoric worsened over immigration? A reminder of where we were 25 years ago. Continue reading
Exhumed from the vaults for Halloween, here’s a 1911 song by Billy Williams. Continue reading
ALWYN TURNER says farewell to this week’s prime minister. Iron Lady Mk III or Ed Miliband in a frock? Continue reading
The second live conference speech by Sir Keir Starmer – how was it for you? Continue reading
SIMON MATTHEWS on Aleister Crowley – magician, poet and 73rd Greatest Briton. Continue reading