ALWYN TURNER chronicles the press coverage of immigration 20 years ago, in January 2003. Continue reading
Tag Archives: All in It Together
‘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
‘Slowly masticating’: The words of Boris Johnson
Some quotes from the days when Boris Johnson was the court jester at the Palace of Westminster. 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 