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Issues of 1978 = 51 Issues, 1,462 Articles
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Issues of 1985 = 51 Issues, 1,887 Articles
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Issues of 1986 = 51 Issues, 1,405 Articles-
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Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1986 = 13 Issues, 480 Articles-
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January 3, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- New 'Scrutiny' feature on US banks' plans for Docklands by Bob Colenutt, p. 8
- Mrs T banks on the honours by Peter Kellner, pp. 9-10
- Science militarised by Stephen Rose, p. 11
- Supergrass justice by Tony Gifford, p. 12
- Unreported facts of the Fordham stabbing by Harry Crawley, pp. 12-13
- White Man's Pope by T.M. Pasca, p. 16
- South Africa's reluctant white conscripts by Tim Jarvis, p. 17
- A peace-keeping force in space by Felix Pirani, p. 18
- Going to Washington to hear US propaganda about Africa by Denis Herbstein, pp. 20-22
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Some manful groundwork by Gregory Woods, p. 23 - 1 Review- Lorca: The Gay Imagination by Paul Binding
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Word play by Barbara Smith, p. 23 - 1 Review- A Feminist Dictionary by Cheris Kramarae and Paula A. Treichler
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Recent history by Bob Woffinden, p. 24 - 1 Review- The Writing on the Wall by Phillip Whitehead
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Either-or by Colin Shindler, p. 24 - 1 Review- Hitler's Apocalypse: Jews and the Nazi Legacy by Robert Wistrich
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Backtracking by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 25 - 1 Review- Toward the Decolonization of African Literature by Onsucheka J. Chinweizu and Ihechukwu Madubuike, ...
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A simple soul? by James Bentley, p. 25 - 1 Review- On the Tail of a Comet by Garth Lean
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Films: Press ganged by John Coleman, pp. 26-27 - 6 Reviews- Defense of the Realm (1986 Film) by David Drury
- Silverado (1985 Film) by Lawrence Kasdan
- Himatsuri (1985 Film) by Mitsuo Yanagimachi
- Black Narcissus (1947 Film) by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
- King Solomon's Mines (1985 Film) by J. Lee Thompson
- Best Defense (1984 Film) by Willard Huyck
- Ireland's pop music by Barry McIlheney, p. 28
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 28
- Art by John Spurling, p. 29
- Having a university holiday by Faye Ainscow, p. 30
- Work in progress on the trail of the Commonwealth poets by Naseem Khan, p. 31
- French television by Hugo Williams, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 32
- Salamanca, pp. 32-34
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- This England, p. 18
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- Quiz, pp. 35-36
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January 10, 1986 Issue = 38 Articles- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Tarzan's antics by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- There'll always be an Ulster by Fionnuala O Connor, pp. 10-11
- Secrecy only helps bureaucrats by Ralph Nader, p. 12
- Sexism in tax legislation by Hilary Land, p. 14
- Why the US-Libyan confrontation fizzled out by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- US trade unions do it on video by Dave Peers and Beryl Richards, pp. 18-19
- Arguments over psycho policy---how should we treat the mentally ill? by Dave Berry, pp. 22-24
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Dinner-table diplomacy by Michael Leapman, p. 25 - 1 Review- In the Eye of the Storm by Kurt Waldheim
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Lamentations by David Montrose, p. 26 - 1 Review- Indian Country by Peter Matthiessen
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The uses of failure by Christian Wolmar, p. 26 - 1 Review- What a Way to Run a Railroad by Charles Landry, David Morley, and Russell Southwood, ...
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All that glitters by Bill Greenwell, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Rainbow Roun Mah Shoulder by Linda Brown Bragg
- Kahawa by Donald E. Westlake
- The Boys from Bonnymuir by Tom Lannon
- Under the Cover of a Hat by H.C. Artmann
- Castle Gripsholm by Kurt Tucholsky
- G I brides by Paul May, p. 27
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Review Witness to War, by Charles Clements, M.D. by Jo Hugh-Jones, p. 28 - 1 Review- Witness to War by Charles Clements, M.D.
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Review Black Book on the Welsh Theatre, by Dedwydd Jones by Diana Whitley Jones, p. 28 - 1 Review- Black Book on the Welsh Theatre by Dedwydd Jones
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Review Selected Speeches and Interviews, by Janos Kadar by Bob Dent, p. 28 - 1 Review- Selected Speeches and Interviews by Janos Kadar
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Review Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and the Rise of French ... by Nicolas Walter, p. 28 - 1 Review- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon and the Rise of French Republican Socialism by K. Steven Vincent
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Review New Sounds, New Personalities, by Paul Griffiths by Andrew Clements, p. 28 - 1 Review- New Sounds, New Personalities by Paul Griffiths
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Films: Bull in a china shop by John Coleman, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- Year of the Dragon (1985 Film) by Michael Cimino
- A Chorus Line (1985 Film) by Richard Attenborough
- Peppermint Freedom (1983 Film) by Marianne Rosenbaum
- Orion's Belt (1985 Film) by Ola Solum and Tristan DeVere Cole
- Poem by Paul May, p. 30
- Open-air art by Mo Dodson, p. 30
- Pantomimes by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 32
- Bringing up baby by Christopher Meade, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Liverpool Diary by Ian Williams, 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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January 17, 1986 Issue = 40 Articles- What we already knew about Thatcher by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The Heseltine earthquake by Clive Ponting and Rob Shepherd, pp. 10-11
- The economy this January by Maurice Peston, pp. 14-15
- Kinnock talks on black representation and Labour by Tony Sewell, p. 16
- Hold your breath, there's still asbestos about by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 17
- Australia ponders the A-bomb Commission by Robert Milliken, pp. 20-21
- Nigeria's struggle with foreign debt by Suzanne Cronje, p. 22
- The flesh economy by Steve Roberts and Nickie Roberts, pp. 26-28
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Making boys of them by Alison Hennegan, p. 29 - 1 Review- From Brown to Bunter by P.W. Musgrave
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A paradox, a paradox by Alan Brien, p. 30 - 9 Reviews- Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
- Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara
- The Byzantine Riddle, and Other Stories by Eugene Walter
- The Untidy Pilgrim by Eugene Walter
- Something I've Been Meaning to Tell You by Alice Munro
- The Master Key by Masako Togawa
- Rituals by Cees Nooteboom
- The Albatross Muff by Barbara Hanrahan
- Flying Visits by Clive James
- Lines found on the back of an assignment schedule by Knute Skinner, p. 30
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HM rebels by Peter Tatchell, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Days of the Good Soldiers by Richard Kisch
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In a new light by John Lucas, p. 31 - 1 Review- W. H. Auden by Stan Smith
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Fiction by Grace Ingoldby, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- The House of the Solitary Maggot by James Purdy
- White Noise by Don DeLillo
- Young Hearts Crying by Richard Yates
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Review Poland Under Black Light, by Janusz Anderman by Gary Mead, p. 33 - 1 Review- Poland Under Black Light by Janusz Anderman
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Review Freedom at Work, by W.E.J. McCarthy by John Rentoul, p. 33 - 1 Review- Freedom at Work by W.E.J. McCarthy
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Review Powers and Liberties, by John A. Hall by Justin Wintle, p. 33 - 1 Review- Powers and Liberties by John A. Hall
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Review The Common Writer, by Nigel Cross by David Montrose, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Common Writer by Nigel Cross
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Films: As time goes by by John Coleman, p. 34 - 3 Reviews- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 Film) by Hector Babenco
- Re-Animator (1985 Film) by Stuart Gordon
- Death Wish 3 (1985 Film) by Michael Winner
- Nostalgia for punk by Jon Savage, p. 35
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
- Art by John Spurling, p. 36
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 37
- Writing enterprise by Alex Stewart, p. 38
- Work in progress at the Brent Black Music Co-Op by Naseem Khan, p. 39
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 39
- Weekend competition, p. 40
- Crossword, pp. 40-42
- Cover drawing by Hunt Emerson
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- This England, pp. 12-13
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 18
- Slump, p. 18
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 19
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 19
- Letters, p. 23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 23-25
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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January 24, 1986 Issue = 37 Articles- Another good argument for tactical voting by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Parents go critical by Barry Hugill, p. 10
- After the schools, it's the universities' turn to crack by John McIlroy, p. 11
- Tories privatise crime by Richard Kinsey, pp. 12-13
- What has only 66 days left to live? by Christian Wolmar, pp. 14-15
- Apartheid is dead, long live apartheid by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 18
- Interview with Rajiv Gandhi by Phillip Whitehead, p. 19
- China's latest U-turn by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 20
- Are you being watched? Yes, and it's worse than you think by Duncan Campbell, pp. 22-24
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Protest or survive by David Caute, p. 25 - 1 Review- Communist Resistance in Nazi Germany by Allan Merson
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The new look by Jeremy Black, p. 26 - 1 Review- English Society, 1688-1832 by J.C.D. Clark
- Winter borscht by Carol Rumens, p. 26
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Review In Dora's Case, by Charles Bernheimer and Clai... by Veronica Groocock, p. 27 - 1 Review- In Dora's Case by Charles Bernheimer and Claire Kahane
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Review Going Critical, by Walter C. Patterson by Martin Ince, p. 27 - 1 Review- Going Critical by Walter C. Patterson
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Review Blindfold Games, by Alan Ross by Simon Rae, p. 27 - 1 Review- Blindfold Games by Alan Ross
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Fiction by Geoff Dyer, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Back in the World by Tobias Wolff
