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Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1985 = 13 Issues, 478 Articles-
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January 4, 1985 Issue = 29 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Labour's New York nightmare by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- At Risk by Kenneth Leech, pp. 8-9
- Haunting the fox-hunters by John Sweeney#2, p. 10
- Scots devolution and anti-Toryism by Rob Edwards, p. 11
- Tory computer disaster by Christian Wolmar, pp. 12-13
- Zimbabwe by John Hatch, pp. 15-16
- Turkey's media management by Chris Christensen, p. 17
- Explaining what it feels like to go mad by Michael Comley, pp. 19-21
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Tendentious by Bob Woffinden, p. 22 - 2 Reviews- Britain in Our Century by Arthur Marwick
- Picture Post, 1938-50 by Tom Hopkinson
- Higher things by Stephen Romer, p. 22
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Strange bird by Alan Hurst, p. 22 - 1 Review- The Letters of D. H. Lawrence, Vol. III by James T. Boulton, Andrew Robertson, and D.H. Lawrence, ...
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Future echoes by Anna Coote, p. 23 - 1 Review- Time and Tide Wait for No Man by Dale Spender
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Review African Short Stories, by Chinua Achebe and C.... by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 24 - 1 Review- African Short Stories by Chinua Achebe and C.L. Innes
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Review National Fictions, by Geoffrey Hurd by Ken Worpole, p. 24 - 1 Review- National Fictions by Geoffrey Hurd
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Review Calling for Action, by Donald Soper by James Bentley, p. 24 - 1 Review- Calling for Action by Donald Soper
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Review Between Moon and Moon, by Paul O'Prey and Robe... by Alan Bold, p. 24 - 1 Review- Between Moon and Moon by Paul O'Prey and Robert Graves
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Films: ...and roundabout by John Coleman, p. 25 - 3 Reviews- The Swing (1983 Film) by Percy Adlon
- A Man Like Eva (1984 Film) by Radu Gabrea
- Slow Moves (1983 Film) by Jon Jost
- Edward Bond's plays by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
- Nutcracker by Stephanie Jordan, p. 26
- Soccer refereeing by George Richey, p. 27
- Work in progress goes to Hammersmith & Fulham's community play by Naseem Khan, p. 28
- Festive game shows on TV by Hugo Williams, p. 29
- Weekend competition, p. 29
- Salamanca, pp. 30-32
- Cover photo by David Hoffman
- Diary by Islander, p. 14
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 14
- Letters, p. 18
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January 11, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- New Left moves by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Thatcher goes for nerve gas by Duncan Campbell, pp. 8-9
- Stockpiles in defence technology by Bill Niven, pp. 10-11
- Scotland's coal by George Kerevan and Richard Saville, pp. 12-13
- The miners' strike by Raphael Samuel, pp. 14-15
- Crime as a class issue by Richard Kinsey and Jock Young, p. 16
- Death of the doss house by Denis Knight, p. 16
- The secret policeman's fall by Tony Paterson, p. 19
- China's marxism by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 20
- Voice of America by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- Tribune's tribulations by Chris Mullin, pp. 26-28
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A vocation of leadership by Mervyn Jones, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Beatrice and Sidney Webb: Fabian Socialists by Lisanne Radice
- Educate, Agitate, Organise by Patricia M. Pugh
- The little train by Knute Skinner, p. 29
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Skin deep by Nigella Lawson, p. 30 - 1 Review- Face Value by Robin Tolmach Lakoff and Raquel L. Scherr
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Byways by David Montrose, p. 31 - 1 Review- An American Procession by Alfred Kazin
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Moving forwards by Steven Rose, p. 32 - 1 Review- Order Out of Chaos by Ilya Prigogine and Isabelle Stengers
- Platonic afternoon by Felicity Napier, p. 32
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Review Recollections: Mainly of Artists and Writers, ... by Stephen Brook, p. 33 - 1 Review- Recollections: Mainly of Artists and Writers by Geoffrey Grigson
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Review Country Writings, by Geoffrey Grigson by Simon Rae, p. 33 - 1 Review- Country Writings by Geoffrey Grigson
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Review Riding the Mountains Down, by Bettina Selby by Victoria Neumark, p. 33 - 1 Review- Riding the Mountains Down by Bettina Selby
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2 Reviews The Young Visitors, by Daisy Ashford by Sarah Lawson, p. 33 - 2 Reviews- The Young Visitors by Daisy Ashford
- Daisy Ashford: Her Life by R.M. Malcolmson
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Fiction by Roger Lewis, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Slow Learner by Thomas Pynchon
- To Bury Our Fathers by Sergio Ramirez
- Coup d'Etat by John Harvey
- The Killing of Yesterdays Children by M.S. Power
- The Dark Hole Days by Una Woods
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Films: They do things differently there by John Coleman, p. 35 - 4 Reviews- Les Fleurs Sauvages (1982 Film) by Jean Pierre Lefebvre
- Les Chiens (1977 Film) by Alain Jessua
- The Terminator (1984 Film) by James Cameron
- Finders Keepers (1984 Film) by Richard Lester
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 36
- Limehouse Basin revisited by Jules Lubbock, p. 37
- Styles in public drinking by L.R. Gofton, p. 38
- Work in progress on 'alternative' arts by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover montage by Peter Kennard
- Hugh Stephenson, p. 17
- Diary by John Pilger, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Slump, p. 22
- Feedback, pp. 23-25
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January 18, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Kinnock and Scargill at the polls by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Selling the people's bank by Christopher Hird, pp. 8-9
- The Black report by James Cutler, p. 10
- The Bomb and the law by Peter Tatchell, p. 11
- Multiracial education---Swann's report by Barry Hugill, pp. 12-13
- Why we need to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act by Clive Soley, p. 14
- Removing a basic legal right by Andrew Nicol, p. 15
- Tricks of a successful benefit by Ian Saville, p. 16
- Ronnie's minder by Claudia Wright, pp. 19-20
- French trials stir up unhappy memories by Anne Corbett, p. 21
- Stalin rehabilitated? by Michael Simmons, p. 22
- Tribune, Pt. 2 - the coup that failed by Chris Mullin, pp. 25-27
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A new psyche by Sara Maitland, p. 28 - 1 Review- Pure Lust by Mary Daly
- A warning by Denis Knight, p. 28
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Fine focus by Nicholas Murray, p. 28 - 1 Review- James Joyce by Patrick Parrinder
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Part works by Gillian Hanscombe, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Charlotte Mew and Her Friends by Penelope Fitzgerald
- Una Troubridge: The Friend of Radclyffe Hall by Richard Ormrod
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Fiction by Marion Glastonbury, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- Confession of a Murderer by Joseph Roth
- Garden, Ashes by Danilo Kis
- The Captain's Paramours by K. Arnold Price
- Family Ties by Clarice Lispector
- Made for Each Other by Virginia Ironside
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Poetry by Stephen Romer, pp. 30-31 - 6 Reviews- Selected Poems by Galway Kinnell
- Selected Poems by Philip Levine
- Self-Made by Florence Elon
- Difficulty by William Logan
- Men and Women by Frederick Seidel
- Mirrors by Robert Creeley
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Power plays by Alan Brien, p. 32 - 8 Reviews- A Wave by John Ashbery
- The King David Report by Stefan Heym
- The Media Monopoly by Ben H. Bagdikian
- Rights on Trial by Arthur Kinoy
- The Attack on the Mill, and Other Stories by Emile Zola
- The Early Short Stories, 1883-1888 by Anton Chekhov
- The Russian Master, and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov
- Selected Letters by Anton Chekhov
- Chagall by John Spurling, p. 33
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Films: Musical shares by John Coleman, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Amadeus (1984 Film) by Milos Forman
- Water (1985 Film) by Dick Clement
- All of Me (1984 Film) by Carl Reiner
- Repo Man (1984 Film) by Alex Cox
- Constance (1984 Film) by Bruce Morrison
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 36
- Television by Hugo Williams, pp. 36-37
- Rabies by Simon Rae, p. 38
- Work in progress goes miming by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 40-44
- Cover drawing by Andrzej Krauze
- This England, p. 10
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 17
- Diary by Islander, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, p. 23
- Feedback, p. 24
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January 25, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Opti-pessimism by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The Chile Connection by Duncan Campbell, pp. 8-9
- The Left's anti-sectarian ideal by Sarah Benton, pp. 10-11
- The dollar in your pocket by Gavyn Davies, pp. 12-13
- Oil (or why Mrs T wants the coal strike to go on) by Pat Coyn, p. 14
- Nuclear fallout secrets by Joan Smith and Carol Baker, p. 15
- The (anti-) immigration service by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 16
- The Kerry babies by Mary Holland, p. 17
- Unsolved Italian bombings by Donald Sassoon, p. 20
- Sudan's Islamic regime in trouble by Deborah Pugh, p. 21
- African National Congress for a people's war by Howard Barrell, p. 22
- Polish justice by Gary Mead, p. 23
- On socialism and the Imagination, with a capital I by Michelene Wandor, pp. 27-29
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A new brew by Bernard Crick, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Constitution of Society by Anthony Giddens
- Flying pickets by Peter Howe, p. 30
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Singing stars by Stephen Brook, p. 31 - 1 Review- Prima Donna: A History by Rupert Christiansen
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 31 - 3 Reviews- Slow Fade by Rudolph Wurlitzer
- Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie
- Selected Short Stories by Gwyn Thomas
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Cameos by Michael Leapman, p. 32 - 1 Review- Journeys by Jan Morris
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A woman's lot by Nicci Gerrard, p. 33 - 3 Reviews- Working Your Way to the Bottom by Hilda Scott
- Double Identity by Sue Sharpe
- Look Me in the Eye by Barbara MacDonald and Cynthia Rich
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Review The Education of Desire, by Clifford Harper by Martyn Everett, p. 34 - 1 Review- The Education of Desire by Clifford Harper
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Review Mother of All the Behans, by Brian Behan by Nigella Lawson, p. 34 - 1 Review- Mother of All the Behans by Brian Behan
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Review Ireland: The Key to the British Revolution, by... by Michael Lewis#3, p. 34 - 1 Review- Ireland: The Key to the British Revolution by David Reed
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Review The English Novel in the Twentieth Century, by... by David Montrose, p. 34 - 1 Review- The English Novel in the Twentieth Century by Martin Burgess Green
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Films: Smooth with the rough by John Coleman, p. 35 - 4 Reviews- Beverly Hills Cop (1984 Film) by Martin Brest
- Crackers (1984 Film) by Louis Malle
- Edith and Marcel (1985 Film) by Claude Lelouch
- Vigil (1985 Film) by Vincent Ward
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 36
- Beneath the Band Aid by Barney Hoskyns, p. 37
- Stockhausen by Andrew Clements, p. 38
- Down at the Den by Christopher Price, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- This England, p. 16
- Mediawatch by Indra de Lanerolle, p. 18
- Diary by Michael Leapman, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback, pp. 25-26
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February 1, 1985 Issue = 40 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Better ways to catch a cat by Hugh Stephenson, p. 7
- Child Labour by Richard Belfield and Su Carroll, pp. 8-9
- The student Right, god help us by Margory Gillies and Ian Sutherland, pp. 10-11
- Fowler mystified over drugs by James Le Fanu, p. 12
- So where now with the Black Report by James Cutler, p. 13
- CEGB boxes clever on powercuts by Jane Dibblin and Mark Hollingsworth, p. 14
- The electricians post-Chapple by Mike Everley, pp. 14-16
- God's US business by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- Crisis in Ford Europe by Denis MacShane, p. 20
- Chile's stake in Antarctica by Brian Wilson, p. 21
- The redoubtable Yangs by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 22
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Other people by Alison Hennegan, p. 28 - 1 Review- For Sylvia by Valentine Ackland
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Tidying up by Michael Hofmann, p. 29 - 1 Review- Home Before Dark by Susan Cheever
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A new heaven by M.H. Ryle, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Green Politics by Fritjof Capra and Charlene Spretnak
- How to Save the World by Nicholas Albery and Mark Kinzley
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Disco discourse by Simon Frith, p. 30 - 1 Review- Conditions of Music by Alan Durant
- Watches by Matthew Sweeney, p. 30
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Middle ground by Richard Hoggart, p. 30 - 1 Review- The British Council by Frances L. Donaldson
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Review A Freedom Within, by Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski by Gary Mead, p. 31 - 1 Review- A Freedom Within by Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
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Review Theatre Royal, by Michael Coren by Paul Allen, p. 31 - 1 Review- Theatre Royal by Michael Coren
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Review The Matter of Wales, by Jan Morris by Diana Whitley-Jones, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Matter of Wales by Jan Morris
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Review A Second Skin, by Edward Blishen by Bob Woffinden, p. 31 - 1 Review- A Second Skin by Edward Blishen
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- Star Turn by Nigel Williams
- The Eleventh Summer by Carlo Gebler
- On Glory's Course by James Purdy
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Films: Rules of the game by John Coleman, p. 33 - 4 Reviews- The Shooting Party (1985 Film) by Alan Bridges
- Blood Simple (1984 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
- Vigil (1985 Film) by Vincent Ward
- The Key (1983 Film) by Tinto Brass
- Jazz records by Charles Fox, p. 34
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 34
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Tristan by Andrew Clements, p. 36
- Food and wine of the Dordogne by James Bentley, p. 37
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Work in progress considers Asian theatre by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Salamanca, pp. 40-44
- Cover drawing by Clare Jarrett
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 17
- Diary by Islander, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, p. 23
- Feedback, pp. 24-27
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February 8, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- news, pp. 4-6
- Socialist co-ops by Hugh Stephenson, p. 7
- Party mechanics by John Rentoul, p. 8
- Ridley's buses bill by Mick Hamer, p. 9
- The suicide of Philip Hart by Jack Lundin, pp. 10-12
- Burying Beveridge by Gordon Brown, p. 13
- Councils line up against the Minister by Joan Smith, p. 15
- Union defiance drains away by John McIlroy, p. 16
- The Lebanese quagmire by Scott MacLeod, p. 19
- Rise of General Walters by Claudia Wright, p. 20
- French communists look for new role by John Eisenhammer, p. 21
- Tamils pushed off the land by Amrit Wilson, p. 22
- The USSR's patriotic war by Stephen Cohen, pp. 22-23
- What's sex got to do with socialism? by Jeffrey Weeks, pp. 26-28
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Sensoring by Nicholas Murray, p. 29 - 1 Review- Forms of Feeling in Victorian Fiction by Barbara Hardy
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Dictates by David Gilmour, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- A Need to Testify by Iris Origo
- Modern Italy, 1871-1995 by Martin Clark
- Quiet eyes by John Latham, p. 30
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Fiction by Harriett Gilbert, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich
- Heaven and Earth by Frederic Raphael
- Family Myths and Legends by Patricia Ferguson
- The Final Passage by Caryl Phillips
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Self-contained by John Lucas, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- Dark Glasses by Blake Morrison
- The Branching Stairs by John Ash
- C by Peter Reading
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Review Rosamond Lehmann, by Gillian Tindall by Valerie Grosvenor Myer, p. 33 - 1 Review- Rosamond Lehmann by Gillian Tindall
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Review Klaus Barbie: The Fourth Reich, by Magnus Link... by Glyn Ford, p. 33 - 1 Review- Klaus Barbie: The Fourth Reich by Magnus Linklater, Isabel Hilton, and Neal Ascherson, ...
