ALWYN TURNER on Liz Truss’s early days, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Halloween hits: Brahn Boots
A Stanley Holloway classic, resuscitated for Hallowe’en. Continue reading
Seven-year itch
ALWYN TURNER attempts to identify social trends via the medium of online pornography. Continue reading
‘Are they all Lefties?’
ALWYN TURNER remembers anti-American feeling in Britain in the aftermath of 9/11. Continue reading
‘Get your game on’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the riots that engulfed England in August 2011. Continue reading
‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Batty, bananas or bonkers’
ALWYN TURNER on celebrities and mental illness in the Noughties. Continue reading
‘A bodice-ripping period drama’
Costume drama or fly-on-the-wall documentary? ALWYN TURNER revisits Downton Abbey. Continue reading
‘This idiot has no place in British public life’
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading
‘What is the BBC for?’
Sachsgate, Kittengate, the Queen ‘losing it’ – the BBC had a difficult few years, reflects ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘The wrong brother’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the battle of the meek vs the geek – was it really the start of all Labour’s problems? Continue reading
The coming crisis (of 2012)
From the archives, ALWYN TURNER on the political instability of the Coalition years. Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 