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Alwyn Turner

Alwyn W. Turner is a cultural and political historian.

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Blackadder and the end of history

BY Alwyn Turner / 6 mins

Alastair Campbell won’t stop spinning

BY Alwyn Turner / 7 mins

How Thatcher lost her culture war

BY Alwyn Turner / 7 mins

The music-hall depravity of British politics

BY Alwyn Turner / 8 mins

Kosovo and the hubris of Tony Blair

BY Alwyn Turner / 8 mins

The taming of the republicans

BY Alwyn Turner / 7 mins

Princess Diana didn’t change Britain

BY Alwyn Turner / 6 mins

How Morrissey revived the Union Jack

BY Alwyn Turner / 7 mins

The rise of Cruel Britannia

BY Alwyn Turner / 7 mins

How James O’Brien destroyed the phone-in

BY Alwyn Turner / 6 mins

The Tory conference that caused Brexit

BY Alwyn Turner / 5 mins

The brutal legacy of the Bradford riots

BY Alwyn Turner / 6 mins

Britain’s most offensive comedian

BY Alwyn Turner / 6 mins