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Review Citizens and Comrades, by Brian Jenkins and Gu... by Anthony Barnett, p. 33 - 1 Review- Citizens and Comrades by Brian Jenkins and Gunter Minnerup
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Semidetached by Roz Kaveney, p. 34 - 1 Review- Research No. 8/9 by J.G. Ballard
- Renoir by John Spurling, p. 34
- The Government Inspector by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
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Films: Tricky Dicky in the dock by John Coleman, p. 36 - 3 Reviews- Secret Honor (1984 Film) by Robert Altman
- Dr. Jekyll (1985 Film) by Walerian Borowczyk
- Teachers (1984 Film) by Arthur Hiller
- Architecture by Jules Lubbock, p. 37
- Soup by Hannah Wright, p. 38
- Work in progress on 'Dancing England' by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Mediawatch by Andrew Lumsden, p. 17
- Diary by Mary Harron, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by Michael Ignatieff, p. 25
- This England, pp. 13-14
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February 15, 1985 Issue = 34 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Consequences of Clive by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The Ponting Trial by Duncan Campbell and John Rentoul, pp. 8-9
- Reality on the dole by Linda Hartnell, pp. 10-11
- Falklands policy analysis by Michael Meadowcroft, pp. 12-13
- Women MPs by Caroline Rees, p. 14
- Teachers risk parents' support by Barry Hugill, p. 15
- Miscarriage of justice for the 'Ealing Five'? by Ivor Gaber, pp. 16-17
- Australian bomb tests cover-up by Robert Milliken, p. 20
- Yalta by Rachel Adams, p. 22
- The Sikh trauma by Zareer Masani, p. 23
- Short story: 'A hidden history' by Ben Okri, pp. 26-28
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Peepshow by Peter Dormer, p. 29 - 1 Review- Diane Arbus by Patricia Bosworth
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Golden gloss by Bill Greenwell, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Quest for Merlin by Nikolai Tolstoy
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Fiction by Grace Ingoldby, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- Valley of Decision by Stanley Middleton
- Mortadella by Justin Wintle
- The Trap by John Edwin Treherne
- Novel with Cocaine by M. Ageyev
- Joanna's Luck by Mervyn Jones
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Clearing house by Christopher Hird, p. 31 - 3 Reviews- Gentlemen of Fortune by Paul Ferris
- Capital City by Hamish McRae and Frances Cairncross
- Capitalism Divided? by Geoffrey Ingham
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Own gaols? by Alan Brien, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- The Uses of Anti-Communism by John Saville and Ralph Miliband
- The Stalinist Legacy by Tariq Ali
- Memoirs of a Revolutionary, 1901-1941 by Victor Serge and Peter Sedgwick
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Witness Box by Bob Woffinden, pp. 32-33 - 1 Review- Television by Francis Wheen
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Films: Point of departure by John Coleman, pp. 34-35 - 3 Reviews- Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany (1984 Film) by Edgar Reitz
- Irreconcilable Differences (1984 Film) by Charles Shyer
- Ordeal by Innocence (1984 Film) by Desmond Davis
- The closing of the Cottesloe; new plays by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 36-37
- Jazz by Charles Fox, p. 38
- Poem by Philip Harrison, p. 38
- The quest for eternal youth by Jeremy Lewis, p. 39
- Work in progress visits the Zap Club by Naseem Khan, p. 40
- Fear and suffering on TV by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 42-44
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 18
- Diary by Islander, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- This England, p. 21
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by Jim Mortimer, p. 25
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February 22, 1985 Issue = 40 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- The Belgrano and the electorate by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Naval yards go private by Martin Spence and Haydn Shaughnessy, pp. 8-9
- Investing in Britain by Roy Hattersley, pp. 10-11
- Trouble at Liverpool's Town Hall by Ian Williams, p. 12
- Radiation levels by Sylvia Collier, p. 14
- Dunters in the lions' den by Rob Edwards, pp. 14-15
- 3 out of 10 for McCowan by Bernard Crick, p. 16
- Slipping in the neutron bomb by Dan Plesch, p. 17
- Kidnapping and corruption by Suzanne Cronje, p. 20
- Catholic Euro-Communists by Donald Sassoon, pp. 21-22
- Action against apartheid by Denis Herbstein, p. 23
- Educating the 'ineducable' by Beverley Sissons, pp. 26-28
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Somebody lied by Alison Hennegan, p. 29 - 1 Review- Scotch Verdict by Lillian Faderman
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Acts of faith by Colin Greenland, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- One Last Mirror by Andrew Harvey
- The View from Coyaba by Peter Abrahams
- Merle and Other Stories by Paule Marshall
- Across the Water by Grace Ingoldby
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Chain of evil by Anne Smith, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Fix by Brian Freemantle
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Fighting talk by Nicholas Murray, p. 31 - 1 Review- Ireland and the English Crisis by Tom Paulin
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Warts above all by David Bradshaw, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Life of Jane Austen by John Halperin
- Boating by Michael Vachon, p. 32
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What future? by Mervyn Jones, p. 33 - 2 Reviews- The Future of the Left by James Curran
- Fabian Essays in Socialist Thought by Ben Pimlott
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Review Killing for Company, by Brian Masters by Simon Rae, p. 34 - 1 Review- Killing for Company by Brian Masters
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Review Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear, by Omar Pou... by Michael Hofmann, p. 34 - 1 Review- Ezra Pound and Dorothy Shakespear by Omar Pound, A. Walton Litz, Ezra Pound, and Dorothy Shakespear, ...
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Review Development Theory in Transition, by Magnus Bl... by Aidan Foster-Carter, p. 34 - 1 Review- Development Theory in Transition by Magnus Blomstrom and Bjorn Hettne
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Review Stand the Storm, by Edward Reynolds by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 34 - 1 Review- Stand the Storm by Edward Reynolds
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Films: Cobblers by John Coleman, p. 35 - 3 Reviews- Brazil (1985 Film) by Terry Gilliam
- Places in the Heart (1984 Film) by Robert Benton
- Love Unto Death (1984 Film) by Alain Resnais
- Visual Art by John Spurling, p. 36
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 36-37
- Rock by Barney Hoskyns, p. 38
- Cross-country skiiing by Naseem Khan, p. 38
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover drawing by Cliff Harper
- This England, pp. 12-13
- Mediawatch by John Healey, p. 18
- Diary by Islander, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by Joe Sim, p. 25
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March 1, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Any Budget help for the family? by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The Bruiser is Back by Martin Linton, p. 8
- The Public health scandal of crumbling sewers and the financial crisis behind it by William Johnson and Michael Synnott, pp. 9-11
- Privatising the pits by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 12
- Union ballots good for Labour? by Anna Coote, p. 13
- Government losing its footing in rates wrangle by Tony Travers, pp. 14-15
- US nuclear policy in Pacific by Jane Dibblin, pp. 18-19
- Opus Dei, Catholic Mafia by Nicholas Perry, p. 20
- Israel's economic miracle or mirage? by Elfi Pallas, p. 21
- Women and the politics of queuing in Poland by Dzidka Tendyra, pp. 24-26
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Gadfly by Nicci Gerrard, p. 27 - 1 Review- Emma Goldman: An Intimate Life by Alice Wexler
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Fiction by Roger Lewis, p. 28 - 3 Reviews- The Engineer of Human Souls by Josef Skvorecky
- The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
- Archimedes and the Seagle by David Ireland
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Tensions by Zareer Masani, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- India: The Siege Within by M.J. Akbar
- An Indian Dynasty by Tariq Ali
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Awkward facts by Michael Heffernan, p. 30 - 1 Review- What's to Become of the Boy? by Heinrich Boll
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Review Gay Liberation in the Eighties, by Jamie Gough... by Anna Durell, p. 31 - 1 Review- Gay Liberation in the Eighties by Jamie Gough and Mike McNair
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Review In Defense of Animals, by Peter Singer by Harriett Gilbert, p. 31 - 1 Review- In Defense of Animals by Peter Singer
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Review Brett: From Bloomsbury to New Mexico, by Sean ... by Anne Smith, p. 31 - 1 Review- Brett: From Bloomsbury to New Mexico by Sean Hignett
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Review The Politics of Euromissiles, by Diana Johnstone by M.H. Ryle, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Politics of Euromissiles by Diana Johnstone
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Review Wired, by Bob Woodward by David Montrose, p. 31 - 1 Review- Wired by Bob Woodward
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Films: Money for old rope by Francis Wheen, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- Dance with a Stranger (1985 Film) by Mike Newell
- Country (1984 Film) by Richard Pearce
- City Heat (1984 Film) by Richard Benjamin
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 32
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 33
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 34
- Art by Peter Dormer, p. 34
- Cycling in Tuscany by M.H. Ryle, p. 35
- Work in progress considers the arts and disabled people by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Salamanca, p. 37
- Weekend competition, pp. 38-40
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 22
- Slump, p. 22
- Feedback by Sanjoy Roy-Chowdhury, p. 23
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March 8, 1985 Issue = 33 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- The NCB's poll control by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The NUJ's pension inquiry by John Rentoul, pp. 8-9
- Barking cleaners sit it out by Geraldine Hackett, pp. 10-11
- Student Left split over ousting Harrington by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 12
- Sizewell's paper monument by Rob Edwards, p. 13
- Maerdy returns to work by Tony Heath, p. 14
- Youth refuse to be 'trained' by Quentin McDermott, p. 15
- Arab peace offers, p. 18
- French anti-racists organise by Anne Corbett, p. 19
- Bulgarianising the Turks by Gary Mead, p. 20
- making history by Beatrix Campbell, pp. 22-25
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All over now by Barney Hoskyns, p. 26 - 1 Review- The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones by Stanley Booth
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Unsafety by Melissa Benn, p. 26 - 3 Reviews- Women Against Violence Against Women by Dusty Rhodes and Sandra McNeill
- Intimate Intrusions by Elizabeth A. Stanko
- Ask Any Woman by Ruth E. Hall
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Looking back by Alun Howkins, p. 27 - 1 Review- Workers: Worlds of Labor by Eric Hobsbawm
- Swimming; The sea, the sea by Lucy Anne Watt, p. 28
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Map-making by Gillian Wilce, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- Out of Bounds by Frances Hill
- Cradle Song by Jane Rawlinson
- The Mind-Body Problem by Renee Feuer
- Other Women by Lisa Alther
- Attempts to Join Society by Richard Thornley
- The Sinking of the Odradek Stadium by Zachary McCaltex
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Science in court by Steven Rose, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- The Limits of Science by Peter B. Medawar
- Foresight in Science: Picking the Winners by John Irvine and Ben R. Martin
- Aborted Discovery by Susantha Goonatilake
- From Knowledge to Wisdom by Nicholas Maxwell
- Athol Fugard's and other new plays by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
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Films: In a dream of passion by Francis Wheen, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Wetherby (1985 Film) by David Hare
- 2010: The Year We Make Contact~~Two Thousand Ten: The Year We Make Contact (1984 Film) by Peter Hyams
- Ladies on the Rocks (1983 Film) by Christian Braad Thomsen
- Anou Banou (1985 Film)
- St Ives by John Spurling, pp. 32-33
- Community gardens by Jules Lubbock, p. 34
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Cafes by Barney Bardsley, p. 35
- Work in progress on community videos by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 37-40
- Cover photo by Andrew Wiard
- This England, p. 16
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 16
- Diary by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
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March 15, 1985 Issue = 35 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- The GLC showdown by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Mrs T's Treasury poodle by Martin Linton, p. 8
- Beneath the budget gobbledygook, p. 9
- After they refused Mrs Thatcher a degree by Paul Flather, pp. 10-12
- Sparks at Scottish Labour Party conference by Rob Edwards, p. 13
- Coalition on race in Bradford schools by Barry Hugill, p. 14
- Thatcherism is cracking by George Tremlett, p. 15
- Jewish/Black relations by Michael Coren, p. 16
- Power struggles in the Kremlin by Stephen Cohen, p. 19
- Papandreou's bold move by Yiannis Roubatis, pp. 20-21
- Moves to bridge the East/West divide by Jane Dibblin, p. 22
- Judges with their legs in the air by John Griffith, pp. 25-27
- The burgeoning Black book trade by Margaret Busby, p. 28
- Labelled by Ben Okri, p. 29
- Coming home by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 30
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Word-hoards by Alan Brien, p. 31 - 6 Reviews- Conversations with Kafka by Gustav Janouch
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
- Act of Darkness by Francis King
- The Daysman by Stanley Middleton
- Another Life and the House on the Embankment by Yuri Trifonov
- On Being the Right Size, and Other Essays by J.B.S. Haldane
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 32 - 2 Reviews- The Swimming Pool Season by Rose Tremain
- Sense and Sensuality by Rosalind Brackenbury
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Shorter reviews, p. 33 - 6 Reviews- The New Collected Short Stories by E.M. Forster and P.N. Furbank
- Gender and Generation by Angela McRobbie and Mica Nava
- Twilight Robbery by Philip Pearson
- An Admirable Woman by Arthur A. Cohen
- The Tenth Man by Graham Greene
- The Poet Assassinated by Guillaume Apollinaire
- Munch's work by John Spurling, p. 34
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Films: Done to death by Francis Wheen, p. 35 - 3 Reviews- Carmen (1983 Film) by Carlos Saura
- A Soldier's Story (1984 Film) by Norman Jewison
- Phar Lap: Heart of a Nation (1983 Film) by Simon Wincer
- 'Race records' by Charles Fox, p. 36
- Royal ballet by Stephanie Jordan, p. 37
- On being a specimen by Michael Lewis#3, p. 38
- Work in progress watches miners' campaign videos by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover drawing by Clifford Harper
- This England, p. 22
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 17
- Diary by Islander, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, pp. 23-24
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March 22, 1985 Issue = 35 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- The budget and the coal strike by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Red-faced Ken's story by Ken Livingstone, pp. 8-11
- Women's solidarity and trade unionism by Sarah Benton, p. 12
- Rape case verdict of 'damaging police shirts' by Amrit Wilson, p. 13
- Government lacks a policy for the largest sector of the economy by Colin Sweet, pp. 14-15
- Fire risk in 'bed and breakfasts' by Nick Fielding, p. 16
- Revival of Arab nationalism by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- Hungarian model for Gorbachev by Bob Dent, p. 20
- Cyprus and repurcussions of Greek elections by Christopher Price, p. 21
- On the cultural significance of the women's movement, and how it intersects with Marxism by Francis Mulhern, pp. 24-26
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After work by M.H. Ryle, p. 27 - 1 Review- Paths to Paradise by Andre Gorz
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Quality Street by Basil Ransome-Davies, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- MTM: 'Quality Television' by Jane Feuer, Paul Kerr, and Tise Vahimagi
- Made for Television by Manuel Alvarado and John Stewart
- Hotel fire in Buenos Aires by Michael Bayley, p. 28
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Talking pictures by Nina Hibbin, p. 28 - 1 Review- Art Politics Cinema: The Cineaste Interviews by Dan Georgakas and Lenny Rubenstein
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Deja vu by Michael Hofmann, p. 29 - 1 Review- Auden in Love by Dorothy J. Farnan
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Like it is by Anne Karpf, p. 29 - 1 Review- Hard-Earned Lives by Jocelyn Cornwell
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- Kissing America by Brian Glanville
- Love Is Not Love by Brian Glanville
- The Anderson Question by Bel Mooney
- Krippendorf's Tribe by Frank Parkin
- The Fall of Kelvin Walker by Alasdair Gray
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Films: Aspects of the novel by John Coleman, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- A Passage to India (1984 Film) by David Lean
- The River (1984 Film) by Mark Rydell
- Morons from Outer Space (1985 Film) by Mike Hodges
- Every Picture Tells a Story (1983 Film) by James Scott
- Rock by Barney Hoskyns, p. 32
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 32-33
- Opera on record by Andrew Clements, p. 34
- Ice hockey by Stan Accrington, p. 34
- Work in progress on a local symphony orchestra by Naseem Khan, p. 35
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 37-40
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- This England, p. 16
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 17
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Slump, p. 22
- Feedback by Geoffrey Bindman, p. 23
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March 29, 1985 Issue = 41 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Is Thatcher still a Thatcherite? by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Institute of Directors by John Rentoul, pp. 8-9
- The Woodcraft Folk by Chrys Salt, p. 10
- How to destroy the bus service by Mick Hamer, p. 11
- David Steel's rotten borough by Rob Edwards, p. 12
- Keeping out black magistrates by Michael King, pp. 13-14
- Nuclear war makes us mad by Mark Pownall, p. 15
- Greens avoid the Red embrace by Martin Ryle, p. 16
- Model plans for industry by John Garrett, p. 17
- Psychopolitics of Israel today by David Goldberg, p. 20
- White backlash in South Africa by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 21
- Resisting xenophobia by Nicholas Bell, p. 22
- Islam and the Soviet Union by Gary Mead, p. 23
- Analysing women by Susie Orbach, pp. 26-28