- Goldkorn Tales by Leslie Epstein
- Aspects of Feeling by Peter Vansittart
- The Prick of Noon by Peter De Vries
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And still people die of hunger by Aidan Foster-Carter, p. 28 - 1 Review- Global Challenge: From Crisis to Cooperation by Michael Manley
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Films: You are old, Alice Liddell by John Coleman, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- Dreamchild (1985 Film) by Gavin Millar
- Death in a French Garden (1986 Film) by Michel Deville
- Before Stonewall (1985 Film) by Greta Schiller and Robert Rosenberg
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 30
- Rossini's Moses by Andrew Clements, p. 30
- Anne Devlin's Ourselves Alone by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Theatre in Israel by Julia Pascal, p. 32
- American college football by Huw Richards, p. 32
- Work in progress on a miners' pantomime by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Andzrej Krauze
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Joan Smith, p. 16
- Diary by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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January 31, 1986 Issue = 41 Articles- The truth, the half truth and the fiction by Hugh Stephenson, p. 9
- Westlandgate by Julia Langdon, pp. 10-11
- Where Murdoch's money comes from by John Rentoul, pp. 12-13
- Sinn Fein flop by Fionnuala O Connor, p. 14
- Tabloid bestiality by David Keen, p. 16
- Problems of Vietnam's planned economy by Suzy Paine, p. 19
- Marcos splits opponents in Philippine elections by Henry Jackson, pp. 20-21
- Feudal Spain by Nicholas Bell, p. 22
- Short story by Phil Edwards, pp. 25-27
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Bewitched, belated or bewildered by Paul Roazen, p. 28 - 3 Reviews- Freud and the Humanities by Peregrine Horden
- Freud for Historians by Peter Gay
- The Freud Scenario by Jean-Paul Sartre
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No why by Michael Goldfarb, p. 29 - 1 Review- At Mother's Request by Jonathan Coleman
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Thatcher's kids by John Clute, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- The Last Election by Pete Davies
- Paradise by Hugh Fleetwood
- Floral Street by Simon Burt
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Empire blues by Francis Wheen, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Games Ethic and Imperialism by James Anthony Mangan
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Review Randall Jarrell's Letters, by Mary Jarrell and... by David Montrose, p. 31 - 1 Review- Randall Jarrell's Letters by Mary Jarrell and Randall Jarrell
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Review Rebel Radio, by John Hind and Steve Mosco by Clive Davis, p. 31 - 1 Review- Rebel Radio by John Hind and Steve Mosco
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Review Brion Gysin: Here to Go, by Terry Wilson and B... by Oliver Harris, p. 31 - 1 Review- Brion Gysin: Here to Go by Terry Wilson and Brion Gysin
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Review Artisans, Peasants and Proletarians, 1760-1860... by Alun Howkins, p. 31 - 1 Review- Artisans, Peasants and Proletarians, 1760-1860 by Clive Emsley
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Poetry by John Lucas, p. 32 - 5 Reviews- Katerina Brac by Christopher Reid
- The Lame Waltzer by Matthew Sweeney
- The Berlin Wall Cafe by Paul Durcan
- Skevington's Daughter by Oliver Reynolds
- Standing Female Nude by Carol Ann Duffy
- Reynolds exhibition by John Spurling, p. 33
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Films: Fishing in troubled waters by John Coleman, p. 34 - 3 Reviews- Alamo Bay (1985 Film) by Louis Malle
- Sweet Dreams (1985 Film) by Karel Reisz
- Revolution (1985 Film) by Hugh Hudson
- Canary Wharf by Jules Lubbock, p. 35
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 35
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 36
- Work in progress goes to the circus by Naseem Khan, p. 36
- Playing knight errant in Liverpool by Ian Williams, p. 37
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 39
- Crossword, pp. 39-42
- Cover drawing by Steve Bell
- Scrutity, p. 8
- This England, p. 15
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 23
- Feedback by Andrew Cooper, p. 24
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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February 7, 1986 Issue = 38 Articles- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Life after Thatcher by Hugh Stephenson, p. 9
- Gotcha! by Sarah Benton and Mark Hollingsworth, pp. 10-11
- Why the 'journos' went to Wapping by Anon, pp. 12-14
- Thinking Labour's defence policy through by Clive Ponting, pp. 15-16
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 18
- Poetry by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Shuttle crash boosts space weapons propaganda by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- Iranian resistance by Abbas Seamgar, pp. 20-21
- Government cracks down on the Punjab by Shaila Sharma, p. 22
- Letters, p. 23
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 23-24
- The soapiate of the masses by Hilary Kingsley, pp. 25-27
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In memoriam by Bernard Crick, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- The Holocaust by Martin Gilbert
- Waugh on Women by Jacqueline McDonnell
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Tales of ten nights by Sheila MacLeod, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- Women's Decameron by Julia Voznesenskaya
- Back in the First Person by Kathy Page
- Entering Fire by Rikki Ducortnet
- The Bus of Dreams by Mary Morris
- Guests in the Body by Michelene Wandor
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Unilluminated by Steven Rose, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Life of Ernst Chaim by Ronald W. Clark
- Magazines by David Berry, p. 30
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Review And End to Laughter?, by Marcus Colchester by Robert del Quiaro, p. 31 - 1 Review- And End to Laughter? by Marcus Colchester
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Review Reflections in a Writer's Eye, by Angus Wilson by Paul Binding, p. 31 - 1 Review- Reflections in a Writer's Eye by Angus Wilson
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Review Feminism in France, by Claire Duchen by Harriett Gilbert, p. 31 - 1 Review- Feminism in France by Claire Duchen
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Short sight by Anne Smith, p. 32 - 1 Review- Waugh on Women by Jacqueline McDonnell
- Let me introduce myself by Vicki Feaver, p. 32
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Films: Taking pieces by John Coleman, p. 32 - 5 Reviews- Dangerous Moves (1984 Film) by Richard Dembo
- Marlene (1984 Film) by Maximilian Schell
- My New Partner (1984 Film) by Claude Zidi
- The Quiet Earth (1985 Film) by Geoff Murphy
- The Scorpion (1984 Film) by Ben Verbong
- Dance collaborations by Stephanie Jordan, p. 33
- Changes afoot at BBC radio by Andrew Clements, p. 34
- Records by Charles Fox, pp. 34-35
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 36
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 36
- Sports journalism by Kate Hoey, p. 37
- Work in progress visits Bookspace by Naseem Khan, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 39
- Salamanca, pp. 39-42
- Cartoon by James Goodman, p. 43
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 43
- This England, p. 22
- Quiz, pp. 43-44
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February 14, 1986 Issue = 40 Articles- The column The Times would not print by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Cabinet's secret rule-book by Clive Ponting, pp. 10-11
- Greenham morale seeps away by Joan Smith, p. 12
- EETPU members turn against their leaders by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 14
- Baby Doc flies away by Rod Prince, p. 17
- Brits lie down before Turkish torturers by Kevin Watkins, p. 18
- Missing documents in US spy case by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- The big squeeze on women's bodies by Susie Orbach, pp. 22-24
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Views of the other sex by Roz Kaveney, p. 25 - 2 Reviews- Women Writing About Men by Jane Miller
- Men on Women by E.L. Ranelagh
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A mad world by Wiseman Khuzwayo, p. 26 - 1 Review- Move Your Shadow by Joseph Lelyveld
- Dive for cover by David Winwood, p. 26
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Box baddie by Basil Ransome-Davies, p. 26 - 1 Review- Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
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Fiction by Colin Greenwood, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Passion Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
- Redhill Rococo by Shena Mackay
- Seeing Things by Frances Thomas
- Stunning the Punters by Robert Sproat
- World's Fair by E.L. Doctorow
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Review Seven Nights, by Jorge Luis Borges by Alan Hurst, p. 28 - 1 Review- Seven Nights by Jorge Luis Borges
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Review The Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth... by Sarah Lawson, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Courtship of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett by Daniel Karlin
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Review A Million Jobs a Year, by Andrew Glyn by Peter Tatchell, p. 28 - 1 Review- A Million Jobs a Year by Andrew Glyn
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Review Victorian Prison Lives, by Philip Priestley by Brian Martin, p. 28 - 1 Review- Victorian Prison Lives by Philip Priestley
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Review The Collected Essays of Christopher Hill, Vol.... by Nigel Smith, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Collected Essays of Christopher Hill, Vol. I by Christopher Hill
- Art by John Spurling, p. 29
- Howard Barker by Benedict Nightingale, p. 29
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 30
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Films: Breaking the code by John Coleman, p. 31 - 3 Reviews- The Empty Table (1985 Film) by Masaki Kobayashi
- Streetwise (1984 Film) by Martin Bell
- Spies Like Us (1985 Film) by John Landis
- The music industry by Jon Savage, p. 32
- Work in progress goes to Entertainment '86 by Naseem Khan, p. 32
- Delayed claim by Annette Critik, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Clifford Harper
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- This England, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, 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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February 21, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- Why the wets want her to stay by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The New Politics? by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 10
- If people knew anything about Labour councils, they might vote for them by Duncan Campbell, pp. 11-12
- The secret rules on leaks and scramblers by Clive Ponting, pp. 13-14
- US boxes itself into backing another dictator in the Philippines by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- Gorbachev---Stalin's means, reformist ends? by Andy McSmith, pp. 18-19
- The Westland Affair as Drama by David Edgar, pp. 22-24
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Nanny knows best by Sara Maitland, p. 25 - 1 Review- Beyond Power by Marilyn French
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Tale of two nations by Dilip Hiro, p. 25 - 1 Review- The Mantle of the Prophet by Roy Mottahedeh
