Previous Books of the Week

BOOKS OF THE WEEK
an archived history of our times in paperback form
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20 July 2006
Denver Walker Quite Right, Mr Trotsky!
We say farewell to Ted 'Militant' Grant.

12 July 2006
George Tremlett Alvin Stardust
Alvin's old record-label boss, 'Lord' Levy, gets arrested in the cash-for-peerages scandal.

4 May 2006
Screaming Lord Sutch As Sutch
Local elections - surely we can give Blair the kicking he so richly deserves.

10 March 2006
Irving, Wallington & Hall Scandal '63
The death is announced of John Profumo.

21 February 2006
Chris Mullins A Very British Coup
The British government is attempting to bypass Parliament with the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

31 January 2006
Tina Holm I, A Teenager
Danish freedom of speech being under attack from some Islamic extremists, we thought we'd celebrate it here

WISHING
YOU
A
HAPPY
NEW
YEAR

1 January 2006
a selection of books that celebrate anniversaries in 2006

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1966

1976

1986

1996

29 November 2005
Royston Ellis The Shadows
In memory of Tony Meehan, whose death was announced today

1 September 2005
Michael McDowell Blackwater
New Orleans destroyed by floods...

15 August 2005
Edogawa Rampo Japanese Tales of Mystery & Imagination
In a spirit of forgiveness, we mark the 60th anniversary of VJ-Day with some Japanese culture.

15 August 2005
Paul V Dallas Binding With Briars
The government's coming after violent porn now. Just leave us alone, for pity's sake.

5 August 2005
Arthur Wise Who Killed Enoch Powell?
Blair announces he wants to close down bookshops in the name of the 'war' against 'terror'. Is it illegal to wish him a speedy and painful demise? Politically, of course.

17 July 2005
Iain Sproat Edward Heath
we mourn the death of a decent man (and a disastrous Prime Minister)

11 July 2005
Chris Welch Adam & The Ants
the opening of the Suffragette Cities posters exhibition

7 July 2005
Donald Seaman The Committee
London attacked by terrorists

18 June 2005
John McNeil Little Brother
the government tries yet again to keep track of us as the ID card Bill returns to the Commons

18 June 2005
Etienne Aubin The Terror of the Seven Crypts
on the 190th anniversary of Waterloo, Tony Blair suddenly remembers he's British and stands up to the French

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