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For all seasons by Ian S. Wood, p. 29 - 1 Review- Mountbatten by Philip Ziegler
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Threats to trees by Jonathan Hugh-Jones, p. 29 - 1 Review- In the Rainforest by Catherine Caufield
- The Bulkeley Arms Hotel, Beaumaris by Peter Howe, p. 30
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Want in war by Nigel Cross, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Ethiopia: The Challenge of Hunger by Graham Hancock
- Never Kneel Down by James Firebrace and Stuart Holland
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Poetry by John Lucas, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Jouissance by William Scammell
- The Covenant by Dick Davis
- The Non-Aligned Storyteller by Thomas McCarthy
- Mister Punch by David Harsent
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Halfway by Tony Beeton, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Transformation of Spain by David Gilmour
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Review Corydon, by Andre Gide by Gregory Woods, p. 33 - 1 Review- Corydon by Andre Gide
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Review The Death and Resurrection Show, by Rogan P. T... by David Lancaster, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Death and Resurrection Show by Rogan P. Taylor
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Review Founders of the Welfare State, by Paul Barker by Graham Field, p. 33 - 1 Review- Founders of the Welfare State by Paul Barker
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Review How Can We Know?, by A.N. Wilson by James Bentley, p. 33 - 1 Review- How Can We Know? by A.N. Wilson
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Fiction by Sheila MacLeod, p. 34 - 4 Reviews- Solstice by Joyce Carol Oates
- The Finishing School by Gail Godwin
- The Ship of Widows by I. Grekova
- Accommodation Offered by Anna Livia
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Films: Merry-go-round by John Coleman, p. 34 - 1 Review- Favourites of the Moon (1984 Film) by Otar Iosseliani
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 36
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 37
- Fear of flying by Christopher Priest, p. 38
- Work in progress on Indian dance by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover drawing by Christine Roche
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 18
- Diary by Islander, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters & Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by Nina Hibbin, p. 25
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April 5, 1985 Issue = 34 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Should Labour snuggle up to the Liberals? by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Raising a ra-ra for the council by Edward Pilkington, p. 8
- MoD asbestos dump scandal by Indra de Lanerolle, pp. 9-11
- A training in humour by Ian Williams, p. 12
- The barriers against black lawyers by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 12
- An answer to Ken Livingstone by John McDonnell, p. 14
- Where next in Iran-Iraq war? by Fred Halliday, p. 17
- US duplicity over Afghanistan by Claudia Wright, pp. 18-19
- American anti-apartheid by Manning Marable, pp. 22-24
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Old school tribune by Bernard Crick, p. 25 - 1 Review- Hugh Dalton by Ben Pimlott
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Part-work by Anne Smith, p. 26 - 1 Review- Before I Go by Mary Stott
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Fourth estate by Michael Leapman, pp. 27-29 - 1 Review- The Power of the Press? by Louis Heren
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And is to come by M.H. Ryle, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Heavy Dancers by E.P. Thompson
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Fighting back by Alison Hennegan, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Women's Sharp Revenge by Simon Shepherd
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Fiction 1: Stories by Adrianne Blue, p. 31 - 3 Reviews- Family Dancing by David Leavitt
- Lives of the Poets by E.L. Doctorow
- Interzone: The First Anthology by John Clute, Colin Greenland, and David Pringle
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Fiction 2: Novels by Grace Ingoldby, p. 32 - 4 Reviews- Out of the Blue by John Milne
- Say Goodbye to Sam by Michael J. Arlen
- Walking on Glass by Iain M. Banks
- God, He Was Good by J.K. Klavans
- Merlyn Evans by John Spurling, p. 33
- Saxophone quartets by Charles Fox, p. 33
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 34-35
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Films: Questing boy by John Coleman, pp. 36-37 - 4 Reviews- The Neverending Story (1984 Film) by Wolfgang Petersen
- Fast Talking (1984 Film) by Ken Cameron
- My Own Country (1985 Film) by Lino Brocka
- Beauty and the Beast (1946 Film) by Jean Cocteau
- Sekaten in Java by Jonathan Falla, p. 38
- Work in progress on Welfare State International by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Salamanca, pp. 40-44
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 15
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Slump, p. 20
- Feedback by Peter Bradley, p. 21
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April 12, 1985 Issue = 34 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Open letter to Neil Kinnock, p. 7
- Finger-lickin' awful by Yiannis Gabriel, pp. 8-11
- Parents' rights by Barry Hugill, p. 12
- Deliberate NCB victimisation? by John Rose, p. 14
- After Molesworth by Polly Woolley, p. 14
- Famine and corruption in Sudan by Michael Prest, p. 17
- Falklands fishing folly by Peggy Riley, p. 18
- Gandhi's men by Amiya Rao and Amrit Wilson, p. 19
- Some days in the life of a social worker by Michael Comley, pp. 21-22
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Battle stations by Kai Bird, p. 23 - 1 Review- The Good War by Studs Terkel
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Manhood by Geoff Dyer, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Men by Anna Ford
- The Sexuality of Men by Andy Metcalf and Martin Humphries
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Paradise lost by John Clute, p. 25 - 4 Reviews- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
- The Man from Marseille by J.P. Smith
- Annie Magdalene by Barbara Hanrahan
- A City Solitary by Nicolas Freeling
- Awakening by Alan Dixon, p. 25
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Review Orwell: The War Commentaries, by W.J. West and... by David Montrose, p. 26 - 1 Review- Orwell: The War Commentaries by W.J. West and George Orwell
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Review Extra(Ordinary) People, by Joanna Russ by Roz Kaveney, p. 26 - 1 Review- Extra(Ordinary) People by Joanna Russ
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Review The Last Rising, by David J.V. Jones by Alun Howkins, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Last Rising by David J.V. Jones
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Review The Firewalkers, by Francis King by Stephen Everson, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Firewalkers by Francis King
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Review The Tremulous Private Body, by Francis Barker by Nigel Smith, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Tremulous Private Body by Francis Barker
- Rococo art and Judy Chicago's Dinner Party by Jules Lubbock, p. 27
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Films: In the cathouse by John Coleman, p. 28 - 5 Reviews- A Very Moral Night (1977 Film) by Karoly Makk
- Micki and Maude (1984 Film) by Blake Edwards
- An Unfinished Piece for the Player Piano (1977 Film) by Nikita Mikhalkov
- The Return of Captain Invincible (1983 Film) by Philippe Mora
- Leila and the Wolves (1984 Film) by Heiny Srour
- Tom Stoppard's Jumpers by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 28-29
- Boulez at 60 by Andrew Clements, p. 30
- On not eating meat by Harriett Gilbert, p. 31
- Work in progress goes to Northern Writers' Week by Naseem Khan, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 32
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 33-36
- Cover drawing by Cliff Harper
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 15
- Diary: Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
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April 19, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Next month's county council elections by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Rights for Our Worst Enemies by Bernard Crick, p. 8
- Law and Conscience by Andrew Lumsden, pp. 9-11
- History of tory enthusiasm for nerve gas by Duncan Campbell, p. 12
- Allegation hit Merseyside SOGAT by Jane Leighton, p. 13
- Privatising the Post Office by John Rentoul, pp. 14-15
- Labour's black sections reselect by Jolyon Jenkins and Arlen Harris, p. 16
- Class politics by Ben Fine, p. 18
- Israeli treatment of civilian Lebanese prisoners by David Adams, p. 21
- Peru's dark path by Mark Austin, p. 22
- International arts politics by Maureen Duffy, p. 23
- Debt crisis won't go away by David Ward, p. 24
- Churchill's stand against history by Brian Lapping, pp. 27-29
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Holy fool by Anne Smith, p. 30 - 1 Review- Love and Exile by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Guarding home by Martin Shaw, p. 31 - 1 Review- Democratic Defence by Peter Tatchell
- After the war by Wes Magee, p. 31
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Talking sense by Maurice Peston, p. 32 - 1 Review- Sterling: Its Use and Misuse by Douglas Jay
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Fiction by Roger Lewis, p. 32 - 5 Reviews- The Life of the Party by Maureen Freely
- The Doubleman by C.J. Koch
- Illywhacker by Peter Carey
- Dunn's Conundrum by Stan Lee
- The Taking of Agnes by Jennifer Potter
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Review The Tunnels of Cu Chi, by Tom Mangold and John... by Chris Mullin, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Tunnels of Cu Chi by Tom Mangold and John Penycate
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Review Essential Jazz Records, Vol. I, by Max Harriso... by Mick Hamer, p. 33 - 1 Review- Essential Jazz Records, Vol. I by Max Harrison, Charles Fox, and Eric Thacker
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Review Margaret Mead: A Life, by Jane Howard by Tony Beeton, p. 33 - 1 Review- Margaret Mead: A Life by Jane Howard
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Index-linked by Alan Brien, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Mailer: A Biography by Hilary Mills
- Pieces and Pontifications by Norman Mailer
- The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis
- Trial by Impotence by Pierre Darmon
- A Tourist in Africa by Evelyn Waugh
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Films: Tricks of the Trade by John Coleman, p. 35 - 3 Reviews- The Falcon and the Snowman (1985 Film) by John Schlesinger
- Into the Night (1985 Film) by John Landis
- City of Pirates (1983 Film) by Raoul Ruiz
- Art by John Spurling, pp. 36-37
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 38
- Rock by Barney Hoskyns, p. 38
- To the woods... by Andrew Lumsden, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- This England, p. 17
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 19
- Diary by Duncan Campbell, p. 20
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 20
- Letters, p. 25
- Slump, p. 25
- Feedback by Michael Meacher, p. 26
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April 26, 1985 Issue = 40 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Transport workers; ballot by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- New evidence on the shooting-down of the Korean airliner two years ago by Duncan Campbell, pp. 8-9
- The full story of the Levene affair by Gordon Brown, pp. 10-11
- view on the Princess Michael story by Phillip Hall, p. 12
- Government double-crosses 'greens' by David Lovibond, p. 13
- Why Benn's out of date by Frances Morrell, p. 14
- Reassessing Attlee by Raymond Smith and John Zametica, p. 16
- From the Ashes, a New Vulture by Chris Mullin, p. 19
- Oh, What a Noble War by John Pilger, pp. 20-21
- Sweden's timid venture into real worker ownership by Martin Linton, p. 22
- Short story by Jeanette Winterson, pp. 27-28
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Keeping faith by Rupert Christiansen, p. 29 - 1 Review- Selected Letters of E.M. Forster, Vol. II: 1921-1970 by Mary Lago, P.N. Furbank, and E.M. Forster
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Anything to declare? by Justin Wintle, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Oxford Companion to English Literature by Margaret Drabble
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With caution by Steven Rose, p. 31 - 3 Reviews- Reshaping Life by G.J.V. Nossal
- Setting Genes to Work by Stephanie Yanchinski
- The Gene Factory by John Elkington
- Elegy for two students I did not know by James Simmons, p. 32
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 32 - 4 Reviews- No Mate for the Magpie by Frances Molloy
- Secret Villages by Douglas Dunn
- The March of Musicians by Per Olov Enquist
- After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda
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Unsupported by Dave Cook, p. 33 - 1 Review- Menlove by Jim Perrin
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In practice by Frank Field, p. 33 - 1 Review- Poor Britain by Joanna Mack and Stewart Lansley
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On telly by Tony Beeton, pp. 34-35 - 1 Review- Television Mythologies by Len Masterman
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Review Parallel Lives, by Peter Burton by Gregory Woods, p. 36 - 1 Review- Parallel Lives by Peter Burton
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Review Firing Line, by Richard Holmes by Bruce Hepburn, p. 36 - 1 Review- Firing Line by Richard Holmes
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2 Reviews Bert Hardy: My Life, by Bert Hardy by Peter Dormer, p. 36 - 2 Reviews- Bert Hardy: My Life by Bert Hardy
- Soviet Photography 1917-1940 by Sergei Morozov and Valerie Lloyd
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Review Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939, by Pau... by David Gilmour, p. 36 - 1 Review- Revolution and War in Spain, 1931-1939 by Paul Preston
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Review The Nun, the Infidel, and the Superman, by D. ... by Alan Hurst, p. 36 - 1 Review- The Nun, the Infidel, and the Superman by D. Felicitas Corrigan
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Films: Straight and narrow by John Coleman, p. 37 - 3 Reviews- The Times of Harvey Milk (1984 Film) by Rob Epstein
- Choose Me (1984 Film) by Alan Rudolph
- Eddie and the Cruisers (1983 Film) by Martin Davidson
- Martine by Benedict Nightingale, p. 38
- Why sport needs spectators by Peter Forbes, p. 38
- Work in progress meets Apples and Snakes by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover drawing
- This England, pp. 14-15
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 17
- Diary by Chris Mullin, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, pp. 23-25
- Feedback by Cora Kaplan, p. 26
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May 3, 1985 Issue = 41 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Wrecking the state pensions system? by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The last 'good war'... by Anthony Barnett, pp. 8-10
- The embattled Beeb by Michael Leapman, p. 11
- East Enders march against racism by Amrit Wilson and Zubaida Motala, p. 12
- Equity's unequal women by Julia Pascal, p. 13
- A personal view of NCCL's crisis of conscience by Louise Christian, p. 14
- Ulster elections by Bernard Crick, p. 15
- School children's protests flare up by Anita Bennett and Paul Anderson, p. 16
- Nicaragua's fight for self-determination by Martha Gellhorn, p. 19
- Denkrash consolidates his Cyprus empire by Chris Christiansen, p. 20
- Algeria realigns by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- France rediscovers 'Republican' values by Anne Corbett, p. 22
- Bitter academic dispute stirs up America's historians by Jane Caplan and Jon Wiener, pp. 25-27
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Dogged hope by Jonathan Hugh-Jones, p. 28 - 1 Review- Weakness and Deceit by Raymond Bonner
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Missing links by Sara Maitland, p. 28 - 1 Review- A Father's Diary by Fraser Harrison
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Points of view by Zhana, p. 29 - 1 Review- Black Women Writers, 1950-1980 by Mari Evans
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Conspiracies? by Duncan Campbell, p. 30 - 3 Reviews- The Waste Remains by Judith Cook
- The Price of Freedom by Judith Cook
- Death of a Rose Grower by Graham Smith
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Strength and stay by David Bradshaw, p. 30 - 1 Review- Lady Gregory by Mary Lou Kohfeldt
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- My Merry Mornings by Ivan Klima
- The Retreat by Aharon Appelfeld
- Mrs. Henderson, and Other Stories by Francis Wyndham
- The Italian Lesson by Janice Elliott
- Grand buveur X by Peter Redgrove, p. 32
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Review Neutrality: A Policy for Britain, by Peter Joh... by M.H. Ryle, p. 33 - 1 Review- Neutrality: A Policy for Britain by Peter Johnson
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Review Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex, by A... by Sarah Lawson, p. 33 - 1 Review- Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex by Anne Frank
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Films: Cutting-room floor show by John Coleman, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- The Cotton Club (1984 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
- Falling in Love (1984 Film) by Ulu Grosbard
- Protocol (1984 Film) by Herbert Ross
- Parker (1984 Film) by Jim Goddard
- The Future of Emily (1985 Film) by Helma Sanders-Brahms
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Cotton Club the music by Charles Fox, p. 35
- Edward Lear by John Spurling, p. 36
- Holidays with kids by Michael Rosen, p. 37
- Work in progress in Milton Keynes by Naseem Khan, p. 38
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Salamanca, p. 39
- Weekend competition, pp. 40-44
- This England, p. 17
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 17
- Diary by Martin Jacques, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, p. 23
- Feedback by Geoff Hodgson, p. 24
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May 10, 1985 Issue = 33 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- The meaning of the shire votes by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Prolonging Active Life by Robert Sharpe, pp. 8-10
- Making nuclear treaties stick by Rob Edwards, p. 11
- Documents, pp. 12-14
- Counting Trident with the nukes by Paddy Ashdown, p. 15
- Mitterand's socialism after four years by Denis MacShane, p. 17
- SPD looks for a partner by Tony Catterall, p. 18
- Sanctuaries in the USA by Jane Dibblin, p. 19
- The messiah of drug rehabilitation by Francis Hope, pp. 21-22
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Scapegoat by Francis Wheen, p. 23 - 1 Review- The Airman and the Carpenter by Ludovic Kennedy
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Anti-pill preacher by Joan Smith, p. 24 - 1 Review- The Bitter Pill by Ellen Grant
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War and peace by Bob Woffinden, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- 1945: The World We Fought for~~Nineteen Forty-Five: The World We Fought for by Robert Kee
- Prospect and Reality by T.E.B. Howarth