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 26 - 4 Reviews- Tefuga by Peter Dickinson
- Nowhere by Thomas Berger
- Acts of Faith by Hans Koning
- The Canberran by Rupert Parsons
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All the people like us by Alan Brien, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- My Beautiful Laundrette by Hanif Kureishi
- London Perceived by V.S. Pritchett and Evelyn Hofer
- Europe Without Baedeker by Edmund Wilson
- Memoirs of Hecate County by Edmund Wilson
- Tough Guys Don't Dance by Norman Mailer
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Invitation to the dance by Gillian Wilce, p. 28 - 1 Review- Genuine Fake by Monica Furlong
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Bas-relief by Michael Goldfarb, p. 28 - 1 Review- Truman by Roy Jenkins
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Films: Close encounter of a Polish kind by John Coleman, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- A Year of the Quiet Sun (1985 Film) by Krzysztof Zanussi
- Mr. Love (1985 Film) by Roy Battersby
- Crazy Family (1984 Film) by Sogo Ishii
- Commando (1985 Film) by Mark L. Lester
- British cinema revival by Judith Williamson, p. 30
- Records by Donny O'Rourke, p. 31
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Men on the run by Carl Gardner, p. 32
- Work in progress at Entertainment '86 (pt 2) by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Will Hill
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Denis MacShane, 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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February 28, 1986 Issue = 35 Articles- Tories battered but not bowed by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Tomorrow's unions by Philip Bassett, pp. 10-11
- Wapping women keep on fighting by Jean Sargeant, p. 12
- Winston Churchill is bad for children by Andrew Lumsden, p. 13
- Ministers' private interests---the facts by Clive Ponting, pp. 14-15
- Can Cory Aquino hold the Philippines together? by Henry Jackson, p. 18
- How SWAPO flushed out the spies by Denis Herbstein, p. 19
- English cricketers get a rough ride in Trinidad by Charles De Ledesma, p. 20
- Four short stories by James Kelman, pp. 24-25
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Finding their own feet by Paul Roazen, p. 26 - 1 Review- The British School of Psychoanalysis by Gregorio Kohon
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Lost in the labyrinth by Liz Heron, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Last Dance with You by Grace Ingoldby
- What's Bred in the Bone by Robertson Davies
- The Circle of Reason by Amitav Ghosh
- The Birth and Death of the Miracle Man by Albert Wendt
- Swank by David Tudor
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Review Chronicle of Friendship, by Alan Bishop and Ve... by Nicci Gerrard, p. 28 - 1 Review- Chronicle of Friendship by Alan Bishop and Vera Brittain
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Review Freedom at a Price, by Rosemary Kavan by Zdena Tomin, p. 28 - 1 Review- Freedom at a Price by Rosemary Kavan
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Review Railroaded!, by Simon Bain by Mick Hamer, p. 28 - 1 Review- Railroaded! by Simon Bain
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Review Immodest Acts, by Judith C. Brown by Barbara Smith, p. 28 - 1 Review- Immodest Acts by Judith C. Brown
- Exhibitions at the Barbican and Tate by John Spurling, p. 29
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Films: Mother superior by John Coleman, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- Agnes of God (1985 Film) by Norman Jewison
- Forbidden (1984 Film) by Anthony Page
- Shaker Run (1985 Film) by Bruce Morrison
- Car Trouble (1985 Film) by David Green
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 30
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Jazz records by Charles Fox, p. 31
- In at the birth by Jane Dibblin, p. 32
- Work in progress on ethnic arts by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Crossword, pp. 34-38
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 16
- Slump, p. 16
- Diary, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 21-23
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
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March 7, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- The Militant 16 by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Hell, no, I won't glow by Rob Edwards, pp. 10-11
- Why Militant is all mouth by Sarah Benton, pp. 12-13
- Civil defence plans torn to shreds by Duncan Campbell, p. 14
- Window of hope at Geneva by Felix Pirani, p. 17
- Mubarak fears US-backed coup by Claudia Wright, pp. 18-19
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Organist extraordinary by Roland Barthes, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- The Grain of the Voice by Roland Barthes
- The Responsibility of Forms by Roland Barthes
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Sex made simple by Roz Kaveney, p. 25 - 1 Review- Sexual Desire by Roger Scruton
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Fiction by Glyn Hughes, p. 26 - 3 Reviews- The Image and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Carpenter's Gothic by William Gaddis
- Lake Wobegon Days by Garrison Keillor
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For kicks by Judith Williamson, p. 27 - 1 Review- Damaged Gods by Julie Burchill
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Review The Second World War Diary of Hugh Dalton, 194... by Bernard Crick, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Second World War Diary of Hugh Dalton, 1940-45 by Ben Pimlott and Hugh Dalton
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Review Darwin's Metaphor, by Robert M. Young by Steven Rose, p. 28 - 1 Review- Darwin's Metaphor by Robert M. Young
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Review Making Sense of Europe, by Christopher Tugendhat by Glyn Ford, p. 28 - 1 Review- Making Sense of Europe by Christopher Tugendhat
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Films: White woman's burden by John Coleman, p. 29 - 2 Reviews- Out of Africa (1985 Film) by Sydney Pollack
- Ran (1985 Film) by Akira Kurosawa
- Consider the kettle by Jules Lubbock, p. 29
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
- George Russell by Charles Fox, p. 31
- Alexander Technique by Nina Hibbin, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress on young people's theatre by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Salamanca, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Leon Kuhn
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary Ian Williams, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 20-23
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- Quiz, pp. 39-40
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March 14, 1986 Issue = 37 Articles- Labour's best by-elections in years by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Radical solutions to the crisis in mental health by David Berry, pp. 10-11
- Selling off schools by Barry Hugill, pp. 12-13
- Budget forebodings by Maurice Peston, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Le Crunch by Denis MacShane, p. 16
- South Africa's new politics by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 17
- Why US hawks don't want Russia out of Afghanistan by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- On journey for peace through Reagan's backyard, Central America by Lynne Jones, pp. 22-24
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The shape of things by Stephen Brook, p. 25 - 1 Review- Objects of Desire by Adrian Forty
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Fiction by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- Ellen by Ita Daly
- Cuckoo by Linda Anderson
- My Friends by Emmanuel Bove
- Caracole by Edmund White
- A Servant's Tale by Paula Fox
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Weighted against by Hilary Rose, p. 26 - 1 Review- Hypatia's Heritage by Margaret Alic
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Old faithful by Francis Wheen, p. 27 - 1 Review- Loyalists and Loners by Michael Foot
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Review The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin, by P... by Nicolas Walter, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Anarchist Writings of William Godwin by Peter Marshall and William Godwin
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Review Very Nice Work if You Can Get It, by Paul Blyton, p. 28 - 1 Review- Very Nice Work if You Can Get It
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Review The Mirror of Myth, by Jasper Griffin by Nicholas Murray, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Mirror of Myth by Jasper Griffin
- Art by John Spurling, p. 29
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Films: Salve of time by John Coleman, p. 30 - 4 Reviews- Clockwise (1986 Film) by Christopher Morahan
- Detective (1985 Film) by Jean-Luc Godard
- Jagged Edge (1985 Film) by Richard Marquand
- Young Sherlock Holmes (1985 Film) by Barry Levinson
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik by Jon Savage, p. 30
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Washing up by Peter Forbes, p. 32
- Poem by Mick North, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress at NIFTIE by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Anthony Barnett, p. 15
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- 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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March 21, 1986 Issue = 35 Articles- Assessing the socialism(s) attempted by the GLC by Hilary Wainwright, p. 10
- Running through the old, old battle between the central power and Londoners by Stan Newens, p. 11
- Saying a work on the parallel case of Washington DC by Claudia Wright, pp. 12-13
- Checking on how arts across the country are coping by Simon Crine, p. 14
- Taking the tube with Paolozzi by Jules Lubbock, pp. 14-15
- Walking the South Bank by Andrew Clements, p. 16
- China struggles with the one-child-family policy by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 19
- Pretoria forces Tami Sindelo out of Botswana by Suzanne Cronje, p. 20
- Austrian leader's murky past by Misha Glenny, p. 21
- Pleading with Americans to get out of Central America by Martha Gellhorn, pp. 23-25
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Having their way with Will by Andrew Rissik, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- William Shakespeare by Terry Eagleton
- Shakespeare by Germaine Greer
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Vile bodies by Sheila MacLeod, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Holy Anorexia by Rudolph M. Bell
- Hunger Strike by Susie Orbach
- Natasha says by Felicity Napier, p. 27
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Fiction by Bill Greenwell, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- Private Papers by Margaret Forster
- Duet for Three by Joan Barfoot
- Waterloo, Waterloo by Teresa Waugh
- The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy
- Burning Houses by Andrew Harvey
- The Imperial Way by James Melville
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Review Uninvited Guests, by Laurie Taylor and Bob Mullan by Nina Hibbin, p. 28 - 1 Review- Uninvited Guests by Laurie Taylor and Bob Mullan
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Review Honduras: State for Sale, by Richard Lapper an... by Phil Gunson, p. 28 - 1 Review- Honduras: State for Sale by Richard Lapper and James Painter
