Now and Then: A critical analysis
Opinion is clearly polarised over Now and Then, the much-hyped single issued last week in the name of the Beatles. Some fans…
Author: bobpitt (page 3)
Did Ukraine issue an official stamp to celebrate Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka?
You might have thought there was sufficient substance to the scandal over Waffen-SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka’s recent appearance in the…
Why did Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields fail to top the charts in 1967?
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Cynthia Weil and sixties pop
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Pam Bromley and the Rothschilds
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Did Zelensky name a Ukrainian army brigade after a Nazi military unit?
On 14 February Volodymyr Zelensky issued a presidential decree awarding the 10th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine…
‘Give the pop stars a fairer share of the country’s wealth!’ The Beatles and the Taxman
The reissue of Revolver in a new and expanded edition, fifty-six years after its original appearance, has reinforced my view…
Antisemitism and the Brick Lane mural: A retrospective assessment
It’s ten years since the creation, and rapid obliteration, of a now infamous mural off Brick Lane in East London.…
Churchill and Tonypandy: Did he really shoot down striking miners?
The controversy over Tariq Ali’s book Winston Churchill: His Times, His Crimes stirred renewed interest among the left in Churchill…
Has Zelensky sold off Ukraine’s agriculture to US multinationals?
According to a story doing the rounds on social media, Volodymyr Zelensky has sold 17 million hectares of his country’s…