- Tribute to a star by Alison Stone, p. 24
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Fiction by Marion Glastonbury, p. 25 - 5 Reviews- The Stillness the Dancing by Wendy Perriam
- Cranes at Dusk by Hisako Matsubara
- Dancing with Mermaids by Miles Gibson
- Miss Peabody's Inheritance by Elizabeth Jolley
- Mr. Scobie's Riddle by Elizabeth Jolley
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Ill wind by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Agriculture in China's Modern Economic Development by Nicholas R. Lardy
- Food Grain Procurement and Consumption in China by Kenneth R. Walker
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Review Cinema and State, by Margaret Dickinson and Sa... by Nina Hibbin, p. 27 - 1 Review- Cinema and State by Margaret Dickinson and Sarah Street
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Review Nice Promises, by Tim Sebastian by Gary Mead, p. 27 - 1 Review- Nice Promises by Tim Sebastian
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Review The Information Technology Revolution, by Tom ... by Peter Forbes, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Information Technology Revolution by Tom Forester
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Films: Going by the book by John Coleman, p. 28 - 3 Reviews- A Love in Germany (1984 Film) by Andrzej Wajda
- Starman (1984 Film) by John Carpenter
- The Bay Boy (1985 Film) by Daniel Petrie
- Pravda by Benedict Nightingale, p. 29
- Compact discs by Andrew Clements, p. 30
- The cult of the oatcake by David Montrose, p. 31
- Work in progress listens to stories in Norfolk by Naseem Khan, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 34-36
- Cover drawing by Kier Wickenham
- This England, p. 19
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 15
- Diary by Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
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May 17, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Pym's wet and windy rebellion, p. 7
- Beggars Can't Be Choosers by Hilary Land, pp. 8-9
- 'I Warn You Not To Be Young, I Warn You Not To Get Old' by Gordon Brown, pp. 10-11
- CND's future by Sarah Benton, pp. 12-13
- Ratecapping---what, no blood? by Joan Smith, p. 14
- Savage response to women-centred health service by Jane Leighton, p. 14
- Buses, sex, cars, class and trains by Mick Hamer, p. 15
- A doctor's low opinion of the government response to a drugs 'crisis' by John Strang, pp. 16-17
- 'Strategic' considerations in aid worsen Africa's famine by David Ward, pp. 20-21
- A Muslim Lebanese leader thinks Israel was behind his assassination attempt by Mustafa Saad, p. 22
- Polish Solidarity under renewed attack by Tony Paterson, pp. 22-23
- After VE-Day came the Marshall Plan---a blueprint for recovery in the 1980s? by Andrew Glyn, pp. 26-28
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Earth's newest people by Andrew Lumsden, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- Out in the Open by Stephanie Norris and Emma Read
- A Better Class of Blond by David Rees
- Pink Book 85
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Selling news by Michael Leapman, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Price of Truth by John Lawrenson and Lionel Barber
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Walking the edge by Nicci Gerrard, p. 30 - 1 Review- Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou
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Fiction by Harriett Gilbert, p. 31 - 5 Reviews- The Kingdom of the Wicked by Anthony Burgess
- The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
- Stones for Ibarra by Harriet Doerr
- Altogether Elsewhere by Anna Wilson
- The Systems of M.R. Shurnas by David Nemec
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Father and daughter by Bernard Crick, p. 32 - 1 Review- New Jerusalems by Elizabeth F. Durbin
- Coming in to land by Paul Groves, p. 32
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Review How Wars End, by A.J.P. Taylor by Martin Shaw, p. 33 - 1 Review- How Wars End by A.J.P. Taylor
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Review From Childhood to Chivalry, by Nicholas Orme by Sarah Lawson, p. 33 - 1 Review- From Childhood to Chivalry by Nicholas Orme
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Review Granta 14: Autobiography, by William Buford by Simon Rae, p. 33 - 1 Review- Granta 14: Autobiography by William Buford
- Charles Sargeant Jagger by John Spurling, p. 34
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 35
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Films: Crimes past by John Coleman, p. 36 - 4 Reviews- The Grey Fox (1983 Film) by Phillip Borsos
- Johnny Dangerously (1984 Film) by Amy Heckerling
- A Funny, Dirty Little War (1983 Film) by Hector Olivera
- American Dreamer (1984 Film) by Rick Rosenthal
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 37
- Doctors by A patient, p. 38
- Work in progress at Glasgow's Mayfest by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 40-44
- Cover drawing by Henry Iles
- This England, p. 18
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 18
- Diary by Naomi Mitchison, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by David Elstein, p. 25
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May 24, 1985 Issue = 40 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Dear David...Love Neil by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- A new socialist agenda by Peter Hain, p. 8
- Comrades at arms by Sarah Benton, pp. 9-10
- A lesson in alienation by Andy Pollak, p. 11
- Mrs Thatcher's ghost dance by George Edwards, pp. 12-13
- Bradford's test case by Helen Jacobus, p. 14
- Restrictive practices by Ole Hansen, p. 15
- Papal blessing for the contras by Terry Tastard, p. 18
- Canadian Conundrum by John Honderich, p. 19
- Badinter presses on reformings by Nicholas Bell, pp. 20-23
- Men---isn't it time the second gender learned to talk? by John Bowen, pp. 26-28
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Values by Peter Dormer, p. 29 - 1 Review- Images of God by Peter Fuller
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Fiction: Novels by Sheila MacLeod, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- The Hustler by John Henry Mackay
- The Sea-Crossed Fisherman by Yashar Kemal
- The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist by Emile Habiby
- The Modern Common Wind by Don Bloch
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Fiction: Stories by Liz Heron, p. 30 - 3 Reviews- Lean Tales by James Kelman, Agnes Owens, and Alasdair Gray
- Streets of Stone by Moira Burgess and Hamish Whyte
- The Sound of Hooves by Bryan Macmahon
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Assumptions by Geoff Dyer, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Painted Witch by Edwin B. Mullins
- Bastille market by Michael Bayley, p. 32
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My enemy's enemies by Alan Brien, p. 32 - 7 Reviews- The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer
- The Estate of the Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham
- The Enormous Shadow by Robert Harling
- The Dark Red Star by Ivan Ruff
- Watching the Detectives by Julian Rathbone
- The Suburbs of Hell by Randolph Stow
- Candido: Or, Dream Dreamed in Sicily by Leonardo Sciascia
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Review Sinatra: An American Classic, by John Rockwell by David Lancaster, p. 33 - 1 Review- Sinatra: An American Classic by John Rockwell
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Review Pig in the Middle, by Desmond Hamill by Conor Ryan, p. 33 - 1 Review- Pig in the Middle by Desmond Hamill
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Review The Right to Know, by Floyd Abrams and Michael... by Mark Benney, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Right to Know by Floyd Abrams and Michael Kirby
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Liberal apostate by Michael Heffernan, p. 34 - 1 Review- A Path from Rome by Anthony J.P. Kenny
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Films: Disarming by John Coleman, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Witness (1985 Film) by Peter Weir
- The Chain (1984 Film) by Jack Gold
- A Private Conversation (1983 Film) by Nikita Mikhalkov
- Wild Geese II (1985 Film) by Peter R. Hunt
- Matter of Heart (1985 Film) by Mark Whitney
- Approaches to Shakespeare by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Rock by Barney Hoskyns, p. 36
- Bleasdale's Elvis by Paul Allen, p. 37
- Tippett's Midsummer Marriage by Andrew Clements, p. 38
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Cricket addiction by Christian Wolmar, p. 39
- Mayfest pt 2 by Naseem Khan, p. 40
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 41-44
- Cover photo by Andrew Wiard
- This England, p. 16
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback by David Graham, p. 25
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May 31, 1985 Issue = 36 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- How not to bring unemployment down by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Secret grants to industry by John Rentoul, pp. 8-9
- Is the Left re-aligning in Scotland? by Rob Edwards, p. 10
- Or in Wales? by Tony Heath, p. 12
- Wages Councils by Jolyon Jenkins, pp. 12-13
- Checking on Epilim by Terry O'Halloran, p. 14
- Reagan in Congress bog by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- Ten years of the EEC by Nicholas Faith, pp. 18-19
- Women in Zimbabwe by Sue Shaw, p. 20
- Growing up in the Fifties by Carolyn Steedman, pp. 23-25
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Good grief by John Lucas, p. 26 - 7 Reviews- Elegies by Douglas Dunn
- The Working of Water by Peter Redgrove
- The Man Named East, and Other New Poems by Peter Redgrove
- The Young Pobble's Guide to His Toes by Gavin Ewart
- Instant Chronicles by D.J. Enright
- Selected Poems, 1963-1980 by Michael Longley
- Letter to W.H. Auden and Other Poems, 1941-1984 by Charles Osborne
- A statement of faith by George Cowley, p. 26
- Imagine my mother dancing by Alan Jenkins, p. 27
- Jumping out of line by Jeremy Silver, p. 28
- Ghost trains by Fiona Pitt-Kethley, p. 28
- Sprinters by John Levett, p. 29
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Not venturing abroad by Robert Sheppard, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- The Bloodaxe Book of Contemporary Women Poets by Jeni Couzyn
- Making for the Open by Carol Rumens
- The Gregory Poems 1983-84 by John Fuller and Howard Sergeant
- The means of production by Michael Hofmann, p. 30
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Nightmares by John Clute, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist
- Suspects by David Thomson
- Fiskadoro by Denis Johnson
- No Word of Love by A.L. Barker
- Francis Bacon by John Spurling, p. 31
- Merce Cunningham by Stephanie Jordan, pp. 32-33
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 34
- Mass-Observation by Nina Hibbin, p. 34
- Work in progress talks to writers in residence by Naseem Khan, p. 35
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 37-40
- Cover drawing by Will Hill
- This England, p. 11
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 15
- Diary by Eachann Domhnullach, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, p. 21
- Controversy by Andrew Lumsden, p. 22
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June 7, 1985 Issue = 44 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Pensions rip-off by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Brits go to war by Edward Vulliamy, pp. 8-9
- Geoffrey Howe caught between Chile's human rights clampdown and Falklands favours by Duncan Campbell, pp. 10-11
- Militant blunders on in Liverpool by Ian Williams, p. 12
- Against a passengerless transport policy by Keith Forrester and Jonathan Winterton, pp. 12-13
- The men behind the Wendy Savage affair by Jane Leighton, p. 14
- Is there life after the miners' strike? by Veronica Groocock, pp. 14-15
- Stonehenge and anarchist politics by Polly Woolley, p. 16
- The Home Office and Tamil refugees by Amrit Wilson, p. 17
- Surprise big victory for Greek socialists by Yiannis Roubatis, p. 20
- The full story of the Hussein talks---with a Soviet twist by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- Move against Poland's intellectuals by Gary Mead, p. 22
- Greens wooed into coalition with SPD by Tony Catterall, p. 23
- Analyzes the 'flight of race from class' by A. Sivanandan, pp. 26-28
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The inexhaustible Darwin industry by Steven Rose, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Vol. I: 1821-1836 by Frederick Burkhardt, Sydney Smith, and Charles Darwin, ...
- The Survival of Charles Darwin by Ronald W. Clark
- Evolution: A Theory in Crisis by Michael Denton
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Light in a dark corner by Rupert Christiansen, p. 30 - 1 Review- Byron and Greek Love by Louis Crompton
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Survivor's testament by Ben Okri, p. 31 - 1 Review- Call Me Woman by Ellen Kuzwayo
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Fairy-tale style by Clive Davis, p. 32 - 1 Review- Winnie Mandela: Mother of a Nation by Nancy Harrison
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Fiction by Geoff Dyer, p. 33 - 4 Reviews- Happy Families by Nigel Gray
- Quinx, or, The Ripper's Tale by Lawrence Durrell
- Horse's Neck by Pete Townshend
- A Glimpse of Sion's Glory, and Other Stories by Isabel Colegate
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To be fair by Mark Benney, p. 33 - 1 Review- Lawyers Can Seriously Damage Your Health by Michael Joseph
- Packed lunches by John Levett, p. 34
- The ladder by Maurice Riordan, p. 34
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Review Backing Into the Limelight, by Michael Yardley by Nicholas Murray, p. 35 - 1 Review- Backing Into the Limelight by Michael Yardley
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Review Selections from George Eliot's Letters, by Gor... by Alan Hurst, p. 35 - 1 Review- Selections from George Eliot's Letters by Gordon S. Haight and George Eliot
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Review London Under London, by Richard Trench and Ell... by Valerie Grosvenor Myer, p. 35 - 1 Review- London Under London by Richard Trench and Ellis Hillman
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Review Reading and Righting, by Robert Leeson by Julia Hagedorn, p. 35 - 1 Review- Reading and Righting by Robert Leeson
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Review Glimpses of the Great, by A.L. Rowse by Brian Martin, p. 35 - 1 Review- Glimpses of the Great by A.L. Rowse
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Films: Skaters on thin ice by John Coleman, p. 36 - 6 Reviews- My Best Friend's Girl (1983 Film) by Bertrand Blier
- Old Enough (1983 Film) by Marisa Silver
- The Breakfast Club (1985 Film) by John Hughes
- The Innocent (1985 Film) by John Mackenzie
- Steaming (1985 Film) by Joseph Losey
- The Element of Crime (1984 Film) by Lars von Trier
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 37
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 37
- Architecture by Jules Lubbock, p. 38
- Uganda by Jonathan Falla, p. 39
- Gujarati drama by Naseem Khan, p. 40
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 40
- Salamanca, p. 41
- Weekend competition, pp. 42-44
- This England, p. 18
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 18
- Diary by Islander, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
- Feedback, p. 25
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June 14, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Hattersley leaps in the right direction by Peter Kellner, p. 8
- Women and smoking by Judy Sadgrove, pp. 9-10
- The Glastonbury Festival by Angela Wigglesworth, p. 11
- Writing to Neil Kinnock by David Steel, pp. 12-13
- Loopholes for the rich by John Rentoul, pp. 14-15
- Uproar over SM's violent images by Anna Durell, p. 16
- Barry McGuigan's circus by Tom McGurk, p. 17
- Threat to the Commonwealth Games by Paul Martin, p. 20
- Is world pressure getting to South Africa? by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 21
- Ronnie courts Rajiv by Claudia Wright, p. 22
- Racism awareness training by Sivanandan, pp. 28-30
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A strong dose of Shavian reason by John Stokes, p. 31 - 1 Review- Bernard Shaw: Collected Letters, 1911-1925 by Dan H. Laurence and Bernard Shaw
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The risks we live with by Joan Smith, p. 32 - 1 Review- No Immediate Danger? by Rosalie Bertell
- Ironbridge by Vicki Feaver, p. 32
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Haunted by Althusser by Gavin Kitching, p. 33 - 1 Review- Marxism and Historical Writing by Paul Hirst
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Fiction by Grace Ingoldby, p. 33 - 3 Reviews- Black Robe by Brian Moore
- The Island of Crimea by Vassily Aksyonov
- Foreign Land by Jonathan Raban
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Solidarity in question by Gary Mead, p. 34 - 1 Review- Poland, 1981: Towards Social Renewal by Peter K. Raina
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Review Wittgenstein, by A.J. Ayer by Kate Soper, p. 35 - 1 Review- Wittgenstein by A.J. Ayer
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2 Reviews Psychological Aspects of Nuclear War, by James... by M.H. Ryle, p. 35 - 2 Reviews- Psychological Aspects of Nuclear War by James A. Thompson
- Star Wars: Self-Destruct Incorporated by E.P. Thompson and Ben Thompson
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Review A Prose Miscellany, by Keith Douglas and Desmo... by Bill Greenwell, p. 35 - 1 Review- A Prose Miscellany by Keith Douglas and Desmond Graham
- Degas and the Hayward Annual by John Spurling, p. 36
- Robert Holman by Benedict Nightingale, p. 37
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 37
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Films: On wings of imagination by John Coleman, pp. 38-39 - 3 Reviews- Birdy (1984 Film) by Alan Parker
- Silver City (1984 Film) by Sophia Turkiewicz
- A View to a Kill (1985 Film) by John Glen
- Lester Young by Charles Fox, p. 40
- Brew-it-yourself by Steve Pinder, p. 41
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 41
- Work in progress on the arts and disabled people by Naseem Khan, p. 42
- Weekend competition, p. 43
- Crossword, pp. 43-48
- Cover photo by Chris Davies
- This England, pp. 22-25
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 18
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 26
- Slump, p. 26
- Feedback by Paul Convery, p. 27
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June 21, 1985 Issue = 33 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Good omens for Brecon by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The 10-year lie they sold women by Anna Coote, pp. 8-9
- Another decade 'for women' by Cosmo Graham and Norman Lewis, pp. 10-11
- Police use bugging devices for 'fit-up' by Duncan Campbell, p. 12
- MacGregor takes no prisoners by John Rose, p. 13
- Lord Belstead of Thatcher's 2nd XI by Andrew Roth, p. 14
- Accusations of colonialism from black teachers by Barry Hugill, p. 15
- Anti-war protests threaten Ayatollah by Abbas Seamgar, p. 18
- Darkening clouds of war over Nicaragua by Claudia Wright, pp. 19-20
- Criminal first by Audrey Peckham, pp. 23-25
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Mystery story by Mervyn Jones, p. 26 - 1 Review- Here Lies Eric Ambler by Eric Ambler
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Private obsessions public prose by Stephen Brook, p. 26 - 1 Review- John Ruskin: The Early Years, 1819-1859 by Timothy Hilton
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And still they die by Nigel Cross, p. 27 - 3 Reviews- Ill Fares the Land by Susan George
- Famine: A Man Made Disaster?
