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2020 Politician of the Year (dead)
History / Politics

2020 Politician of the Year (dead)

Posted on 30 December 2020 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Boris Johnson has chosen the wrong lodestar. He should look to an earlier wartime premier. Continue reading →

Our Man in Malaga
History

Our Man in Malaga

Posted on 1 August 2020 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

SIMON MATTHEWS on a rediscovered British account of the Spanish Civil War that eclipses Orwell. Continue reading →

Imperial nonfiction: Boys’ Heroes
Culture / History

Imperial nonfiction: Boys’ Heroes

Posted on 18 July 2020 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER reads the books that inspired his granddad. Continue reading →

Sporting comebacks II
History / Sport

Sporting comebacks II

Posted on 14 June 2020 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

PAUL SAFFER on how sport came back with renewed purpose after its suspension in WW2. Continue reading →

Sporting comebacks I
History / Sport

Sporting comebacks I

Posted on 13 June 2020 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

As sport returns from its spell on the bench, PAUL SAFFER looks at how it came back after World War I. 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 →

‘This is no time for football’
History / Sport

‘This is no time for football’

Posted on 17 April 2020 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

Football has been criticised for its response to COVID-19 but PAUL SAFFER finds an echo from a global crisis a century ago. Continue reading →

‘We broke all the rules’
History / Politics

‘We broke all the rules’

Posted on 9 April 2020 by hermir10 • 1 Comment

A Minister for Testing? There is a precedent, says ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading →

Ancient liberties placed in pawn
History / Politics

Ancient liberties placed in pawn

Posted on 30 March 2020 by hermir10 • Leave a comment

Have we been here before? asks ROGER HERMISTON. For 2020, read 1940… Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: Making Britain great again
History / Politics

Calling all cliches: Making Britain great again

Posted on 31 January 2020 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

How long have we been promising ourselves that we can make Britain great again? Continue reading →

‘A poor choice of costume’
History / Politics

‘A poor choice of costume’

Posted on 25 January 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Prince Harry, Holocaust Memorial Day and Labour antisemitism – ALWYN TURNER remembers January 2005. Continue reading →

The Prophetess of Exeter
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The Prophetess of Exeter

Posted on 26 December 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

Joanna Southcott died in 1814, and still the world hasn’t ended, notes ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

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