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Review After a Funeral, by Diana Athill by Gillian Wilce, p. 29 - 1 Review- After a Funeral by Diana Athill
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Films: Out of steppe by John Coleman, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- White Nights (1985 Film) by Taylor Hackford
- A.K. (1985 Film) by Chris Marker
- The Return of the Living Dead (1985 Film) by Dan O'Bannon
- Records by Donny O'Rourke, p. 30
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
- Infertility by Madeleine Paxman, p. 31
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 32
- Weekend competition, p. 33
- Crossword, pp. 33-38
- Cover drawing by Leon Kuhn
- Scrutiny, pp. 8-9
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Francis Wheen, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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March 28, 1986 Issue = 38 Articles- Tribal warfare---SDP v Labour, p. 9
- Governmental folly over BL by Neil Kinnock, pp. 10-11
- God help the Queen by Andrew Lumsden, pp. 12-13
- Mental health, pt 2 by David Berry, pp. 14-15
- Oxford Rape Crisis Centre, p. 16
- Why Chief Buthelezi doesn't have the answers by Ronald Segal, p. 19
- Italian Left forced to realign by Donald Sassoon, p. 20
- P2 claims another victim? by Amanda Mitchison, p. 21
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The work of womankind by Catherine Belsey, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Making a Difference by Gayle Greene and Coppelia Kahn
- The New Feminist Criticism by Elaine Showalter
- Dildoes by Fiona Pitt-Kethley, p. 25
- Selected Spring and Summer Books, pp. 26-27
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As I was saying by Michael Goldfarb, p. 28 - 1 Review- Talking to Myself by Studs Terkel
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Behind the study door by Kate Kellaway, p. 28 - 1 Review- Beloved Quixote by Katherine Middleton Murry
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Come buy by Simon Frith, p. 29 - 1 Review- Consuming Passions by Judith Williamson
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Fiction by Grace Ingoldby, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- Fiela's Child by Dalene Matthee
- The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
- The Afternoon Sun by David Pryce-Jones
- Figures of Enchantment by Zulfikar Ghose
- Zorn by Jonah Jones
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A lighted window by Alison Hennegan, p. 31 - 1 Review- Helen Waddell: A Biography by Felicitas Corrigan
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When the bell tolls by Andrew Lumsden, p. 32 - 2 Reviews- AIDS in the Mind of America by Dennis Altman
- AIDS: The Deadly Epidemic by Graham Hancock and Enver Carim
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Review Nunca Mas, by Ronald Dworkin by Robert del Quiaro, p. 33 - 1 Review- Nunca Mas by Ronald Dworkin
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Review How Nuclear Weapons Decisions Are Made, by Sci... by M.H. Ryle, p. 33 - 1 Review- How Nuclear Weapons Decisions Are Made by Scilla McLean
- Camden Jazz Festival by Charles Fox, p. 34
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 35
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Films: Scotch on the rocks by John Coleman, p. 36 - 1 Review- The Girl in the Picture (1986 Film) by Cary Parker
- Wagner operas by Andrew Clements, p. 36
- Work in progress wonders what arts festivals are for by Naseem Khan, p. 37
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 38
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Crossword, pp. 39-41
- Cover drawing by Nick Maland
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 22-23
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 42
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 42
- This England, pp. 42-44
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April 4, 1986 Issue = 31 Articles- Reading the runes at Fulham by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Alliance shows its true blue colours by Christian Wolmar, p. 10
- The super-rich by John Rentoul and Andrew Lumsden, pp. 11-12
- Deadly MPs on the box by Hilary Kingsley, pp. 13-14
- Loonytune time by Noam Chomsky, pp. 17-18
- Poles refuse Hypocritic oath by Rachel Adams, p. 19
- Short story by Kate Pullinger, pp. 21-22
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Orwell and the politics of publishing by Bernard Crick, p. 23 - 1 Review- The Complete Works of George Orwell by Peter Davison and George Orwell
- Veurne by Peter Stimson, p. 24
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On their mettle by Geoff Dyer, p. 25 - 3 Reviews- Pride by William Wharton
- An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro
- The News from Ireland, and Other Stories by William Trevor
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Films: Soho what? by John Coleman, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Absolute Beginners (1986 Film) by Julien Temple
- No Surrender (1985 Film) by Peter Smith
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Trials and trilobites by Steven Rose, p. 26 - 1 Review- Time Frames by Niles Eldredge
- The Normal Heart by Benedict Nightingale, p. 27
- Video art by John Wyver, p. 28
- Photography by Halla Beloff, p. 29
- A taste of Rioja by Stephen Brook, p. 29
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 30
- Work in progress on a children's opera workshop by Naseem Khan, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 31
- Salamanca, pp. 32-34
- Cover drawing by Leon Kuhn
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 16
- The lady sings Joe Hill by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Take me to your Leader by John Minnion, p. 20
- Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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April 11, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- Peter Pears---the real obit by Andrew Lumsden, pp. 6-7
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Whitehall is hooked on nukes by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Have you seen these men? by Martin Walker, pp. 10-11
- The death of liberal education by John Wright, p. 12
- Mental Health---part 3 by David Berry, p. 13
- Mediawatch by Caroline Berman, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 15
- Fear over Fulham by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- South Africa's white vigilantes, p. 16
- Last grain going from SALT II by Jack Mendelsohn, pp. 17-18
- Letters, p. 19
- Take me to your Leader by John Minnion, p. 19
- Experience as the first person to be placed under house arrest in South Africa by Helen Joseph, pp. 20-22
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Press-cuttings by Francis Wheen, p. 23 - 2 Reviews- Rupert Murdoch: A Paper Prince by George Munster
- Selling Hitler by Robert Harris
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Vicarious living by John Clute, p. 24 - 5 Reviews- Gestures by Hargurchet S. Bhabra
- August in July by Carlo Gebler
- The Nuclear Age by Tim O'Brien
- Broderie Anglaise by Violet Trefusis
- Queer by William S. Burroughs
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Fearfully and wonderfully by Bruce Hepburn, p. 24 - 1 Review- Notes of an Anatomist by F. Gonzalez-Crussi
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Homily by Clive Davis, p. 25 - 1 Review- The Evidence of Things Not Seen by James Baldwin
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2 Reviews Bloomsbury/Freud, by Perry Meisel, Walter Kend... by Gillian Wilce, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Bloomsbury/Freud by Perry Meisel, Walter Kendrick, and James Strachey, ...
- Forms of Feeling by Robert F. Hobson
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Films: Bella Vista by John Coleman, p. 26 - 4 Reviews- A Room With a View (1986 Film) by James Ivory
- Heartbreakers (1984 Film) by Bobby Roth
- D.A.R.Y.L. (1985 Film) by Simon Wincer
- Fright Night (1985 Film) by Tom Holland
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 27
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 28
- Art by John Spurling, p. 28
- Pop records by Jon Savage, p. 29
- Jazz records by Charles Fox, p. 29
- Work in progress on radio by Naseem Khan, p. 30
- The pleasures of joblessness by Steve Lewis, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 31
- Crossword, pp. 32-34
- Misanthropic Musings by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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April 18, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- Hidden hand of the tactical voter by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Thatcherism is dead, long Thatcherism by Bill Schwarz, pp. 10-11
- Poor justice for libel victims by Denis Herbstein, p. 12
- Business first in the NHS by Phil Cohen, pp. 13-15
- His greatest fan by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Assassination mission by Claudia Wright, pp. 18-20
- British banks off-load Latin American debts by John Denham, p. 21
- Take me to your Leader by John Minnion, p. 22
- Israel has changed the old image of the Jew; what is the new? by Marina Warner, pp. 23-25
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Good without God by Nicolas Walter, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- The Religion of Humanity by T.R. Wright
- The British Ethical Societies by Ian MacKillop
- Accidents by Fleur Adcock, p. 27
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Hyperbole by Alan Brien, p. 27 - 3 Reviews- Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis
- Memoirs of Hecate County by Edmund Wilson
- Travis McGee: Three Complete Novels by John D. MacDonald
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Wide-angle lens by Sheila MacLeod, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- If Not Now, When? by Primo Levi
- The Fisher King by Anthony Powell
- The Lord by Soraya Antonius
- Miss Abigails Part, or Version and Diversion by Judith Terry
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Shorter reviews by Gregory Woods, p. 29 - 1 Review- Agate by James Harding
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Review Indonesia's Secret War, by Robin Osborne by Peter Tatchell, p. 29 - 1 Review- Indonesia's Secret War by Robin Osborne
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Review The Pact, by Thorkild Bjornvig by Nicci Gerrard, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Pact by Thorkild Bjornvig
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Films: Junk Shock by John Coleman, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- The Stuff (1985 Film) by Larry Cohen
- Volunteers (1985 Film) by Nicholas Meyer
- The Man with Two Brains (1983 Film) by Carl Reiner
- Mixed Blood (1985 Film) by Paul Morrissey
- Creepers (1984 Film) by Dario Argento
- Otello by Andrew Clements, p. 31
- Mixed media by Mo Dodson, p. 31
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 32
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress where East meets West by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Dog-shit and the unions by Nicholas Murray, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Misanthropic Musings by Janis Goodman, pp. 39-40
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 16
- Slump, p. 16
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 17
- Letters, p. 22
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, p. 39
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April 25, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- Home Freedom, Fairness and Fighting back by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Thatcher's nasty fall by Ian Waller, pp. 10-11
- Interviewing a Libyan terrorist by Paul Martin, p. 12
- Decay in the Black Country by Simon Head, pp. 13-14