- Africa in Crisis by Lloyd Timberlake
- The child and the toy bear by Penelope Shuttle, p. 28
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Portraits of a poet by Nicholas Jacobs, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Rilke: A Life by Wolfgang Leppmann
- The Sacred Threshold by J.F. Hendry
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
- Like the Big Wolves by Wilbur Sanders
- Offside by Gisela Elsner
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Films: It was a wild and stormy night by John Coleman, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- Our Story (1984 Film) by Bertrand Blier
- Grace Quigley (1985 Film) by Anthony Harvey
- Runaway (1984 Film) by Michael Crichton
- She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984 Film) by John Goldschmidt
- Record releases by Barney Hoskyns, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 32-33
- Bernstein by Andrew Clements, p. 34
- Private surgery on private parts by Basil Ransome-Davies, p. 34
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 35
- Work in progress talks to the STUC arts officer by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 37-40
- Cover drawing by Jackie Morris
- This England, p. 16
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, pp. 21-22
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June 28, 1985 Issue = 35 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Swinging Britain? by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Brecon & Radnor by-election by Vincent Hanna, pp. 8-9
- Prof the pundit by Rob Edwards, p. 10
- Channel 4 report banned by John Ellis, p. 11
- How to behave if you work in immigration by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 12
- Electoral defeat for Irish Labour by Conor Ryan, p. 13
- Ronnie and the hostages by Claudia Wright, pp. 16-17
- Berri in the middle by Scott MacLeod, p. 18
- China's writers spurn Party advances by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 19
- Hitler Diaries trial by Gitta Sereny, p. 20
- Short story by Derek Munn, pp. 23-25
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Memories are made of EPR correlations? by Felix Pirani, p. 26 - 1 Review- Mind and the New Physics by Fred Alan Wolf
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It really happened by Alan Brien, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Welcome to America by Michael Heath
- New York Days, New York Nights by Stephen Brook
- Something Wholesale by Eric Newby
- My Last Sigh by Luis Bunuel
- Ends and Beginnings by Alexander Herzen
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Acts and facts of travel by David Montrose, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Slow Boats Home by Gavin Young
- So Far from God by Patrick Marnham
- Honkytonk Gelato by Stephen Brook
- Sunrise with Seamonsters by Paul Theroux
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Larger than life by Roger Lewis, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- Stalin's Orphans by Richard Appignanesi
- Still Life by A.S. Byatt
- Eve: Her Story by Penelope Farmer
- The Cider House Rules by John Irving
- Artist Unknown by Robert Rubens
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Evil isn't ordinary by Robert del Quiaro, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Disappeared: Voices from a Secret War by John Simpson
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Burn out by Oliver Harris, p. 30 - 1 Review- Memory Babe by Gerald Nicosia
- Art by John Spurling, p. 30
- The Great Housing Disaster by Jules Lubbock, p. 31
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Films: Taken to the cleaners by John Coleman, pp. 32-33 - 4 Reviews- Mask (1985 Film) by Peter Bogdanovich
- Mrs. Soffel (1984 Film) by Gillian Armstrong
- Restless Natives (1985 Film) by Michael Hoffman
- Chinese Boxes (1984 Film) by Christopher Petit
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 34
- The other side of Wimbledon by David Berry, p. 35
- Work in progress at the Commonwealth Institute by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 38-40
- Cover photo by John Harris
- This England, p. 14
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 14
- Diary by Denis MacShane, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, p. 21
- Feedback, p. 22
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July 5, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- A great day for Labour by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Sensational Seaside Save By Scotland Yard Squad by Ed Moloney, p. 8
- Magistrate expert on security by Ole Hansen, p. 9
- Excised books by Andrew Lumsden, p. 10
- Merseyside police up the stakes by Jane Leighton, p. 11
- In defence of the dafties by Pat Ainley, pp. 12-13
- Decline of the radical bookshop by David Berry, p. 14
- Star wars spin-offs by Jack Mendelsohn, p. 17
- Star wars backfires by Felix Pirani, pp. 18-19
- Reagan's double-cross by Claudia Wright, p. 20
- Where should babies come from by Barry Richards, pp. 23-25
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Anxieties about status by Jon Cook, p. 26 - 1 Review- Unholy Pleasure by P.N. Furbank
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The sins of the mother by Nigella Lawson, p. 27 - 1 Review- Now To My Mother by Susan Chitty
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Not just men in factories by Francis Wheen, p. 27 - 1 Review- A Socialist Anatomy of Britain by David Coates, Gordon Johnston, and Ray Bush
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Looking after number one by James Bentley, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Minimal Self by Christopher Lasch
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Fiction by Marion Glastonbury, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
- Rich Like Us by Nayantara Sahgal
- Black Marina by Emma Tennant
- Movement by Valerie Miner
- The Beans of Egypt, Maine by Carolyn Chute
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Review Easing the Passing, by Patrick Devlin by Bob Woffinden, p. 30 - 1 Review- Easing the Passing by Patrick Devlin
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Review The Needle on Full, by Caroline Forbes by Roz Kaveney, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Needle on Full by Caroline Forbes
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Review The Quakers and the English Revolution, by Bar... by Nigel Smith, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Quakers and the English Revolution by Barry Reay
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Review Laughter in the Second Act, by Donald Sinden by Bruce Hepburn, p. 30 - 1 Review- Laughter in the Second Act by Donald Sinden
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Review Crampton Hodnet, by Barbara Pym by Gillian Wilce, p. 30 - 1 Review- Crampton Hodnet by Barbara Pym
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Films: Neither root nor branch by John Coleman, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- The Assam Garden (1985 Film) by Mary McMurray
- The Little Drummer Girl (1984 Film) by George Roy Hill
- A Taste of Water (1982 Film) by Orlow Seunke
- Suburbia (1984 Film) by Penelope Spheeris
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- James Stirling's State Gallery in Stuttgart by Jules Lubbock, p. 33
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 34
- Where old diesels go to die by Peter Forbes, p. 34
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 35
- Work in progress monitors a meeting between William Rees-Mogg and Hackey arts groups by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 36
- Salamanca, pp. 37-40
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- This England, p. 14
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 15
- Diary by Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, pp. 21-22
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July 12, 1985 Issue = 36 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Coningsby revisited by Hugh Stephenson, p. 7
- Scargill refuses to compromise by Mick Johnson, pp. 8-9
- Alliance of Liberals & soggies by Bernard Greaves, p. 10
- The good news from Brecon by Tony Heath, p. 11
- Spikes' time's up by Caroline Rees and Valerie Harland, pp. 12-13
- Inside Mersey police by Richard Kinsey, p. 14
- Was the Wendy Savage enquiry necessary? by Jane Leighton, p. 15
- Moscow purges by Andy McSmith, p. 18
- Unhappy election results for Mugabe by Howard Barrell, p. 19
- Bhopal victims organise by Michael Jacobs, p. 20
- Alternative visions for Europe by Tony Catterall, p. 21
- Technological fix by Dan Smith, pp. 24-26
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Fiction 1: Novels by Sheila Macleod, p. 27 - 9 Reviews- A Perfect Peace by Amos Oz
- Two Women in One by Nawal el Saadawi
- The Landscape Comes and Goes by Elizabeth Gunn
- Men Have All the Fun by Gwynneth Branfoot
- Safe Houses by Lynne Alexander
- Herself Defined by Barbara Guest
- Seeds of Injustice by Niall O'Brien
- Morality and Objectivity by Ted Honderich
- Portraits and Dreams by Wendy Ewald
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Fiction 2: Stories by Anne Smith, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- The Lipstick Circus, and Other Stories by Brian McCabe
- Women's Part by Janet Midden-Simpson
- The Whitbread Stories by Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson
- Twenty Stories by Francis King
- Seven Deadly Sins by William Trevor
- Lesbian Triptych by Jovette Marchessault
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In at the killing by Phil Gunson, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- The American Connection, Vol. I by Michael McClintock
- American Connection, Vol. II by Michael McClintock
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Struggles of a different kind by Barney Bardsley, p. 29 - 1 Review- Theatres of the Left, 1880-1935 by Raphael Samuel, Ewan MacColl, and Stuart Cosgrove, ...
- From her ivory tower by Nicholas Murray, p. 30
- Red fish by Fiona Pitt-Kethley, pp. 30-31
- Jazz in the USA by Charles Fox, p. 32
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Art by John Spurling, p. 33
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Films: Dorothy in Wonderland by John Coleman, p. 34 - 3 Reviews- Return to Oz (1985 Film) by Walter Murch
- The Princess (1985 Film) by Pal Erdoss
- The Last Dragon (1985 Film) by Michael Schultz
- Card carrying, p. 35
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 36
- Work in progress on black art at the Roundhouse by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 38-40
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- This England, p. 11
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 16
- Diary by Barry Cohen, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 22
- Slump, p. 22
- Feedback by Gordon Reece, p. 23
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July 19, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- No U-turns for Mrs Thatcher by Andrew Graham, p. 7
- Tories squeeze the polys by Paul Flather, pp. 8-9
- Politics of land ownership by Brian Wilson, pp. 10-11
- Newham 7 result by Amrit Wilson and Zubaida Motala, p. 12
- Ilford attack by Anwar Iqbal, p. 12
- One miner's tale by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 13
- South Africa's noose tightens by Christopher Wilson, p. 17
- Mood of rebellion spreads by Phillip Van Niekerk, p. 18
- Outspan Strike That's Too Hot To Handle by Colm Toibin, p. 19
- Diamonds Gone Forever by Suzanne Cronje, p. 20
- Italian Left plays for power by Donald Sassoon, pp. 21-22
- A submerged continent of gays by Andrew Lumsden, pp. 25-27
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Steps in the dance of desire by Christopher Meade, p. 28 - 1 Review- Sexuality and Its Discontents by Jeffrey Weeks
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Writing for victory by Nina Hibbin, p. 29 - 1 Review- Among You Taking Notes... by Naomi Mitchison and Dorothy Sheridan
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Eagles from hen-houses by Nicci Gerrard, p. 29 - 1 Review- Independent Women by Martha Vicinus
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Plain tales by Francis Wheen, p. 30 - 1 Review- Confessions of an Optimist by Woodrow Wyatt
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Driven by words by Liz Heron, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- I Dreamt the Snow Was Burning by Antonio Skarmeta
- The Marksman by Sergey Yuryenen
- Foreign Wars by Keith Colquhoun
- The Silver Age by James Lasdun
- The Tenement by Iain Crichton Smith
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Review The Last Dissenter, by F.M. Leventhal by Brian Martin, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Last Dissenter by F.M. Leventhal
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Review The Politics of Nursing, by Jane Salvage by Jo Hugh-Jones, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Politics of Nursing by Jane Salvage
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Review The Son of Prophecy, by David Rees by Angela Harding, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Son of Prophecy by David Rees
- Sweet Bird of Youth by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- LCDT gala by Stephanie Jordan, p. 33
- Almeida and Vivier by Andrew Clements, p. 33
- New York Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 34
- Poem by John Levett, p. 34
- Hooray Henley by Malcolm Imrie, p. 35
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 36
- Work in progress flies a kite in Huddersfield by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Crossword, pp. 38-40
- Cover drawing by Ralph Steadman
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, pp. 14-15
- Diary by Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 23
- Slump, p. 23
- Feedback, p. 24
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July 26, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- Ordure, ordure by Brian Sedgemore, p. 7
- City scandals by Charles Raw, p. 8
- Top people's pay by John Rentoul, p. 9
- Bottom people's pay (teachers') by Marion Reed, pp. 10-11
- Landslide 1945 by Martin Linton, pp. 12-13
- The rates post mortem by John Smith and Francis Wheen, pp. 14-15
- Rail crisis looms by Ian Williams, p. 16
- Arts charges by Norman Buchan, p. 17
- Tory ballot row by Rupert Morris, p. 17
- Botha's crackdown by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 20
- Portuguese show trial by Nicholas Bell, p. 21
- Dolomite dam-burst by Amanda Mitchison, p. 22
- Nairobi women's conference by Janie Hampton, pp. 22-23
- Torture in Argentina by Colm Toibin, pp. 25-27
- Perspectives on publishing, p. 28
- A buyer's criticism of publishers' policies by Alison Hennegan, p. 28
- An agent's advice to would-be writers by Anne McDermid, pp. 29-30
- A writer's view of publishers by Sheila MacLeod, pp. 31-32
- A publisher's report from a recent international assembly by Anthony Blond, p. 33
- A history of Penguins by Boyd Tonkin, p. 34
- Photography by Peter Dormer, p. 35
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 36
- Art by John Spurling, p. 37
- Poem by Robert Sheppard, p. 38
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Films: Silvered by John Coleman, p. 39 - 1 Review- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985 Film) by Woody Allen
- A complaint about music in restaurants by Christopher Priest, p. 39
- Work in progress by Naseem Khan, p. 40
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 41
- Weekend competition, p. 41
- Crossword, pp. 42-44
- Cover drawing by Cath Jackson
- This England, p. 18
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 19
- Diary by Peter Kellner, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Slump, p. 24
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August 2, 1985 Issue = 35 Articles- Thatcher loses her roots by Peter Riddell, p. 8
- News, pp. 8-9
- Blaming 'rigid' labour markets by Patrick Wintour, pp. 10-11
- Oxfam's new director by John Tanner#3, p. 12
- Baroness Trumpington by Andrew Roth, pp. 12-13
- Those shredded DHSS figures by Gordon Brown, p. 14
- Prison drama by Ian Williams, p. 15
- Uganda's four kingdoms by Michael Selwyn, p. 18
- Women oppressed in Pakistan by Mohsin A. Bangash, p. 19
- South Africa's internal boycots by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 20
- The priest and the middle classes by Colm Toibin, pp. 22-23
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Far Eastern reflections by Fred Halliday, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- How Pol Pot Came to Power by Ben Kiernan
- A Mirror for Socialism by Gilbert Rozman
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Noisome by Mervyn Jones, p. 25 - 1 Review- The Pick of Paul Johnson by Paul Johnson
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Mythguided by Nigella Lawson, p. 26 - 1 Review- Feminist Aesthetics by Gisela Ecker
- Magazines by David Berry, p. 26
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Review Walt Whitman: The Making of the Poet, by Paul ... by Michael Hofmann, p. 27 - 1 Review- Walt Whitman: The Making of the Poet by Paul Zweig
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Review The Craft of Literary Biography, by Jeffrey Me... by David Montrose, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Craft of Literary Biography by Jeffrey Meyers
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Review Thatcher: The First Term, by Patrick Cosgrave by Andrew Lownie, p. 27 - 1 Review- Thatcher: The First Term by Patrick Cosgrave
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Review The Drug's Menace, by Mary Manning by Anne Smith, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Drug's Menace by Mary Manning
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Fiction by Geoff Dyer, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Slow Homecoming by Peter Handke
- Second Marriage by Frederick Barthelme
- The Boys on the Rock by John Fox
- Extra Credit by Jeff Black
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 28
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Films: Unpicking the wedlock by John Coleman, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- My First Wife (1984 Film) by Paul Cox
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951 Film) by Albert Lewin
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985 Film) by Alan Metter
- Edward Bond by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
- American music at the Proms by Andrew Clements, p. 31
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 31
- Walkers' rest by Nina Hibbin, p. 32
- Work on progress on Grand Union Orchestra by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Salamanca, pp. 34-36
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- Mediawatch: On the IRA and the BBC by Francis Wheen, p. 16
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, p. 21
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August 9, 1985 Issue = 31 Articles- News, pp. 4-7
- --- by John Rentoul, Jolyon Jenkins, Anwar Iqbal, and Tom McGurk, ..., pp. 8-9
- Edinburgh told to open up the Festival to popular art, pp. 10-11
- Low pay spawns no jobs by Patrick Wintour, p. 12
- Investigation by Duncan Campbell and Patrick Forbes, pp. 12-13
- Mediawatch: On the BBC's rude awakening by John Ellis, p. 14
- Diary by Francis Wheen, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- New documents reveal how US conned Japan over A-bombs by Walden Bello, Peter Hayes, and Lyuba Zarsky, pp. 16-17
- Rabble-rouser rabbi threatens Likud by Scott MacLeod, p. 18
- Letters, p. 19
- Slump, p. 20
- From the Holocaust to Hiroshima by Julia Pascal, pp. 21-23
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The divided self by Jon Cook, p. 24 - 1 Review- Doubles: Studies in Literary History by Karl Miller
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Fiction by Grace Ingoldby, p. 25 - 5 Reviews- The Spectacle at the Tower by Gert Hofmann
- Fire from the Ashes by Kenzaburo Oe
- Road Lines by Chris Ould
- The Devil's Looking-Glass by Simon Rees
