Trampling Out the Vintage by Frank Bardacke – review
The life and times of a charismatic labour leaderIt wasn't just British trade unions that seemed to have a death wish in the late 70s and early 80s. The brightest and bravest of the American unions, United Farm Workers, whose struggle against inhuman c...
We baby boomers had it good. So should our kids
The baby boomer generation had it all – and threw it away. But that doesn't mean our children have to be denied universal education and free healthcareDelighted to see Jeremy Paxman in the Daily Mail this week reigniting righteous anger against us ba...
Brown at 10 by Anthony Seldon and Guy Lodge – review
Francis Beckett looks at two sharply contrasting accounts of Gordon Brown's premiershipAnthony Eden, it was said, was thoroughly prepared for the job of prime minister. Unfortunately, he was prepared to do it in 1938 and didn't get it until 1955. Even ...
Shakespeare good, Woodhead bad | Francis Beckett