- US liberals rejoice with Reagan by John Judis, pp. 17-18
- Italy's Communists search for new friends and concrete policies by Donald Sassoon, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, pp. 20-23
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Fish self by Geoff Dyer, p. 25 - 1 Review- Marches Past by Peter Fuller
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Crowded life by Naomi Mitchison, p. 26 - 1 Review- Margaret Cole, 1893-1980 by Betty D. Vernon
- Another encounter by Brendan Cleary, p. 26
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Fiction by Gillian Wilce, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- Memoirs of Many in One by Patrick White
- The Limits of Vision by Robert Irwin
- The Beast by Sharman Macdonald
- The Story of Zahra by Hanan Al-Shaykh
- Just You Wait and See by Stan Barstow
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Crime by Joan Smith, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Killing Orders by Sara Paretsky
- Nightlines by John Lutz
- At Night All Wolves Are Grey by Gunnar Staalesen
- First Hit of the Season by Jane Dentinger
- Live Flesh by Ruth Rendell
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Sandwich course by Peter Forbes, p. 28 - 1 Review- Memoir of a Thinking Radish by Peter Medawar
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Films by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 29 - 1 Review- Caravaggio (1986 Film) by Derek Jarman
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
- Records by Donny O'Rourke, p. 30
- Ragtime by Charles Fox, p. 31
- Art by John Spurling, p. 32
- Work in progress on trade union links with culture by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Health paranoia by Bill Greenwell, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Chess by George Botterill, pp. 39-40
- Cover drawing by Francis Boyle
- Scrutiny by Hilary Wainwright, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Claudia Wright, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Cruel to the Crown by Roger Woddis, p. 24
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- This England, p. 39
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May 2, 1986 Issue = 37 Articles- Judgement Day for ILEA by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- ILEA at the polls by Paul Flather, pp. 10-11
- West Midlands' drift to disaster by Simon Head, pp. 12-13
- Happy 100th Birthday, May Day by Stuart Howard, p. 14
- Gadafy's very own revolution by George Henderson, p. 17
- Surprise challenge to US bases by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- Mass guilt saves Waldheim by Misha Glenny, p. 19
- Marriage of convenience by Gwyn Prins, pp. 21-23
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More to it than saying 'bollocks' by John Lucas, p. 24 - 5 Reviews- The Interrupted Dream by Tim Dooley
- Lovely Day for a Wedding by John Whitworth
- Against the Storm by Sean Dunne
- Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis by Wendy Cope
- Praying Wrong by Peter Davison
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In at the birth by Chris Mullin, p. 25 - 1 Review- Breakfast with Mao by Alan Winnington
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The importance of being Ernest by David Montrose, p. 25 - 3 Reviews- Hemingway: A Biography by Jeffrey Meyers
- Along with Youth by Peter Griffin
- The Young Hemingway by Michael S. Reynolds
- Nightmare; Twenty years of table calls by Michael Bayley, p. 26
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, pp. 26-27 - 5 Reviews- The Lightship by Siegfried Lenz
- The Inner Man by Martin Walser
- Doing the Voices by Jeremy Brooks
- The Killjoy by Anne Fine
- The Girls by John Bowen
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Review Ireland's Field Day, by Field Day Theatre Co. by Nicholas Murray, p. 28 - 1 Review- Ireland's Field Day by Field Day Theatre Co.
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Review The Camp David Accords, by Mohamed Ibrahim Kamel by Dilip Hiro, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Camp David Accords by Mohamed Ibrahim Kamel
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2 Reviews Promised Land, by Jenny Pearce by Valerie Kaye, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Promised Land by Jenny Pearce
- Women of El Salvador by Marilyn Thomson
- Dance at Dartington by Stephanie Jordan, p. 28
- Busoni's Doctor Faust by Andrew Clements, p. 29
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 30
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Films: I am a camera by John Coleman, pp. 30-31 - 4 Reviews- Zina (1985 Film) by Ken McMullen
- Shadey (1985 Film) by Philip Saville
- Flesh and Blood (1985 Film) by Paul Verhoeven
- The Jewel of the Nile (1985 Film) by Lewis Teague
- Work in progress at the Parc and Dare theatre in Wales by Naseem Khan, p. 32
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Rugby league's southern supporters by Huw Richards, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Salamanca, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by Steve Bell
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Hugh Stephenson, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 20
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 20
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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May 9, 1986 Issue = 38 Articles- Labour, mandarins and the 'Ponting question' by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The organised right wing in the trade unions by Monica Brimacombe, pp. 10-11
- The totem pole of 'community' by Mary Chamberlain, pp. 12-13
- The battle for privacy by Duncan Campbell and Steve Connor, pp. 14-15
- Nuclear Power?, Nyet, Ta by Zhores Medvedev, pp. 18-19
- The Spectre of the KGB by Andy McSmith, p. 20
- China's army splits by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 21
- Italian communist, supports a new European Left by Achille Occhetto, pp. 23-24
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How to win friends by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 25 - 2 Reviews- Strikes and the Media by Nicholas Jones
- Political Strikes by Peter Hain
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- Thin Wealth by Robert Alan Jamieson
- The Flood by Ian Rankin
- The Comeback by Alex Cathcart
- Lonely the Man Without Heroes by M.S. Power
- Ice and Fire by Andrea Dworkin
- Captain Stacey by Holly Beeson, p. 26
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Fiction by Gillian Wilce, p. 27 - 1 Review- An Insular Possession by Timothy Mo
- Magazines by David Berry, p. 27
- Short stories and the New Statesman by Harriett Gilbert, p. 28
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Review Tennessee: Cry of the Heart, by Dotson Rader by Oliver Harris, p. 29 - 1 Review- Tennessee: Cry of the Heart by Dotson Rader
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Review Warfare, Diplomacy and Politics, by Chris Wrigley by Martin Shaw, p. 29 - 1 Review- Warfare, Diplomacy and Politics by Chris Wrigley
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Review The Impact of Plague in Tudor and Stuart Engla... by Sarah Lawson, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Impact of Plague in Tudor and Stuart England by Paul Slack
- Performance by Kenneth Rea, p. 30
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Records by Charles Fox, p. 31
- Art by John Spurling, p. 32
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Films: Cemetery road by John Coleman, p. 32 - 3 Reviews- Vagabond (1985 Film) by Agnes Varda
- The Legend of Billie Jean (1985 Film) by Matthew Robbins
- Clue (1985 Film) by Jonathan Lynn
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress on Bookspace and songs by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Lament for Lagos by Ben Okri, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Cover drawing by Henry Iles
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 16
- Slump, p. 16
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 17
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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May 16, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- Election special by John Curtice, Clive Payne, and Roger Waller, p. 7
- Grass Roots Guide to Those Local Trend-Busters by John Rentoul, Ian Williams, and Peter Kellner, pp. 8-9
- Last days of the bar by Ole Hansen, pp. 10-11
- Your unfriendly neighborhood reactor by Stan Openshaw and John Fernie, pp. 12-13
- MacGregor gets into miners' minds by Mark Hollingsworth, p. 14
- Why Working Woman didn't work by Loretta Loach, p. 15
- The whoolly and weak Data Protection Act---Part II by Duncan Campbell and Steve Connor, p. 16
- Cory Aquino comes a cropper by John Cunnington, p. 19
- The Pope as Middle East mediator by T.M. Pasca, pp. 20-21
- The Left Bank Club, started 50 years ago by Victor Gollancz by Ian Holm, pp. 23-24
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Landscapes of resistance by Geoff Dyer, p. 25 - 1 Review- Sculpting in Time by Andrey Tarkovsky
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Staring the darkness down by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Complete Dramatic Works by Samuel Beckett
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M-m-my generation by Paul Binding, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Lamberts: George, Constant and Kit by Andrew Motion
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Fiction by Glyn Hughes, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Gerald's Party by Robert Coover
- Ransom by Jay McInerney
- Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney
- The Bay of Silence by Lisa St. Aubin de Teran
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Films: Adventures in the skin trade by John Coleman, p. 29 - 5 Reviews- He Died with His Eyes Open (1985 Film) by Jacques Deray
- Love Letters (1983 Film) by Amy Holden Jones
- 9 1/2 Weeks~~Nine and a Half Weeks (1986 Film) by Adrian Lyne
- The Hitcher (1986 Film) by Robert Harmon
- Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire (1986 Film) by Alan Clarke
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 30
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 31
- Labour and planning by Jules Lubbock, p. 32
- Improvised music by Charles Fox, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress on Rabindranath Tagore by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Yawning in the aisles by Andrew Lumsden, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Cover drawing by Nick Maland
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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May 23, 1986 Issue = 39 Articles- Their facts, my facts and your anecdotes by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- The tinkerer by John Wright, pp. 10-11
- One year after Heysel and nothing learned by Steve Redhead, p. 12
- The arms race they won't stop by Jeremy Leggett, p. 13
- Rednecks against the new travellers by Tim Malyon, p. 14
- Africa's Kissinger by Suzanne Cronje, p. 17
- Build-up against Syria begins by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- Lost ground of Miskitos by Jane Dibblin, p. 19
- Western civilisation couldn't do without Black culture. It hates to admit it by Kwesi Owusu, pp. 22-24
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Had Michelangelo loved a woman... by Andrew Lumsden, p. 25 - 2 Reviews- Ganymede in the Renaissance by James M. Saslow
- Out in Art by Nick Stanley
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Round corners by Stephanie Jordan, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Dancer and the Dance by Marion Boyars, Merce Cunningham, and Jacqueline Lesschaeve, ...