- Love Is a Solitary Game by Esther Tusquets
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Crime sheet by M.H. Ryle, p. 26 - 1 Review- Humanizing Hell by George Delf
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Shadow in the sun by David Edgar, p. 26 - 1 Review- Year of the King by Sher Anthony
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Review Faces of Hiroshima, by Anne Chisholm by Joan Smith, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Faces of Hiroshima by Anne Chisholm
- The Hiroshima Maidens by Rodney Barker
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Review Mailer: His Life and Times, by Peter Manso by David Montrose, p. 27 - 1 Review- Mailer: His Life and Times by Peter Manso
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Review Plum Bun, by Jessie Redmon Fauset by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 27 - 1 Review- Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
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Review Tax Raiders, by Nigel Tutt by John Rentoul, p. 27 - 1 Review- Tax Raiders by Nigel Tutt
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Review A Defence of Cliches, by Nicholas Bagnall by Peter Forbes, p. 27 - 1 Review- A Defence of Cliches by Nicholas Bagnall
- Nicholas Roeg's Insignificance by John Coleman, p. 28
- Architecture by Jules Lubbock, p. 29
- Art books by John Spurling, p. 29
- Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 30
- Do buffaloes eat spaghetti? by Michael Rosen, p. 31
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 32
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 33-36
- Cover drawing by Paul Peter Pieck
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August 16, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 4-5
- Investigations: On the fake Reagan 'hit squad' by Duncan Campbell and Patrick Forbes, p. 6
- Mary's statue by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- The cost of your caries by Joan Smith, pp. 8-9
- Why separate schools for 'problem' kids are out of fashion by Barry Hugill, p. 10
- Greenham by Jane Dibblin, p. 12
- Elect the BBC governors by James Curran, p. 13
- Who is fighting whom in Durban by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 16
- Dutch 'spies for peace' by Ben Braber, p. 17
- Asian writers renew old traditions by Anwar Iqbal, p. 18
- Right and Left in Turkey realign by Chris Christensen, p. 18
- On being a southern African writer by Bessie Head, pp. 21-23
- The Prudence Farmer Poetry Prize by Derek Mahon, p. 24
- Higher things, p. 24
- A warning by Denis Knight, p. 25
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Paperbacks by Alan Brien, p. 25 - 8 Reviews- The Kennedys by Peter Collier and David Horowitz
- Ballantyne's Folly by Claud Cockburn
- Beat the Devil by James Helvick
- Academic Year by D.J. Enright
- A Guide to Proust by Terence Kilmartin
- The Country and the City by Raymond Williams
- Broomsticks Over Flaxborough by Colin Watson
- Whatever's Been Going On At Mumblesby? by Colin Watson
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Snake and ladder by Bill Greenwell, p. 26 - 1 Review- The West Pier by Patrick Hamilton
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Deep waters by Paul Roazen, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Psychoanalytic Movement by Ernest Gellner
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Review Cecil Beaton: The Authorized Biography, by Hug... by Andrew Lumsden, p. 27 - 1 Review- Cecil Beaton: The Authorized Biography by Hugo Vickers
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Review Mary, After the Queen, by Mary Elizabeth Hewins by Jo-Ann Goodwin, p. 27 - 1 Review- Mary, After the Queen by Mary Elizabeth Hewins
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Review Operation Moses, by Tudor Parfitt by Richard Pankhurst, p. 27 - 1 Review- Operation Moses by Tudor Parfitt
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Review Schools for the Boys, by Pat Mahoney by Julia Hagedorn, p. 27 - 1 Review- Schools for the Boys by Pat Mahoney
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Fiction by John Clute, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth
- The Face of the Waters by Simon Raven
- Polaris and Other Stories by Fay Weldon
- The Old Forest, and Other Stories by Peter Taylor
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Films: Second-hand shop by Francis Wheen, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Brewster's Millions (1985 Film) by Walter Hill
- L'Addition (1984 Film) by Denis Amar
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 29
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 30
- Theatre by Rosalind Carne, p. 30
- Put the spot under Section 13 by Michael Lewis#3, p. 31
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 32
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 33-36
- This England, pp. 10-11
- Mediawatch: If the BBC brouhaha was about Ireland by Mandy Merck, p. 14
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 19
- Slump, p. 19
- Feedback, p. 20
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August 23, 1985 Issue = 36 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Swinging Britain by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Letter to a Bishop by James Baldwin, p. 8
- Jumbo disasters by David Learmount, p. 9
- Causes of the rail crisis by Mick Hamer, p. 10
- FOE and the whisky islanders by Rob Edwards, p. 11
- BBC at Edinburgh TV festival by Michael Leapman, p. 12
- Investigations by Duncan Campbell and Patrick Forbes, p. 13
- Arms dealing with Israel and Iran by Claudia Wright, p. 16
- Marcos totters by Tom Fawthrop, p. 17
- Mitterand fights off Greenpeace by Philippe Sorbier, p. 18
- Anniversary of the Prague invasion, p. 19
- Fan males by Simon Frith, pp. 21-23
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Stings like a bee by Stephen Brook, p. 24 - 1 Review- Alexander Pope: A Life by Maynard Mack
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Narrow gauge by Anne Smith, p. 25 - 1 Review- For the Record by Dale Spender
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A partisan view by Basil Davidson, p. 25 - 1 Review- Tito's Flawed Legacy by Nora Beloff
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Means and ends by James Bentley, p. 26 - 1 Review- Marxism and Morality by Steven Lukes
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Review When We Build Again, by Colin Ward by Christian Wolmar, p. 27 - 1 Review- When We Build Again by Colin Ward
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2 Reviews Republicans and Imperialists, by Deirdre McMahon by Eamonn McArdle, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Republicans and Imperialists by Deirdre McMahon
- Political Violence in Ireland by Charles Townshend
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Review Women Brave in Face of Danger, by Margaret Ran... by Kate Kellaway, p. 27 - 1 Review- Women Brave in Face of Danger by Margaret Randall
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Sundog by Jim Harrison
- Crows by Charles Dickinson
- Unexplained Laughter by Alice Thomas Ellis
- Resistance by Mary Jones
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Films: Hip joint by Francis Wheen, p. 28 - 3 Reviews- Perfect (1985 Film) by James Bridges
- Hypothesis of the Stolen Painting (1979 Film) by Raoul Ruiz
- Rappin' (1985 Film) by Joel Silberg
- Edinburgh Festival by Angus Calder, p. 29
- Burra and Hockney by John Spurling, p. 30
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 31
- Pumping iron by Nicholas Murray, p. 32
- Work in progress on the Notting Hill Carnival by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Crossword, pp. 34-36
- Cover: Lead singers from Sin & Sacrifice by Kirstin Rodgers
- This England, p. 12
- Mediawatch by Peter Lewis, p. 14
- Diary: Islander, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 20
- Slump, p. 20
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August 30, 1985 Issue = 35 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Why we should be nice to the Tories by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Trade Unions: Adjust or die? by John McIlroy and Geraldine Hackett, pp. 8-9
- The truth about heroin by Ian Williams, p. 10
- Rough justice at Abbeystead by Mark Galloway, p. 14
- Creative local accountancy by Tony Travers, p. 15
- US and Irish extradiction by Michael Farrell, p. 18
- Failure of Reagan's Middle East peace plan by Scott MacLeod, p. 19
- Too Late Not to Know by Aileen La Tourette, p. 21
- Oranges and The Times by Adrianne Blue, pp. 22-23
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Twilight time for the Cape by Terry Tastard, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Waiting: The Whites of South Africa by Vincent Crapanzano
- The Randlords by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
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One man's meat by Justin Wintle, p. 25 - 1 Review- The Penguin Companion to the Arts in the 20th Century by Kenneth McLeish
- Youth by Brendan Cleary, p. 26
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Fiction by Sheila MacLeod, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- The Trick of the Ga Bolga by Patrick McGinley
- North Gladiola by James Wilcox
- Running Backwards Over Sand by Stephanie Dowrick
- The Garish Day by Rachel Billington
- Confessions of a Prodigal Daughter by Mary Rose Callaghan
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Review A Manifesto for Old Age, by Joanna Bornat, Chr... by Nina Hibbin, p. 27 - 1 Review- A Manifesto for Old Age by Joanna Bornat, Chris Philippson, and Sue Ward
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Review The Land of Ulro, by Czeslaw Milosz by Alan Hurst, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Land of Ulro by Czeslaw Milosz
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Review Narrow Rooms, by James Purdy by Stephen Everson, p. 27 - 1 Review- Narrow Rooms by James Purdy
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Review Planet: The Welsh Internationalist, by Ned Thomas by Diana Whitley Jones, p. 27 - 1 Review- Planet: The Welsh Internationalist by Ned Thomas
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Whole lotta shakin' by Olivia Harris, p. 28 - 1 Review- Truth, Dare or Promise by Liz Heron
- Encounter by Brendan Cleary, p. 28
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In the crucible by Robert del Quiaro, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Last Frontier by Susan Branford and Oriel Glock
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Films: The incredible hulk by Francis Wheen, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985 Film) by George P. Cosmatos
- Fruits of Passion - The Story of "O" Continued (1982 Film) by Shuji Terayama
- Edinburgh Festival by Angus Calder, p. 30
- Tories and housing by Jules Lubbock, p. 31
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 31
- Friday-night poker by David Berry, p. 32
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 34-36
- Cover drawing by David Hine
- This England, pp. 10-13
- Mediawatch: On why the United Newspaper takeover matters by Michael Leapman, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 20
- Slump, p. 20
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September 6, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- News, pp. 4-6
- Inside the TUC by Peter Kellner, p. 7
- Rule of war by Duncan Campbell, pp. 8-11
- Britain's most hopeless Labour Party by Caroline Rees, p. 12
- Unpopular opinions by Norman Webb, p. 13
- What social security is for by Angus Erskine, p. 14
- Life of a claimant by Rob Edwards, p. 15
- South African dossier by Tom McGurk, p. 18
- Driving the French from the Pacific by Chris Price, p. 19
- Nigeria's coup by Suzanne Cronje, p. 20
- My brother's keeper by John Edgar Wideman, pp. 23-25
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To sing the burden of history by Nicholas Murray, p. 26 - 1 Review- Celtic Revivals by Seamus Deane
- A mutilated measure by Frank Cooper, p. 26
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It's the real thing by David Montrose, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Fruit Palace by Charles Nicholl
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Bug by John Rentoul, p. 27 - 1 Review- A Job to Live by Shirley Williams
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In a mind field by David Berry, p. 28 - 1 Review- Decline and Fall of the Freudian Empire by Hans Eysenck
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Not turn aside by Anne Smith, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Tamarisk Tree by Dora W.B. Russell
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Review The Haymarket Tragedy, by Paul Avrich by Nicolas Walter, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Haymarket Tragedy by Paul Avrich
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Review Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady, by Flor... by Jeanette Winterson, p. 29 - 1 Review- Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady by Florence King
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Review A Traveller in Romance, by W. Somerset Maugham... by Alan Bold, p. 29 - 1 Review- A Traveller in Romance by W. Somerset Maugham and John Whitehead
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Fiction by Colin Greenland, p. 30 - 6 Reviews- You've Never Heard Me Sing by Ted Walker
- Tongues of Flame by Tim Parks
- Gentlemen in England by A.N. Wilson
- The Big Man by William McIlvanney
- Family and Friends by Anita Brookner
- 'D' Train by Terry Wilson
- Buddha at the British Museum by John Spurling, p. 30
- Aunt Dan and Lemon by Victoria Radin, p. 31
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Films: What dreams may come by Francis Wheen, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- Subway (1985 Film) by Luc Besson
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 Film) by Wes Craven
- Desperately Seeking Susan (1985 Film) by Susan Seidelman
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 33
- When in Harare by Kate Kellaway, p. 34
- Work in progress looks back at the year by Naseem Khan, p. 35
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 36
- Weekend competition, p. 36
- Salamanca, pp. 37-40
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Slump, p. 21
- Feedback by Nicholas Bell, p. 22
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September 13, 1985 Issue = 43 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- SDP guards vote against driver-only operated party by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Masters and slaves by Duncan Campbell and Patrick Forbes, pp. 10-11
- Why Birmingham boiled over by Derek Bishton, p. 12
- Green Belts split Tones by Stephen Joseph, pp. 13-14
- Michael Foot plus video? by Anthony Barnett, p. 15
- This England, pp. 15-16
- European commission's plan for coal... by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 19
- ...and why it won't work by Richard Saville and George Kerevan, p. 20
- India harnesses Tamil separatists by Amrit Wilson, p. 21
- Third World debt by David Ward, p. 21
- War of the wombs by Nell McCafferty, pp. 24-26
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Re-entering earth's atmosphere by David Edgar, p. 27 - 1 Review- For a Pluralist Socialism by Michael Rustin
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False promise by Gregory Woods, p. 28 - 1 Review- Leaves from a Victorian Diary by Edward Leeves
- A centenary by J.C. Hall, p. 28
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Onward and inward by Paul Roazen, p. 29 - 1 Review- Psychoanalysis and Beyond by Charles Rycroft and Peter Fuller
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Middle management by Malcolm Bruce, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Partnership of Principle by Roy Jenkins
- Partners in One Nation by David Steel
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 31 - 5 Reviews- The Good Terrorist by Doris Lessing
- A Handbook for Visitors from Outer Space by Kathryn Kramer
- High Ground by John McGahern
- Face by Cecile Pineda
- Parrot's Perch by Michel Rio
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Review The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood, by Jan Marsh by Valerie Grosvenor Myer, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Pre-Raphaelite Sisterhood by Jan Marsh
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Review Guide to Modern World Literature, by Martin Se... by Anne Smith, p. 32 - 1 Review- Guide to Modern World Literature by Martin Seymour-Smith
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Review The State of the Police, by Phil Scraton by Michael Bell, p. 32 - 1 Review- The State of the Police by Phil Scraton
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Review Torture, by Edward Peters by Tony Beeton, p. 32 - 1 Review- Torture by Edward Peters
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Review How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger, by D... by Donny O'Rourke, p. 32 - 1 Review- How Can I Keep from Singing: Pete Seeger by David King Dunaway
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 33
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Films: Daughters and lovers by John Coleman, pp. 33-34 - 4 Reviews- Dim Sum - A Little Bit of Heart (1985 Film) by Wayne Wang
- The Frog Prince (1985 Film) by Jackson Hunsicker
- Cocoon (1985 Film) by Ron Howard
- Crimes of Passion (1984 Film) by Ken Russell
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 35
- Allotments by Angela Harding, p. 36
- Cosmotheka by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Crossword, pp. 38-42
- Cover drawing by Cliff Harper
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Take me to your leaders by John Minnion, p. 22
- Feedback, p. 23
- Musings by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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September 20, 1985 Issue = 39 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Goodbye to Butler and Stokes by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- 'Troops Out' is no policy by Bernard Crick, pp. 10-11
- Muslim schools by Jolyon Jenkins and Mohsin A. Bangash, pp. 12-13
- Ashdown's recantation by Sarah Benton, p. 14
- Defending democracy at Greenham by Trevor Brown, p. 15
- Endgames in Liverpool by Ian Williams, p. 16
- South Africa's white chicken run by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 19
- The US Bigeye Bomb by Claudia Wright, p. 20
- London Dumping Convention by Jane Dibblin, p. 21
- Torture's dead simplicity by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 24-26
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And when they ask us by Jon Cook, p. 27 - 1 Review- On Writing and Politics, 1967-1983 by Gunter Grass
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Talking of writing by Harriett Gilbert, p. 27 - 1 Review- Novelists in Interview by John Haffenden
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One eyelid batting by Bill Greenwell, p. 28 - 1 Review- Jackdaw Cake by Norman Lewis
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Poetry by John Lucas, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- A Happy Childhood by William Matthews
- Ukelele Music by Peter Reading
- From the Irish by James Simmons
- A Voyage Round the Moon by John Gohorry
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Naught for your comfort by Anne Smith, p. 30 - 7 Reviews- A Maggot by John Fowles
- Blood Libels by Clive Sinclair
- Bunter Sahib by Daniel Green
- Lucia in Wartime by Tom Holt
- But for Bunter by David Hughes
- Conversations of Cow by Suniti Namjoshi
- Annie John by Jamaica Kincaid
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Review The Second Superpower, by Gerard Holden by M.H. Ryle, p. 31 - 2 Reviews- The Second Superpower by Gerard Holden
- Nuclear Winter by Owen Greene, Ian Percival, and Irene Ridge
