70 tweets for 70 years – Twitter pays tribute to the late Queen. Continue reading
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‘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
‘I’m quite cool’ – Sadiq Khan
Mayor Sadiq Khan: a career in 55 quotes. Continue reading
PS. Maxwell, the Eye & the Informer
PAUL SAFFER adds a footnote to the story of Robert Maxwell suing Private Eye – and finds himself in a parallel universe. Continue reading
Election heroes and villains 2019
Who were the winners and losers in the general election. Continue reading
Election night highlights: 1987
Esther Rantzen, George Galloway and Mars bars – it must be the BBC election coverage, says PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
What Katie did (badly)
ALWYN TURNER bids a fondless farewell to Katie Hopkins as she departs LBC. Continue reading
‘No heavy lifting’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 2)
ALWYN TURNER on the parliamentary career of the ‘High Priestess of Dogma’. Continue reading
‘Danger to democracy’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
ALWYN TURNER on the woman who ‘got the Labour establishment on the run’. Continue reading
Tomorrow belongs to May
Is Theresa May really John Major in a skirt? For the sake of the country, let’s hope so. Continue reading
Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?
The Labour Party has sinned in thought, word and deed, says SAM HARRISON. Now it’s ready for some old-time religion. Continue reading
We don’t do politics
It’s not the voters who are anti politics, says ALWYN TURNER, it’s the politicians. Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 