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Articles tagged with: Books & culture
Diana Johnson reviews 'Poor Things'
Books & culture
By Diana Johnson MP
Diana Johnson reviews 'Poor Things'
A steampunk tale of gothic horror with glorious cinematography, Yorgos Lanthimos’ film pushes the boundaries of artistic freedom with this disturbing – yet hopeful – black comedy
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Books & culture
By Lord Robertson
Lord Robertson reviews 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO'
Peter Apps has produced a well-researched, highly readable account of the military, strategic – and indeed personal – twists and turns of NATO’s 75-year history
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Books & culture
By Lord Pickles
The banality of evil: Lord Pickles reviews 'The Zone of Interest'
Featuring strong, nuanced performances, Jonathan Glazer’s film is a brilliant and chilling depiction of how the Holocaust happened in plain sight
Foreshadowing #metoo: Baroness Thornton reviews Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'
Books & culture
By Baroness Thornton
Foreshadowing #metoo: Baroness Thornton reviews Sofia Coppola's 'Priscilla'
Visually beautiful and inescapably sad, this story of how a young girl was groomed and abused by a powerful older man does not let Elvis off the hook
Nick Thomas-Symonds reviews 'Age of Hope': Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain
Books & culture
By Nick Thomas-Symonds MP
Nick Thomas-Symonds reviews 'Age of Hope': Labour, 1945, and the Birth of Modern Britain
Although not always convincing in its assertions, Richard Toye’s comprehensive history of the Labour Party is a useful and accessible read
Forensic: Lord Cormack reviews Peter Hennessy’s 'Land of Shame and Glory'
Books & culture
By Lord Cormack
Forensic: Lord Cormack reviews Peter Hennessy’s 'Land of Shame and Glory'
Wise and even prophetic, Lord Hennessy’s examination of the UK’s recent political upheavals will both impress and depress you
Tobias Ellwood reviews 'The Moonwalkers'
Books & culture
By Tobias Ellwood MP
Tobias Ellwood reviews 'The Moonwalkers'
Briefly slip away from planet Earth and all our trials and tribulations with this incredible and profound immersive experience
A magnum opus: Lord Clark reviews 'A Century of Labour'
Books & culture
By Lord Clark of of Windermere
A magnum opus: Lord Clark reviews 'A Century of Labour'
A sophisticated and revealing history, Jon Cruddas writes with great style
A harrowing watch: James Arbuthnot reviews 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office'
Books & culture
By Lord Arbuthnot
A harrowing watch: James Arbuthnot reviews 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office'
As someone who fought for justice for the many sub-postmasters wronged by the Post Office, I found ITV’s portrayal of this scandal both enthralling and fury inducing
Lord Sandwich reviews 'Shadows at Noon'
Books & culture
By Earl of Sandwich
Lord Sandwich reviews 'Shadows at Noon'
A brilliant analysis of political and social change, Joya Chatterji’s history of South Asia is one of the most enjoyable reads around
A valuable book: Lord Lexden reviews 'Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
A valuable book: Lord Lexden reviews 'Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII'
Making her literary debut in fine style, Jane Marguerite Tippett has turned Edward VIII’s previously unseen jottings into a first-rate biographical study
'Perceptive and honest': Lord Young reviews 'The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980–1997'
Books & culture
By Lord Young of Cookham
'Perceptive and honest': Lord Young reviews 'The Best of Enemies: Diaries 1980–1997'
Ambitious young politicians have much to learn from Lord Fowler’s diaries – despite the occasional lapse in diplomacy
A brutal satire with a pantomime feel: Lord Wood reviews 'Pandemonium'
Books & culture
By Lord Wood
A brutal satire with a pantomime feel: Lord Wood reviews 'Pandemonium'
Very angry, frequently vicious and sometimes moving, Armando Iannucci’s new play is an excoriating lampoon of those who rule us
Baroness Nye reviews 'Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender'
Books & culture
By Baroness Nye
Baroness Nye reviews 'Marcia Williams: The Life and Times of Baroness Falkender'
The first female political adviser to a British prime minister, Marcia Williams may have had her share of failings but, as Linda McDougall’s excellent book makes clear, she deserves to be remembered as a trailblazer
Baroness Taylor reviews 'Dear England'
Books & culture
By Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
Baroness Taylor reviews 'Dear England'
No tub-thumping polemic, James Graham’s play is a light-of-touch, blisteringly funny and thoughtful celebration of England’s national sport
The Duke of Wellington reviews 'Napoleon'
Books & culture
By The Duke of Wellington
The Duke of Wellington reviews 'Napoleon'
Gripping and entertaining, Ridley Scott’s film may be strewn with inaccuracies – but it is also a consumingly interesting portrayal of a truly remarkable man
Baroness Finlay reviews 'One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind'
Books & culture
By Baroness Finlay
Baroness Finlay reviews 'One Last Thing: How to live with the end in mind'
Wendy Mitchell’s exploration of living with dementia whilst preparing for the end of life may contain a strong thread of optimism – but fails to provide satisfactory answers to some crucial questions
Baroness Hayter reviews 'Women in Revolt!'
Books & culture
By Baroness Hayter
Baroness Hayter reviews 'Women in Revolt!'
Members of the Lords: go and visit your pasts. MPs: go and witness our early struggles. Tate Britain’s display of some brilliant feminist agitprop is just a stone’s throw from Parliament
Lord Black reviews 'Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him'
Books & culture
By Lord Black
Lord Black reviews 'Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him'
Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be more to say, David Reynolds delivers a fascinating survey of the many different manifestations of Winston Churchill’s life
Full through the looking glass: Caroline Nokes reviews 'The Plot'
Books & culture
By Caroline Nokes MP
Full through the looking glass: Caroline Nokes reviews 'The Plot'
Nadine Dorries has actually written a page-turner – but only because I was desperate for it to end
'I laughed and cried in quick succession': Lord Collins reviews 'The Flea'
Books & culture
By Lord Collins
'I laughed and cried in quick succession': Lord Collins reviews 'The Flea'
An imaginative retelling of the Cleveland Street sex scandal, this fast-moving play highlights Victorian class divisions whilst reminding us that the closet is never a safe place in a homophobic society
Magnificent and frustrating: Lord Wood reviews 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Books & culture
By Lord Wood
Magnificent and frustrating: Lord Wood reviews 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
The true story of the murder and exploitation of Native Americans following the discovery of oil on their land, this engrossing Scorsese film is let down by its portrayal of the Osage as two-dimensional victims
Incisive: Lord Lexden reviews 'Sing As We Go'
Books & culture
By Lord Lexden
Incisive: Lord Lexden reviews 'Sing As We Go'
Simon Heffer has produced a self-confident and omniscient history of Britain between the wars
A gut wrenching experience: Lord Woolley reviews 'Black Atlantic'
Books & culture
By Lord Woolley
A gut wrenching experience: Lord Woolley reviews 'Black Atlantic'
The Fitzwilliam Museum's temporary exhibition revealing the truth of its connections to the transatlantic slave trade is bold and brave – but to be truly meaningful it must have a permanent and integral presence