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Review Women's Images of Men, by S. Kent and J. Morreau by Clare Rendell, p. 31 - 1 Review- Women's Images of Men by S. Kent and J. Morreau
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Review Crowded Hours, by Eric Roll by Adrian Smith, p. 31 - 1 Review- Crowded Hours by Eric Roll
- Jo Spence's photography by Liz Heron, p. 32
- Sculpture and painting by John Spurling, p. 33
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Films: Mother courage by John Coleman, p. 33 - 4 Reviews- The Official Story (1985 Film) by Luis Puenzo
- Queen Kelly (1929 Film) by Erich von Stroheim
- The Holcroft Covenant (1985 Film) by John Frankenheimer
- Code of Silence (1985 Film) by Andrew Davis
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 34-35
- Learning to be a nurse by Jonathan Falla, p. 36
- Work in progress on Iqbal Jaffrey and the National Gallery by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Television by Andrew Rissik, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Crossword, pp. 39-42
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Islander, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Take me to your leader by John Minnion, p. 22
- Feedback, p. 23
- Musings by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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September 27, 1985 Issue = 41 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Childwatch by Dianne Core, p. 8
- Labour is condemned to fight clean by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Labour's Ministry of Women by Anna Coote, pp. 10-11
- Political fund of goodwill by John McIlroy, pp. 12-13
- The story of AIDS by Julian Meldrum, pp. 14-15
- News of war by Greg Philo, John Eldridge, and Kevin Williams, p. 16
- Strike against racial harassment by Christian Wolmar, p. 17
- Pope John Paul the Fundamentalist by T.M. Pasca, p. 20
- South Africa's emerging leaders by Howard Barrell, p. 21
- Gorbachev's power struggles by Stephen Cohen, p. 22
- Israeli liberals defend Arab Press by Deborah Pugh, p. 23
- A mole in the classroom by Sue Townsend, pp. 26-28
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Pilgrims at the shrine of D.H.L. by Glyn Hughes, p. 29 - 7 Reviews- Lawrence's Men and Women by Sheila Macleod
- Flame Into Being by Anthony Burgess
- D.H. Lawrence: Life Into Art by Keith Sagar
- D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study by Anais Nin
- The World of D. H. Lawrence by Henry Miller
- D.H. Lawrence and Tradition by Jeffrey Meyers
- A D.H. Lawrence Album by George Hardy and Nathaniel Harris
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Fiction by Gillian Wilce, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch
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News from nowhere by Michael Leapman, pp. 31-33 - 1 Review- Last Letters from Hav by Jan Morris
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Fiction by Geoff Dyer, p. 34 - 4 Reviews- Mr. Palomar by Italo Calvino
- Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
- Self-Help by Lorrie Moore
- Metro by Alexander Kaletski
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, pp. 34-35 - 3 Reviews- Loyalties by Raymond Williams
- Paradise Postponed by John Mortimer
- Hiroshima Joe by Martin Booth
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A fistful of ideals by Terry Tastard, p. 36 - 1 Review- Fire from the Mountain by Omar Cabezas
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Hard and soft by John Spurling, pp. 36-37 - 2 Reviews- Kitchener: The Man Behind the Legend by Philip Warner
- The Kitchener Enigma by Trevor Royle
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Making a meal of it by Bernard Padden, p. 38 - 1 Review- Just Williams: An Autobiography by Kenneth Williams
- Stockhausen's mammoth opera by Andrew Clements, p. 39
- Abject pop by Biba Kopf, p. 40
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Films: Pursuit of love by John Coleman, pp. 41-42 - 4 Reviews- Camila (1984 Film) by Maria Luisa Bemberg
- The Hustler (1961 Film) by Robert Rossen
- Fletch (1985 Film) by Michael Ritchie
- Body Double (1984 Film) by Brian De Palma
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 43
- Mengele on TV by Andrew Rissik, p. 43
- Gaelic v. American football by Huw Richards, p. 44
- Work in progress watches videos by Naseem Khan, p. 45
- Weekend competition, p. 46
- Crossword, pp. 46-50
- Cover drawing by Christine Roche
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 18
- Slump, p. 18
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 24
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 24-25
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 51
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 51
- Quiz, pp. 51-52
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October 4, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Gays and Labour by John Nicholson, p. 8
- Kinnock: why he needed to shine by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Thatcher's 59 fatal flaws, p. 10
- Merseyside blues by Ian Williams, pp. 10-13
- How to abolish public schools by Barry Hugill, p. 14
- Royals and politics by Phillip Hall, p. 15
- Scots Nats by Rob Edwards, p. 15
- What makes a good MP by Harriet Harman, p. 16
- Mexico's leaders capitalise on the earthquake by Emiliano Magon, p. 19
- Dengism declines by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 20
- Australian paranoia by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- Middle class nests by Terry Tastard, pp. 24-26
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Speak for themselves by Malcolm Imrie, p. 27 - 1 Review- Soldier, Soldier by Tony Parker
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With musket or missile by Martin Shaw, p. 27 - 1 Review- Soldiers by John Keegan and Richard Holmes
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The present future by K.V. Bailey, p. 28 - 1 Review- Scientific Romance in Britain, 1890-1950 by Brian Stableford
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Fiction by Marion Glastonbury, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- A Family Madness by Thomas Keneally
- Light Years by Maggie Gee
- The Third Life of Grange Copeland by Alice Walker
- Betsey Brown by Ntozake Shange
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In a vending machine by Nicholas Murray, p. 29 - 1 Review- Landscapes of Poverty by Jeremy Seabrook
- London Festival of Black Music by Charles Fox, pp. 30-31
- Art by John Spurling, p. 32
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Films: Dead 'n' alive by John Coleman, pp. 32-33 - 3 Reviews- Pale Rider (1985 Film) by Clint Eastwood
- Lifeforce (1985 Film) by Tobe Hooper
- The Outcasts (1982 Film) by Robert Wynne-Simmons
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 34
- The perfect pub by Jeremy Lewis, p. 35
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Work in progress on art from the miners' strike by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 37
- Salamanca, pp. 38-42
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Austin Mitchell, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 22-23
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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October 11, 1985 Issue = 44 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- CND back in the USSR, p. 8
- In Blackpool by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The sack of academe by Paul Flather, pp. 10-11
- Militant tendency besieged by John McIlroy, pp. 12-13
- Firefighters balk at riot control by Sue Balding, pp. 14-15
- How the Tottenham riot began by Nick Wright, pp. 16-17
- Why I hate cricket by Joan Smith, p. 18
- What the US knew about the Tunis raid by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- Rainbow Warrior by Michael Price, pp. 22-23
- Gorbachev's fake offer by Mary Kaldor, pp. 24-25
- Obituary by Terry Duffy, p. 26
- Trying to crack the English literary scene in the 1950s by Janet Frame, pp. 29-31
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The two of her by Ian Thomson, p. 32 - 1 Review- Wheel of Life by Beatrice Potter Webb
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Fiction by John Clute, p. 33 - 4 Reviews- These Golden Days by John Braine
- A Storm from Paradise by Stuart Hood
- Lying in State by Julian Rathbone
- A Soldier's Legacy by Heinrich Boll
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Once upon a time by Steven Rose, p. 34 - 1 Review- Seven Clues to the Origin of Life by A.G. Cairns-Smith
- Teaching English as a foreign language by Michael Instone, p. 34
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Review Journal of a Solitude, by May Sarton by Nicci Gerrard, p. 35 - 1 Review- Journal of a Solitude by May Sarton
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Review The Politics of Local Socialism, by John Gyford by Christian Wolmar, p. 35 - 1 Review- The Politics of Local Socialism by John Gyford
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Review Women in English Society, 1500-1800, by Mary P... by Jo-Ann Goodwin, p. 35 - 1 Review- Women in English Society, 1500-1800 by Mary Prior
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His own man by Basil Davidson, p. 36 - 1 Review- Rise and Fall by Milovan Djilas
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Poetry: Growing up by Robert Sheppard, p. 36 - 1 Review- Writing Home by Hugo Williams
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Films: Virgin on the ridiculous by John Coleman, p. 37 - 5 Reviews- Hail Mary (1985 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
- Cop au Vin (1985 Film) by Claude Chabrol
- Gulag (1985 Film) by Roger Young
- The Black Cauldron (1985 Film) by Jack Hannah, Richard Rich, and Ted Berman
- American Ninja (1985 Film) by Sam Firstenberg
- Torch Song Trilogy by Benedict Nightingale, p. 38
- Zemlinsky's operas by Andrew Clements, p. 39
- The Royal Ballet by Stephanie Jordan, p. 40
- Me and the seven wotsits by Michael Rosen, p. 40
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 41
- Work in progress at the cinema by Naseem Khan, p. 42
- Weekend competition, p. 43
- Crossword, pp. 43-46
- Cover photo by Chris Davies
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- This England, p. 18
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 19
- Slump, p. 19
- Diary by Michael Leapman, p. 20
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 20
- Letters, p. 27
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 27
- Feedback, p. 28
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 47
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 47
- Quiz, pp. 47-48
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October 18, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Fate of a nagging wife by Barry Hugill, p. 8
- Tories search for soft old image by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Ways to make you drink Fosters by Roger Protz, p. 10
- The fate of black leadership by Tony Sewell, p. 12
- You don't riot by Benjamin Zephamiah, p. 12
- Needles---a cure for addiction by Ian Williams, p. 13
- Peace movement wakes up to the Third World by Jane Dibblin, p. 14
- Le crunch for Mitterrand's party by David Bell, p. 17
- Squeeze on Britain over SA sanctions by Suzanne Cronje, p. 18
- US should remember French Algeria by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- Spiritual guerrillas in Zimbabwe by David Lan, pp. 22-24
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Muck, brass and power by Peter Wilsher, p. 25 - 1 Review- Pandaemonium 1660-1886 by Humphrey Jennings, Mary-Lou Jennings, and Charles Madge, ...
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Like Chinese whispers by Alan Brien, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- Evelyn Waugh: Portrait of a Country Neighbour by Frances L. Donaldson
- Scouse Mouse by George Melly
- Marcel Proust: Selected Letters, 1890-1903 by Ralph Manheim
- The Lisle Letters by Bridget Boland
- Cop World by James McClure
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Wise, or not, after the event by Joan Smith, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- The Miners' Strike by Geoffrey Goodman
- Strike: Thatcher, Scargill and the Miners
- The mugging by Matthew Sweeney, p. 28
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Putting on the style by Grace Ingoldby, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- The Gold Tip Pfitzer by Irene Handl
- Black Venus by Angela Carter
- Awaiting Trespass by Linda Ty-Casper
- Natural Selection by Margaret Mulvihill
- 20th-century German art by John Spurling, p. 29
- Tom Waits by Geoff Dyer, p. 30
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Films: Splat! by John Coleman, p. 31 - 5 Reviews- Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985 Film) by George Miller and George Ogilvie
- Red Sonja (1985 Film) by Richard Fleischer
- To an Unknown God (1977 Film) by Jaime Chavarri
- What Can I Do with a Male Nude? (1985 Film) by Ron Peck
- The Angelic Conversation (1985 Film) by Derek Jarman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- When worlds collide by Roz Kaveney, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress goes to a South Bank Board press conference by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by David Hine
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- This England, p. 11
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 20-21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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October 25, 1985 Issue = 46 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Museums make you cough up by Jane Jarley, p. 8
- New re-tuned 2D Slidometer by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The Armlock of the Law by Ole Hansen, p. 10
- Police Tactics in Tottenham by Jim Driscoll, p. 11
- Women's mags by Susan Ardill and Sue O'Sullivan, p. 12
- How the teachers' dispute might be 'won' by Barry Hugill, p. 14
- Prisons as mental wards by Melissa Benn, p. 15
- Breaking the NUM by John McIlroy, p. 16
- Guatemala by Stewart Lansley and Ruth Pierce, p. 19
- Rajiv Gandhi's image punctured by Amrit Wilson, pp. 20-21
- Hungary's undogmatic leader by Bob Dent, p. 22
- Titian---a painter for CND by Anthony Barnett, pp. 25-27
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Left write by Mervyn Jones, p. 28 - 1 Review- Voices: From Arts for Labour by Nicki Jackowska
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What is socialism? by Steven Lukes, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- The Politics of Socialism by John Dunn
- Against Socialist Illusion by David Selbourne
- Arguing for Socialism by Andrew Levine
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Hope still by Bernard Crick, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Power of the Powerless by Vaclav Havel and John Keane
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Those in peril by M.H. Ryle, p. 30 - 1 Review- Living with the Bomb by Dorothy Rowe
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Fiction by Bill Greenwell, p. 31 - 5 Reviews- Heavenly Deceptions by Maggie Brooks
- Boating for Beginners by Jeanette Winterson
- Three of a Kind by Rachel Ingalls
- The Prague Orgy by Philip Roth
- Flashman and the Dragon by George MacDonald Fraser
- Neighbours by Peter Norman, p. 31
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Review The Periodic Table, by Primo Levi by Gillian Wilce, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
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Review Colette: A Passion for Life, by Genevieve Dormann by Harriett Gilbert, p. 32 - 1 Review- Colette: A Passion for Life by Genevieve Dormann
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Review Hannibal's Footsteps, by Bernard Levin by Sarah Lawson, p. 32 - 1 Review- Hannibal's Footsteps by Bernard Levin
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Review Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence, by Rosemary Cu... by Barbara Smith, p. 32 - 1 Review- Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence by Rosemary Curb and Nancy Manahan
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Review The Hogarth Letters, by Hermione Lee by Kate Kellaway, p. 32 - 1 Review- The Hogarth Letters by Hermione Lee
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Films: Flesh and blood by John Coleman, p. 33 - 3 Reviews- Prizzi's Honor (1985 Film) by John Huston
- The Flamingo Kid (1984 Film) by Garry Marshall
- Heaven Help Us (1985 Film) by Michael Dinner
- D.H. Lawrence to music by Charles Fox, p. 34
- Computer composition by Andrew Clements, pp. 34-35
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 36
- Work in progress on performance art by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- A day at the races by Stan Accrington, p. 37
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Poem by Stephen Knight, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 39
- Crossword, pp. 39-42
- Cover photo by Ramesh Sharma
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- This England, pp. 12-13
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Chris Mullin, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 23-24
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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November 1, 1985 Issue = 43 Articles- News, pp. 5-7
- Old Lords by Andrew Roth, p. 8
- Kinnock's rout of the Left by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Secrets of a show trial by Duncan Campbell, pp. 10-11
- Shake-up for the Left kaleidoscope by John Rentoul, pp. 12-13
- Politicians woo the young by Adam LeBor, p. 14
- New light on Birmingham pub bombings by Chris Mullin, pp. 15-18
- Star Wars won't work, p. 21
- Italy's tangle with the US by Donald Sassoon, pp. 22-23
- Hypocrisy of Chief Buthelezi by Geoffrey Bindman, p. 24
- Greneda two years on by Greg Chamberlain, p. 25
- Short story by Grace Paley, pp. 28-30
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The last party by Rupert Christiansen, p. 31 - 1 Review- The New Review Anthology by Ian Hamilton
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Simple needs by Gregory Woods, p. 32 - 1 Review- Towards Democracy by Edward Carpenter
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Fiction by Colin Greenland, p. 32 - 6 Reviews- Men and Angels by Mary Gordon
- Fortune's Daughter by Alice Hoffman
- Not Wanted on the Voyage by Timothy Findley
- Seaview by Toby Olson
- The Untidy Pilgrim by Eugene Walter
- The Byzantine Riddle, and Other Stories by Eugene Walter
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Truth & Justice by Sara Maitland, p. 33 - 1 Review- Monuments and Maidens by Marina Warner
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A king of glass by Nicholas Murray, p. 34 - 1 Review- Jonathan Swift: A Hypocrite Reversed by David Nokes
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Review The Export of Hazard, by Jane H. Ives by Martin Ince, p. 35 - 1 Review- The Export of Hazard by Jane H. Ives
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Review The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf... by Alan Hurst, p. 35 - 1 Review- The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf by Susan Dick and Virginia Woolf
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Review Churchill and the Jews, by Michael J. Cohen by Peter Forbes, p. 35 - 1 Review- Churchill and the Jews by Michael J. Cohen
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Review Don't Be a Soldier!, by Ken Weller by Peter Tatchell, p. 35 - 1 Review- Don't Be a Soldier! by Ken Weller
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The magus by Oliver Harris, p. 36 - 1 Review- The Adding Machine by William S. Burroughs
- Streetcreatures by Alison Stone, p. 36
- Lambeth Community Care Centre by Jules Lubbock, p. 36
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 37
- Howard Barker by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 38-39
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Films: Boy's own adventure by John Coleman, p. 40 - 4 Reviews- The Emerald Forest (1985 Film) by John Boorman