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Fiction by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 26 - 5 Reviews- The Seven Ages by Eva Figes
- Peeling by Grace Bartram
- Blues Dance by Amon Saba Saakana
- An After-Dinner's Sleep by Stanley Middleton
- Don Quixote by Kathy Acker
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Regimented monsters by Nicci Gerrard, p. 27 - 4 Reviews- Simone de Beauvior by Judith Okely
- Emily Dickinson by Helen McNeil
- Vesta Tilley by Sara Maitland
- Julia Margaret Cameron by Amanda Hopkinson
- Sooner than you think by Peter Ebsworth, p. 28
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Review Atomic Crossroads, by John Valentine by Rob Edwards, p. 28 - 1 Review- Atomic Crossroads by John Valentine
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Review The Energy Fix, by Andy Porter, Martin Spence,... by Martin Ince, p. 28 - 1 Review- The Energy Fix by Andy Porter, Martin Spence, and Roy Thompson
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Review The National Question Again, by John Osmond by Bernard Crick, p. 28 - 1 Review- The National Question Again by John Osmond
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Review Tom Paine, by David Powell by Brian Martin, p. 29 - 1 Review- Tom Paine by David Powell
- Black dance music by Jon Savage, p. 29
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
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Cinema: Money, money, money by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 31 - 1 Review- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986 Film) by Paul Mazursky
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 32
- Mike Dibb by Geoff Dyer, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress on Rose Bruford by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Mother's ruin, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Cover montage by Michael Bennett
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Francis Wheen, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, 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
- This England, pp. 39-40
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May 30, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- How do we demilitarise public spending? by Clive Ponting, p. 10
- What a way to run a railroad by Ian Williams, p. 11
- Fear of teaching politics in schools by Moyra Grant, p. 12
- Tutu's rapturous welcome in Wales by Tony Heath, p. 13
- Famine---who runs the world? by Dipak Nandy, p. 14
- White Right rides alone by Christopher Wilson, p. 17
- Breakthrough in Afghan talks by Karan Thapar, pp. 18-19
- Italy's Libyan connection by Amanda Mitchison, p. 20
- Warning against women's friendships degenerating into 'therapy' by Janice Raymond, pp. 22-24
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Getting it together by Jon Savage, p. 25 - 1 Review- Beating Time by David Widgery
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Hard cell by Martin Wright, p. 26 - 1 Review- Gate Fever by James Campbell
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Border raids by Paul Martin, p. 26 - 1 Review- Apartheid's Second Front by Joe Hanlon
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Fiction by Bill Greenwell, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Vacant Possession by Hilary Mantel
- The Hunger by David Rees
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Lifelines by Alan Brien, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- Memories and Glimpses by A.L. Rowse
- The Legend of the Master: Henry James by Simon Nowell-Smith
- Hilaire Belloc: A Biography by A.N. Wilson
- Significant Sisters by Margaret Forster
- The Face of War by Martha Gellhorn
- Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 29
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 30
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Cinema: Cruelty of strangers by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 31 - 1 Review- After Hours (1985 Film) by Martin Scorsese
- Records by Donny O'Rourke, p. 31
- Art by John Spurling, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, pp. 32-33
- Work in progress on Glasgow's Mayfest by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Sexism at work by Nina Hibbin, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Scrutiny, pp. 8-9
- Mediwatch by Mandy Merck, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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June 6, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- Will unemployment still be with us in 2001?, p. 9
- Crime, police and media by Duncan Campbell, pp. 10-11
- British Telecom, pp. 12-14
- The Workers Revolutionary Party's methods by Brendan Martin, p. 15
- Ireland votes on divorce by Conor Ryan, p. 18
- Somali succession struggle by Claudia Wright, p. 19
- Rajiv Gandhi's tarnished image by Amrit Wilson, p. 20
- Early days at the Mirror, a lost era of journalism by John Pilger, pp. 22-24
- A star to steer her by by Barbara Burford, p. 25
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Both sides now by Colin Shindler, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Siege by Conor Cruise O'Brien
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Fiction by Boyd Tonkin, p. 26 - 1 Review- Sphinx by D.M. Thomas
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Not forgotten by David Norris, p. 27 - 1 Review- Magnus Hirschfeld by Charlotte Wolff
- Peter by John Gurney, p. 28
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Crime by Nick Kimberley, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- Broken Codes by John Shannon
- She Came Too Late by Mary Wings
- Saratoga Headhunter by Stephen Dobyns
- Laguna Heat by T. Jefferson Parker
- Always a Body to Trade by K.C. Constantine
- Crack by Leo Clancy
- Footnotes by Harriett Gilbert, p. 29
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Cinema: Putting dad in the picture by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 30 - 3 Reviews- Six Nix Hicks Pix (1986 Film)
- The Trip to Bountiful (1985 Film) by Peter Masterson
- Goodbye, New York (1985 Film) by Amos Kollek
- John Surman by Charles Fox, p. 31
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 33
- Work in progress on Project Solo by Naseem Khan, p. 34
- Of men and buses by Gillian Wilce, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Salamanca, pp. 36-38
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, 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
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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June 13, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- So much work to be done by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Interview with John Smith, shadow industry spokesperson by Hilary Wainwright, pp. 10-12
- Telling tales in school by John Wright, pp. 13-15
- Journalists at the Sun by Malcolm Withers, p. 16
- China's human rights by Jonathan Mirsky, pp. 19-20
- Ten years since Soweto by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 21
- Let's be explicit by Rosalind Coward, pp. 23-25
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Death in Venice by Phillip Whitehead, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Last Days of the Beeb by Michael Leapman
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 27 - 1 Review- Genesis by Eduardo Galeano
- Eliza smiles by Paul May, p. 27
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Fiction by Sheila Macleod, p. 27 - 5 Reviews- Nothing Natural by Jenny Diski
- Devotions by Patricia Barrie
- The Good Mother by Sue Miller
- Coming to Birth by Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
- Mud by Nicky Edwards
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Be-ing and no-thingness by Jenny Turner, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
- If He Hollers Let Him Go by Chester B. Himes
- Victory Over Japan by Ellen Gilchrist
- Killing for Company by Brian Masters
- Bill Tidy by Ian Williams, p. 29
- Opera by Andrew Clements, p. 30
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Cinema: Criminal women by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Police (1985 Film) by Maurice Pialat
- Compromising Positions (1985 Film) by Frank Perry
- Architecture by Jules Lubbock, p. 31
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 32
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 32
- Work in progress on Glasgow's Mayfest Part 2 by Naseem Khan, p. 33
- Convoy by Heathcote Williams, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Cover drawing by David Hine
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 17
- Slump, p. 17
- Diary by Kate Hoey, p. 18
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 18
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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June 20, 1986 Issue = 35 Articles- Why Maggie's right---and wrong--on sanctions by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- How the ruling class gets away with it by Godfrey Hodgson, pp. 10-11
- Lords welcome in police rule by Conor Gearty, pp. 12-13
- Moral panics and election promises by Sarah Benton and John Rentoul, p. 14
- America talks Aids by Larry Gostin, p. 17
- Don't buy apartheid by Denis Herbstein, pp. 18-19
- Greens galvanise Euro Left by John Palmer, p. 20
- Gross inequality between rich and poor is corrupting our society by Ben Pimlott, pp. 22-24
- RA Summer Exhibition by John Spurling, p. 25
- Pop and the press by Jon Savage, p. 26
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Cinema: Epic proportions by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 26 - 1 Review- King David (1985 Film) by Bruce Beresford
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 27
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 28
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 29
- Work in progress on Charles Parker by Naseem Khan, p. 29
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Suffer the little children by Gillian Wilce, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Melanie Klein: Her World and Her Work by Phyllis Grosskurth
- The Selected Melanie Klein by Juliet Mitchell and Melanie Klein
- Conversation piece by Kate Kellaway, p. 31
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James, James by Eileen Battersby, p. 31 - 1 Review- Ulysses: The Corrected Text by James Joyce
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The East is read by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 32 - 1 Review- Behind the Forbidden Door by Tiziano Terzani
- London revisited by Alison Stone, p. 32
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Science Fiction by Josephine Saxton, p. 32 - 6 Reviews- Tom O'Bedlam by Robert Silverberg
- Passing for Human by Jody Scott
- The Book of the Night by Rhoda Lerman
- Blood Music by Greg Bear
- Schismatrix by Bruce Sterling
- Count Zero by William Gibson
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From the front by Chris Mullin, p. 33 - 1 Review- Burchett by Ben Kiernan
- To swear or not to swear by Fiona Pitt-Kethley, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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June 27, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- Sanctions---Thatcher falls on her 'but' by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Talking unions with Peter Haine and John Edmonds by Sarah Benton, pp. 10-11
- Freedom of Information bill will come by Christopher Price, pp. 12-13
- South Africa by Phillip van Niekerk and Suzanne Cronje, pp. 17-18
