The Bump, the Quo and ALWYN TURNER’s second favourite guitar solo. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Ken Livingstone
Poptastic politicians
PAUL SAFFER on pop stars who’ve swapped roadies for rosettes. Continue reading
1989: The roots of Brexit
ALWYN TURNER on how the fall of the Berlin Wall allowed the rise of Euroscepticism in Britain. Continue reading
‘Occasionally toxic’
Who’s responsible for media stories of Labour and antisemitism? Continue reading
‘The best pupil ever’ – Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry MP: a career in 59 quotes. Continue reading
Livingstone: a tribute in tweets
How Twitter mourned the decline of Ken Livingstone. Continue reading
‘A moderate socialist’ – Christine Shawcroft
Christine Shawcroft: a career in 28 quotes. Continue reading
Labourites in the vineyard
ALWYN TURNER remembers complaints in the 1980s about Tony Benn and ‘the elitism of activists’. Continue reading
Morgans of the Month: Statue smashers
We need more erections, not fewer. Continue reading
Street fighting men?
Is the Left still hankering after 1968 and all that, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’
ALWYN TURNER on the Labour government’s 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of interest rates. Continue reading
2016 Politician of the Year (living)
Will the real Mr Brexit please stand up? Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 