- Finye: The Wind (1985 Film) by Souleymane Cisse
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985 Film) by Joel Schumacher
- The Bride (1985 Film) by Franc Roddam
- Gliding by Naseem Khan, p. 41
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 42
- Weekend competition, p. 42
- Salamanca, pp. 43-46
- Cover montage by Cath Tate
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- This England, p. 14
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 19
- Slump, p. 19
- Diary by Islander, p. 20
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 20
- Letters, p. 26
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 26-27
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 47
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 47
- Quiz, pp. 47-48
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November 8, 1985 Issue = 36 Articles- Turning Left by Lauren Milne Henderson, p. 8
- Papandreou sells out by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Welcome to Britain by Chris Smith, p. 10
- Unionists fall for Sinn Fein's trap by Paddy Devlin, p. 11
- It wasn't even an official secret seven years ago by Duncan Campbell, p. 12
- Black women and you by Zhana, pp. 13-14
- Who's afraid of Le Pen? by Paul Hainsworth, p. 17
- Yurchenko, the double defector by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- Young blacks go for Marx against apartheid by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 19
- The full horrors of Britain's first A-bomb test by Joan Smith, pp. 22-24
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Grabbing them young by Michael Rosen, p. 25 - 9 Reviews- A Lion in the Night by Pamela Allen
- The True Story of Chicken Licken by Jan Ormerod
- Knock Knock Who's There? by Sally Grindley and Anthony Browne
- An Elephant Came to Swim by Hugh Lewin and Lisa Kopper
- Only One Woof by James Herriot
- The Baron Rides Out by Adrian Mitchell
- Union Farm
- The Outing by Dylan Thomas
- Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti
- Yukky dip by Naseem Khan, p. 26
- Waking up to the kid next door by Gillian Wilce, p. 27
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At face value by Adrianne Blue, p. 28 - 1 Review- Common Fame by Richard Schickel
- A minute's silence by Michael Hofmann, p. 28
- Art by John Spurling, p. 29
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Films: Attracting quite an audience by John Coleman, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985 Film) by Paul Schrader
- Letter to Brezhnev (1986 Film) by Chris Bernard
- The Supergrass (1985 Film) by Peter Richardson
- Argie (1983 Film) by Jorge Blanco
- Music by Andrew Clements, p. 31
- Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 32
- Hypnotherapy by David Montrose, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress at the Bristol Festival for Children by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Will Hill
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- This England, p. 18
- Letters, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 20-21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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November 15, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- On the seventh day, He shopped by Rob Edwards, p. 8
- Kinnock's new tools by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Abortion by Julia South, pp. 10-11
- What did 'soccer thug' get life for? by John Rentoul, pp. 12-13
- Bank of England loses its grip by Christopher Marley, p. 14
- Premediated murder of local government by Tony Travers, p. 15
- I wanted out of NATO, once by E.P. Thompson, pp. 18-19
- Copies of the Dook's knickers by Claudia Wright, p. 20
- US hatchet job on Gorbachev by Stephen Cohen, p. 21
- Brits fly roughshod over Nigeria by Suzanne Cronje, p. 22
- A memorial for the unfamous idealists who went to the Spanish Civil War by Judith Cook, pp. 25-27
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A craft to be worked at by John Lucas, p. 28 - 7 Reviews- The Fiction-Makers by Anne Stevenson
- Extending the Territory by Elizabeth Jennings
- A Second Skin by Patricia McCarthy
- Long Road to Nowhere by Amryl Johnson
- Sawdust and White Spirit by Stef Pixner
- Dry Air by Denise Riley
- Selected Poems by Fleur Adcock
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Running to stay in the same place by Anthony Barnett, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- On Living in an Old Country by Patrick Wright
- The Past is a Foreign Country by David Lowenthal
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On the couch by Bill Greenwell, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Inner I by Brian Finney
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Run to waste by Francis Wheen, p. 30 - 1 Review- Victor Grayson: Labour's Lost Leader by David Clark
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Horrid humans by Richard Deveson, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman
- Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
- The Catholic by David Plante
- Opening of the Mouth by Anne Duden
- Lit. Crit. by David Berry, p. 32
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Films: The best of a bad business by John Coleman, p. 33 - 2 Reviews- My Beautiful Laundrette (1986 Film) by Stephen Frears
- Colonel Redl (1985 Film) by Istvan Szabo
- Kurt Schwitters by John Spurling, p. 34
- New York theatre by Benedict Nightingale, pp. 34-35
- Royal Ballet and Dance Umbrella by Stephanie Jordan, p. 36
- Life after ileostomy by Bob Cant, p. 36
- Work in progress is seduced by the Northumbrian smallpipes by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 39
- Crossword, pp. 39-42
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 16
- Slump, p. 16
- Diary by Islander, p. 17
- Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 23
- Feedback by Ruth Wallsgrove, p. 24
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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November 22, 1985 Issue = 38 Articles- Private members' bills by Andrew Roth, p. 8
- Confederation of British Futility by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Don't Underestimate the Power of Sport by Tom McGurk, p. 10
- Look out: here comes the referee by Norman Lewis, p. 11
- Sun inside story shock by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 12
- Selling the Anglo-Irish deal by Fionnuala O Connor, p. 13
- Facing up to arguments over abortion---Part II by Julia South, p. 14
- Eyes down on your Geneva score-card by John Mendelsohn, p. 18
- Arafat adds a twig to the olive branch by Scott MacLeod, p. 19
- Franco's relics by David Johnston, p. 20
- How Darwin's theory of Evolution has been distorted by his 'disciples' by Mary Midgley, pp. 23-25
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Changes of tune in China by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 26 - 3 Reviews- The Making of Foreign Policy in China by A. Doak Barnett
- China's One-Child Family Policy by Elizabeth Croll, Delia Davin, and Penny Kane
- Ideology and Policy in China Since the Third Plenum, 1978-84 by Stuart R. Schram
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Stuff of dreams by Robert del Quiaro, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Big Deal by Anthony Henman and Roger Lewis
- Heroin: Chasing the Dragon by Justine Picardie and Dorothy Wade
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A shot of B12 by Justin Wintle, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Everyman History of English Literature by Peter Conrad
- Swifts by Peter Norman, p. 28
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- The Assault by Harry Mulisch
- Three Minutes' Silence by Georgii Vladimov
- They Sleep Without Dreaming by Penelope Gilliatt
- Birthday Deathday, and Other Stories by Padma Perera
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Jazz in the USSR by Charles Fox, p. 29 - 1 Review- Russian Jazz: New Identity by Leo Feigin
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Films: Susan desperately seeking by John Coleman, p. 30 - 3 Reviews- Plenty (1985 Film) by Fred Schepisi
- Lost in America (1985 Film) by Albert Brooks
- The Boys Next Door (1985 Film) by Penelope Spheeris
- The National Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Olwen Wymark's new play by Paul Allen, p. 32
- Talking about my generation by Andrew Lumsden, p. 32
- Work in progress meets Ova by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Mark Hadden
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- This England, pp. 14-15
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 16
- Slump, p. 16
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 21
- Feedback by Felix Pirani, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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November 29, 1985 Issue = 46 Articles- Police powers by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 8
- The Left's secret Thatcherites by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Where are our nukes? by Duncan Campbell, pp. 10-13
- Tories and gay men by Andrew Lumsden, p. 14
- SERPS by Christian Wolmar, p. 15
- Ireland by Colm Toibin, p. 15
- Liverpool by Ian Williams, pp. 16-17
- Will they free Nelson Mandela? by Howard Barrell, p. 20
- Spies by Claudia Wright, p. 21
- Vatican by T.M. Pasca, p. 22
- Why is Nigeria corrupt? by Adewale Maja-Pearce, pp. 26-27
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Legends or lives by David Lancaster, p. 28 - 3 Reviews- The Other Side of the Moon by Sheridan Morley
- Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness
- Orson Welles: A Biography by Barbara Leaming
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Notes of native sons by Clive Davis, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- The Price of the Ticket by James Baldwin
- Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman
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Fiction by Ben Okri, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- The Devil's Church and Other Stories by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
- Learning to Swim, and Other Stories by Graham Swift
- Under the Banyan Tree by R.K. Narayan
- Oriental Tales by Marguerite Yourcenar
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Unknown, remembered by Geoff Dyer, p. 31 - 1 Review- Reflections on the White Bird by John Berger
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Words about pictures by John Spurling, pp. 32-33 - 5 Reviews- Patterns of Intention by Michael Baxandall
- The Enigma of Piero by Carlo Ginzburg
- Rembrandt: His Life, His Paintings by Gary Schwartz
- Vincent by Himself by Vincent Van Gogh and Bruce Bernard
- The Bayeux Tapestry by David M. Wilson
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A history of inflation by Michael Hofmann, p. 34 - 1 Review- The Collected Letters of Dylan Thomas by Paul Ferris and Dylan Thomas
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Fiction by Glyn Hughes, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Home Truths by Mavis Gallant
- Mum and Mr Armitage by Beryl Bainbridge
- Davies by David Constantine
- The Discus Throwers by Tom Wakefield
- Easy Stages by Peter Robins
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Ways of life by Nicci Gerrard, p. 35 - 4 Reviews- The Envoy from Mirror City by Janet Frame
- Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas by Maya Angelou
- In My Own Name by Sharan-Jeet Shan
- Part of My Soul Went With Him by Winnie Mandela
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Typecast by Rupert Christiansen, p. 36 - 1 Review- The Letters of Ann Fleming by Mark Amory and Ann Fleming
- War on want by James Simmons, p. 37
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Review Commonplace Book, by E.M. Forster and Philip G... by Alan Hurst, p. 38 - 1 Review- Commonplace Book by E.M. Forster and Philip Gardner
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Review Orwell: The War Commentaries, by W.J. West and... by Graham Field, p. 38 - 1 Review- Orwell: The War Commentaries by W.J. West and George Orwell
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Review Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle, by Mark T... by Dilip Hiro, p. 38 - 1 Review- Amritsar: Mrs. Gandhi's Last Battle by Mark Tully and Satish Jacob
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Films: Courting disaster by John Coleman, p. 39 - 4 Reviews- Agony (1981 Film) by Elem Klimov
- When Father Was Away on Business (1985 Film) by Emir Kusturica
- The Goonies (1985 Film) by Richard Donner
- Santa Claus - The Movie (1985 Film) by Jeannot Szwarc
- Housing co-ops by Jules Lubbock, p. 40
- Music by Biba Kopf, pp. 40-41
- Barcelona by John Spurling, p. 42
- Edgar and Jellicoe in Dorchester by Benedict Nightingale, p. 43
- By bike from Beijing by Madeleine Harmsworth, p. 44
- Work in progress by Naseem Khan, p. 45
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 45
- Weekend competition, p. 46
- Crossword, pp. 46-50
- Cover drawing by Leon Kuhn
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 18
- Slump, p. 18
- Diary by Islander, p. 19
- Cartoon by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- This England, pp. 22-23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 24
- Viewpoint by Ros Coward, p. 25
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 51
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 51
- Quiz, pp. 51-52
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December 6, 1985 Issue = 36 Articles- The day Iceland's women said 'that's it!' by Caroline Rees, p. 8
- Realpolitik v. Owen's minister for funny talks by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Scarman descends from the mount by Geoffrey Robertson, pp. 10-11
- Half a dozen untruths from the MOD by Duncan Campbell and Mike Burke, p. 12
- Ex-members of the WRP spill the beans by Robin Blick and David Caldwell, pp. 13-14
- US crawls back to its Liberian despot by Suzanne Cronje, p. 17
- Voice of COSATU soars in South Africa by Charles Grant, p. 18
- Wheels within wheels of Israeli spy rings by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- How government unbalances the diet by Judy Sadgrove, pp. 22-23
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Not to be taken so seriously by Mary Harron, p. 24 - 1 Review- Adorned in Dreams by Elizabeth Wilson
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From Russia with jokes by Alan Brien, p. 25 - 7 Reviews- The Portable Twentieth-Century Russian Reader by Clarence Brown
- Islanders and the Fisher of Men by Yevgeny Zamyatin
- The Life of the Automobile by Ilya Ehrenburg
- Moscow Circles by Benedict Erofeev
- Stars and Bars by William Boyd
- Pitch Dark by Renata Adler
- Bad Girls by Mary Flanagan
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Absolute for peace by Dora Russell, p. 26 - 1 Review- Most Dangerous Women by Anne Wiltsher
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Guns and angels by Paul Binding, p. 27 - 3 Reviews- Collected Poems, 1928-1985 by Stephen Spender
- Journals, 1939-1983 by Stephen Spender and John Goldsmith
- Oedipus Trilogy by Stephen Spender
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Light and shade by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- The Lover by Marguerite Duras
- The Ambassador by Andre Brink
- Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
- Cracked Wheat, and Other Stories by Hugh Cook
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Films: In the fourth dimension by John Coleman, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- Nineteen Nineteen (1985 Film) by Hugh Brody
- A Zed and Two Noughts (1985 Film) by Peter Greenaway
- Turtle Diary (1985 Film) by John Irvin
- Back to the Future (1985 Film) by Robert Zemeckis
- Pumping Iron II: The Women (1985 Film) by George Butler
- London Film Festival by Judith Williamson, p. 30
- Hans Werner Henze by Andrew Clements, p. 30
- Dance Umbrella by Stephanie Jordan, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Work in progress on libraries by Naseem Khan, p. 32
- They've got tabs on us by Bill Greenwell, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Salamanca, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Will Hill
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- This England, p. 19
- Letters, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 20-21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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December 13, 1985 Issue = 37 Articles- What policemen (sic) see by Nicholas de Jongh, p. 8
- As-Tyne-ding statistic by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Obscene politics by Joan Smith, pp. 10-11
- Why I'm not prime minister by James Prior, pp. 12-14
- Following Reagan out of UNESCO by Christopher Price, p. 17
- Israeli penetration of US intelligence by Claudia Wright, pp. 18-19
- China's trade with hated Japan by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 20
- Louis Farrakhan---a black separatist, radical or reactionary? by Manning Marable, pp. 23-25
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Cocked snooks by Charles Fox, p. 26 - 1 Review- La Tristesse de Saint Louis by Mike Zwerin
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In mourning by Malcolm Imrie, p. 26 - 1 Review- A World Still to Win by Trevor Blackwell and Jeremy Seabrook
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Thoughts of a Nobel mind by Mark Thompson, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Human Province by Elias Canetti
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Review The World, the Flesh, and Myself, by Michael D... by Gregory Woods, p. 28 - 1 Review- The World, the Flesh, and Myself by Michael Davidson
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Review The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Ot... by Bruce Hepburn, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
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Review My Life in the Silver Screen, by Gerald Kaufman by Nina Hibbin, p. 28 - 1 Review- My Life in the Silver Screen by Gerald Kaufman
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Review Night Life, by Liam Hudson by Peter Forbes, p. 28 - 1 Review- Night Life by Liam Hudson
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Review Stevie, by Jack Barbera and William McBrien by John Horder, p. 28 - 1 Review- Stevie by Jack Barbera and William McBrien
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Hooked on Northern Ireland by Tom Gallagher, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Northern Ireland: A Personal Perspective by Merlyn Rees
- The British State and The Ulster Crisis by Paul Bew and Henry Patterson
- Three jolly barbers by William Scammell, p. 30
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Films: Horses for courses by John Coleman, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- Came a Hot Friday (1985 Film) by Ian Mune
- Legend (1985 Film) by Ridley Scott
- The Black Pirate (1926 Film) by Albert Parker
- Alice in Wonderland (1951 Film) by Lou Bunin
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 32
- Folk music by Donny O'Rourke, p. 32
- Herpes by Simon Rae, p. 33
- Work in progress with old and young by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Cartoon by Ralph Steadman, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Islander, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- This England, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 21-22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 1,405 Articles
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Issues of 1987 = 36 Issues
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Issues of 1988 = 36 Issues, 52 Articles
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Issues of 1989 = 12 Issues
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Issues of the 1990s = 2 Years, 41 Issues, 19 Articles-
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Issues of 1990 = 24 Issues, 19 Articles
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Issues of 1993 = 17 Issues