- Gorbachev persists with Reagan by Misha Glenny, pp. 19-20
- Diary 1964-1985 by Ian Breakwell, pp. 22-24
- Basle brush by Rene Gimpel, p. 25
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Cinema: Gremlins tamed by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Money Pit (1986 Film) by Richard Benjamin
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
- Arvo Part by Andrew Clements, p. 27
- Jazz records by Charles Fox, p. 27
- Work in progress on Glasgow's Scheme by Naseem Khan, p. 28
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 29
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Worth a thousand words? by Robert Mason, p. 30 - 3 Reviews- Space Wars by Martin Ince
- Thatcher by Ed Harriman
- Apartheid by Donald Woods and Mike Bostock
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Poetry by John Lucas, p. 31 - 7 Reviews- The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse by Thomas Kinsella
- The Faber Book of Contemporary Irish Poetry by Paul Muldoon
- Freehold and Other Poems by John Hewitt
- A Northern Spring by Frank Ormsby
- Breakfast in a Bright Room by Robert Johnstone
- Walking Wounded by Rory Brennan
- Antarctica by Derek Mahon
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Fiction by Richard Deveson, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Death of Moishe-Ganef by Simon Louvish
- Mexico '66 by Michael Hofmann, p. 32
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A bit on the side by Anne Smith, p. 32 - 1 Review- Sunflower by Rebecca West
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Macho ado by Gregory Woods, p. 33 - 1 Review- Perverts in Paradise by Joao S. Trevisan
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Burning passions by Diana Souhami, p. 34 - 5 Reviews- Three Guineas by Virginia Woolf
- Prejudice and Tolerance in Ulster by Rosemary Harris
- A Game of Hide-and-Seek by Elizabeth Taylor
- The Hunter by Richard Stark
- Mary, After the Queen by Mary Elizabeth Hewins
- Children in hospital by Jane Thomas, p. 34
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 35-38
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 14
- Slump, pp. 14-15
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 16
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 21
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 21
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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July 4, 1986 Issue = 30 Articles- Alliance defence row hasn't hit grassroots, p. 9
- The Irish problem? by Fionnuala O Connor, p. 10
- Anti-Apartheid Movement takes off by Sarah Benton, pp. 11-12
- Vicky cartoons by Hugh Stephenson, p. 13
- 'Emergency' crack-down in Kwandebele, pp. 16-17
- While the world litigates, Bhopal's people help themselves by Martin Short, p. 18
- Short story by Adele Geras, pp. 20-22
- Ballet Rambert by Stephanie Jordan, p. 23
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 24
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Cinema: Show some emotion by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 24 - 2 Reviews- Fool for Love (1985 Film) by Robert Altman
- An Impudent Girl (1985 Film) by Claude Miller
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 25
- Golden oldies by Jon Savage, p. 26
- Work in progress on Welsh National Opera by Naseem Khan, p. 26
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Beyond the avarice of dreams by Simon Frith, p. 27 - 1 Review- Critique of Commodity Aesthetics by Wolfgang Fritz Haug
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Crime by Nick Kimberley, p. 28 - 4 Reviews- Another Part of the City by Ed McBain
- How the Dead Live by Derek Raymond
- A Taste for Death by P.D. James
- Dreamland by Newton Thornburg
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First Novels by Grace Ingoldby, p. 28 - 5 Reviews- Snakewrist by Christopher Burns
- A Dance for the Moon by Richard Burns
- The Song of the Forest by Colin Mackay
- The Upper Room by Mary Monroe
- A Certain Mr. Takahashi by Ann Ireland
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Divided they fall by David Edgar, pp. 29-30 - 1 Review- Prisoners of the American Dream by Mike Davis
- Divorce and Ireland by Eamonn McArdle, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 31
- Salamanca, pp. 32-34
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Tony Sewell, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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July 11, 1986 Issue = 36 Articles- Labour]'s plans for BT by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Lords in their heaven by Andrew Roth, pp. 10-11
- The danger of flying forwards by James Castle, p. 12
- A cry against censorious feminists by Paul Miles, p. 13
- Whites fiddle while townships burn by Phillip van Niekerk, p. 16
- Nigeria's new politics by Suzanne Cronje, p. 17
- Tigray's marxists by Jon Bennett, pp. 18-21
- Ireland has rejected divorce by Nell McCafferty, pp. 23-25
- New sculpture takes to the streets by Mo Dodson, p. 26
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
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Cinema: Mauve by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Color Purple (1985 Film) by Steven Spielberg
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 28
- Italian New Music by Andrew Clements, p. 29
- Pop Records by Jon Savage, p. 29
- Work in progress on the National Patchwork Champtionships by Naseem Khan, p. 30
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No more superheroes by Roz Kaveney, p. 30 - 1 Review- Cora Sandel: Selected Short Stories by Barbara Wilson and Cora Sandel
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Judoka by Geoff Dyer, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Moronic Inferno and Other Visits to America by Martin Amis
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Old-fashioned values by Eva Figes, p. 32 - 4 Reviews- The Mother's Recompense by Edith Wharton
- Hudson River Bracketed by Edith Wharton
- Barren Ground by Ellen Glasgow
- Her Son's Wife by Dorothy Canfield
- Hierarchical problem solving by Peter Harley, p. 32
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Do it yourself by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 32 - 1 Review- A Forest of Flowers by Ken Saro-Wiwa
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Fiction by Adrianne Blue, p. 33 - 1 Review- The Shrapnel Academy by Fay Weldon
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Reason to believe by William Outhwaite, p. 34 - 1 Review- Habermas: Autonomy and Solidarity by Peter Dews and Jurgen Habermas
- Social Security by Diana Eden, p. 35
- Weekend competition, p. 35
- Crossword, pp. 36-38
- Cover montage by Leon Kuhn
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Phillip Whitehead, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Anne Smith, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 22
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 22
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
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July 18, 1986 Issue = 32 Articles- Whose fingerprints on the smoking gun? by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Profile of Prince Philip, the royal business manager by Andrew Lumsden, pp. 10-11
- The finances of the Commonwealth Games by Brian Wilson, p. 12
- More noble zanies by Andy Roth, pp. 12-13
- How Spaniards feel today about the Civil War, pp. 16-17
- Israel spy case widens by Claudia Wright, p. 18
- Tracing the shift in Britain's national identity in the obsession with royal brides by Raphael Samuel, pp. 20-22
- Images from the Spanish Civil War by Liz Heron, p. 23
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 24
- What's to be done with the Hayward? by John Spurling, p. 24
- Hannah and her Sisters by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 25
- Work in progress on hospital art by Naseem Khan, p. 26
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 26
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Old men of the blues by Charles Fox, p. 27 - 2 Reviews- Good Morning Blues by Count Basie and Albert Murray
- A Life in Jazz by Danny Barker
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Remember with advantages by David Gilmour, p. 28 - 6 Reviews- Voices from the Spanish Civil War by Ian MacDougall
- The Shallow Grave by Walter Gregory, David Morris, and Anthony R. Peters, ...
- Collected Writings by John Cornford
- Cockburn in Spain by Claud Cockburn and James Pettifer
- The Republic and the Civil War in Spain by Raymond Carr
- The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39 by Paul Preston
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Horror by Kim Newman, p. 29 - 3 Reviews- Clive Barker's Books of Blood by Clive Barker
- A Nest of Nightmares by Lisa Tuttle
- The Skook by J.P. Miller
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Troubled water by Justin Wintle, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Bridge by Iain Banks
- Poets at large by Miron Grindea, p. 30
- Viva la Regina? by Luca Fontana, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 31
- Crossword, pp. 32-34
- Cover drawing by Ralph Steadman
- Scrutiny NHS spending, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Mandy Merck, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Bill Greenwell, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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July 25, 1986 Issue = 32 Articles- 'Palace' soap opera by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Trial by television by Duncan Campbell, pp. 10-11
- How would Kinnock run the Cabinet? by Rob Shepherd, p. 12
- Black women's unique oppression by Amrit Wilson, p. 13
- What't the point of the Commonwealth? by Tunde Obadina, pp. 16-17
- Nicaragua by Brian Wilson, p. 18
- All (socialist) feminist now? by Rosalind Delmar, pp. 20-22
- A new era in male fashion by Jules Lubbock, p. 23
- Sid and Nancy 1 by Jon Savage, p. 24
- Sid and Nancy 2 by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 24
- Theatre by Benedict Nightingale, p. 25
- Folk records by Donny O'Rourke, p. 26
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 26
- Work in progress on community arts by Naseem Khan, p. 27
- Playing fast and safe by Boyd Tonkin, p. 28
- The debate over socialist feminism by Liz Heron, p. 29
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Short Stories by Sara Maitland, p. 30 - 5 Reviews- The Threshing Floor by Barbara Burford
- Man Descending by Guy Vanderhaeghe
- Ikons by George Papaellinas
- Incidents at the Shrine by Ben Okri
- Little Tours of Hell by Josephine Saxton
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Sweet sorrow by Naomi Mitchison, p. 30 - 1 Review- Leaves of the Tulip Tree by Juliette Huxley
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Serial rites by Andrew Clements, p. 31 - 1 Review- Orientations by Pierre Boulez
- The Tour de France by Huw Richards, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 32
- Crossword, pp. 32-34
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Paul Foot, p. 14
- Slump, p. 14
- Diary by Claudia Wright, p. 15
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 15
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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August 1, 1986 Issue = 30 Articles- Liberty's close shave by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Listening link with apartheid by Duncan Campbell and Patrick Forbes, pp. 10-11
- Labour lost in its policy mountains by John Garrett, pp. 12-13
