January 2023 - Phil Andrews

Is it Fair to Be Cynical About Nostalgia?

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023Phil AndrewsLeave a Comment

Back in November 2022, a very well-written and thought-provoking piece appeared in The Guardian. Entitled “‘Who remembers proper binmen?’ The nostalgia memes that help explain Britain today”, it was penned by one Dan Hancox and became the latest offering from the newspaper’s The Long Read series of articles, which it describes as “in-depth reporting, essays […]

The Unexpected Resignation of Harold Wilson

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023Phil AndrewsLeave a Comment

However memorable they may have been in popular cultural terms, the 1970s were also a time of almost unparalleled economic and political upheaval. Nationally and internationally, crises abounded, and it seemed as if as each one of them abated another lay in waiting to take its place. The Cold War, the Cod War, strikes, power […]