- The Lords III---repertory at its worst by Andrew Roth, p. 14
- Moroccan king's myopics move by Claudia Wright, p. 17
- Deng magics up democracy by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 18
- Short story by Carol Lake, pp. 20-21
- Curtain call by Benedict Nightingale, p. 22
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 23
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Cinema: Back to the future by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 24 - 1 Review- Desert Hearts (1985 Film) by Donna Deitch
- Work in progress at the Commonwealth Arts Festival by Naseem Khan, p. 25
- Summer jazz festivals by Charles Fox, p. 25
- The xerox and the catapult by Martin Chalmers, p. 26
- By the embankment by Paul May, p. 27
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Horn of plenty by Val Wilmer, p. 27 - 1 Review- Let's Join Hands and Contact the Living by John Fordham
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Beyond good and evil by Alan Brien, p. 28 - 8 Reviews- Spanish Front by Valentine Cunningham
- The Spanish Cockpit by Franz Borkenau
- Her Privates We by Frederic Manning (Private 19022)
- In the Cannon's Mouth by P.J. Campbell
- Love, Sex and War by John Costello
- Slow Boats Home by Gavin Young
- So Far from God by Patrick Marnham
- Journeys by Jan Morris
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Tri-angles by Josephine Saxton, p. 29 - 7 Reviews- Empyrion: The Search for Fierra by Stephen R. Lawhead
- The Ragged Astronauts by Bob Shaw
- Master of Paxwax by Phillip Mann
- Terra! by Stefano Benni
- The World Omnibus of Science Fiction by Brian Aldiss and Sam J. Lundwall
- One Human Minute by Stanislaw Lem
- Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Red Wedge in Naples, p. 30
- Weekend competition, p. 30
- Salamanca, pp. 31-34
- Cover drawing by Francis Boyle
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by John Ellis, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Geoff Dyer, p. 16
- Chingford terror strikes again by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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August 8, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- Whiff of victory, p. 9
- Virtuous shopping by John Rentoul, pp. 10-11
- Six ministers 'lose their seats' by Robin Cook, pp. 12-13
- Rusty by-ways of the labour movement by Ian Williams, p. 14
- Berlin a quarter-century divided, p. 17
- What sanctions mean to Front-Line states by Ian Walker, p. 18
- The myth that Labour can win power by Paul Hirst, pp. 20-22
- Lumiere & son by Kenneth Rea, p. 23
- Money, money, money by Brian Rotman, p. 23
- Pop records by Jon Savage, p. 24
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Cinema: Chinese lantern by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 24 - 1 Review- Yellow Earth (1986 Film) by Kaige Chen
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 25
- Work in progress goes busking by Naseem Khan, p. 26
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As time goes by and by by Colin Gordon, p. 27 - 1 Review- Cinema 1: The Movement-Image by Gilles Deleuze
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Hard facts by Harriett Gilbert, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- La Douleur by Marguerite Duras
- Cronus' Children by Yves Navarre
- Shelf life by Jenny Turner, p. 28
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Paperbacks by Alison Fell, p. 29 - 4 Reviews- Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth
- Foreign Land by Jonathan Raban
- A Perfect Peace by Amos Oz
- Where the Apple Ripens by Jessie Kesson
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Just bad friends by Michael Coren, p. 30 - 1 Review- G.K. Chesterton: A Biography by Michael Ffinch
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In our own words by Adewale Maja-Pearce, p. 30 - 1 Review- Decolonising the Mind by Ngugi Wa Thiongo
- At the dentist's by Gillian Wilce, p. 31
- Weekend competition, p. 31
- Crossword, pp. 32-34
- Cover drawing by Colin Wheeler
- Scrutiny, p. 8
- Mediawatch by Anne Karpf, p. 15
- Slump, p. 15
- Diary by Ben Okri, p. 16
- The Black Man's Burden by Roger Woddis, p. 16
- Letters, p. 19
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 19
- Cartoon by Janis Goodman, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
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August 15, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- What happened to Labour's Left by Sarah Benton, pp. 5-7
- Tony Benn Not 'One of Us' by John Lloyd, p. 8
- Why the SDP isn't succeeding with David Owen by Roger Liddle, p. 9
- Lazy Buckpalace hacks by Phillip Knightley, p. 10
- News on Sunday scrapes home by Ian Williams, pp. 11-12
- Where to bank and still sleep easy by John Rentoul, pp. 13-15
- Why Labour must be pushed to spend, spend, spend by Maurice Peston, p. 16
- The Co-op---another Rusty Byway by Ian Williams, p. 17
- I.F. Stone's trail-blazing journalism by John Lloyd, pp. 18-20
- Not-so-lonely heart by Geoffrey Sheridan, pp. 22-23
- Blight of the Bolshoi by Stephanie Jordan, p. 24
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Cinema: Mix and match by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 25 - 2 Reviews- Pretty in Pink (1986 Film) by Howard Deutch
- Sugarbaby (1985 Film) by Percy Adlon
- Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 25
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 26
- Work in progress on disability and the arts by Naseem Khan, p. 27
- Music on the South Bank by Andrew Clements, p. 27
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To take a good look by John Spurling, p. 28 - 5 Reviews- The Aesthetic Experience by Jacques Maquet
- Paintings of the British Social Scene from Hogarth to Sickert by E.D.H. Johnson
- The New Image by Tony Godfrey
- The Paintings of Benjamin West by Helmut von Erffa and Allen Staley
- Velazquez: Painter and Courtier by Jonathan Brown
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Mods and rockers by Boyd Tonkin, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Revenge of the Philistines by Hilton Kramer
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Swiss roles by Nicholas Jacobs, p. 30 - 1 Review- The Mountain of Truth by Martin B. Green
- Brat by John Gurney, p. 30
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Ghost story by Gillian Wilce, p. 31 - 1 Review- An Academic Question by Barbara Pym
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Cobraphilia by Nick Kimberley, p. 31 - 4 Reviews- The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor by Cameron McCabe
- The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple by Anne Hart
- The Lolita Man by Bill James
- Flood by Andrew Vachss
- People's grouse by Harry Hopkins, p. 36
- Wine by Stephen Brook, p. 37
- Crossword, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
- Cover photo by Steve Benbow
- Diary by David Edgar, p. 21
- Hot seat by Roger Woddis, p. 21
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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August 22, 1986 Issue = 31 Articles- War of the Agencies by Andrew Lumsden and Patrick Forbes, pp. 5-8
- It's the hard left which is making policies by Vladmir Derer, p. 9
- Down and out in George Orwell's union by Donald Macintyre, p. 10
- Less painful ways to win friends and influence in the Labour Party by Ian Williams, p. 11
- Labour's spending plans---why the right is wrong and the left is prudent by Doug Jones, p. 12
- Macho leaders unite defiant South African whites by Phillip van Niekerk, pp. 13-14
- Chirac tears French state TV apart by Kate Owen, pp. 15-16
- Edinburgh I: a People's Festival? by Angus Calder, p. 18
- Edinburgh 2: the TV Festival by Michael Leapman, pp. 19-20
- Edinburgh 3: the Wooster Group by Kenneth Rea, p. 21
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 21
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Cinema: Turkey shoot by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 22 - 1 Review- Target (1985 Film) by Arthur Penn
- Work in progress on the Notting Hill Carnival by Naseem Khan, p. 23
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Slaughterhouses: a pet theory by Maureen Duffy, p. 24 - 1 Review- In the Company of Animals by James Serpell
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Fata Morgana by Liz Heron, p. 25 - 1 Review- Sicilian Uncles by Leonardo Sciascia
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The disappeared by Malcolm Imrie, p. 25 - 7 Reviews- The Long Affray by Harry Hopkins
- The Man in the Iron Mask by Peter Hoyle
- Happy Families by Nigel Gray
- The Freudian Fallacy by E.M. Thornton
- Nietzsche in German Politics and Society, 1890-1918 by R. Hinton Thomas
- Snow White and Rose Red by Ed McBain
- Among You Taking Notes... by Naomi Mitchison and Dorothy Sheridan
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Floral print by Adrianne Blue, p. 26 - 1 Review- A Misalliance by Anita Brookner
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Goody goody by Sheila MacLeod, p. 26 - 1 Review- The Magnificent Spinster by May Sarton
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Colour blindness by M.H. Ryle, p. 27 - 1 Review- Red and Green by Joe Weston
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Twysided by David Edgar, p. 27 - 1 Review- William Barnes: A Life of the Dorset Poet by Alan Chedzoy
- Community artists by Nicholas Murray, p. 32
- Food by Colin Spencer, p. 33
- Crossword, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
- Cover drawing by John Minnion
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 17
- The Long Silence by Roger Woddis, p. 17
- Letters, pp. 28-31
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August 29, 1986 Issue = 29 Articles- Not-So-New Realism by John Lloyd and Philip Bassett, pp. 5-10
- Trust Some Body to... by Peter Kellner, p. 11
- More biased TV, please by John Ellis, p. 12
- Rusty byways, another mixed bag (and metaphor) by Ian Williams, p. 13
- Why we don't need an incomes policy by Paul Ormerod, p. 14
- The American right wing's false values by Christopher Lasch, pp. 15-17
- Reply to Vladimir Deter of Labour Left Liaison by Roy Hattersley, p. 18
- Edinburgh 1: Theatre by Angus Calder, p. 19
- Edinburgh 2: Television by Barry Cox, p. 20
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Cinema: Shoot the pianist by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 21 - 2 Reviews- Under the Cherry Moon (1986 Film) by Prince
- Eliminators (1986 Film) by Peter Manoogian
- Records by Andrew Clements, p. 21
- Work in progress on black art shows by Naseem Khan, p. 22
- Television by Diana Eden, p. 23
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Urbane guerrilla by Liz Heron, p. 24 - 1 Review- Faith in Fakes by Umberto Eco
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Small worlds by Sara Maitland, p. 25 - 5 Reviews- Monkeys by Susan Minot
- Joining the Grown-Ups by Christine Park
- Three Ply Yarn by Caelia March
- Mating Birds by Lewis Nkosi
- Hard Luck by James Maw
- We had gone to the airport to get her; Benefits by Anthony Wilson, p. 25
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Elf sufficiency by Colin Greenland, p. 26 - 6 Reviews- The Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
- The Shaping of Middle-Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Stone and the Flute by Hans Bemmann
- The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
- The Unconquered Country by Geoff Ryman
- The Road and the Hills by Alison Spedding
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Trumpet abroad by Val Wilmer, p. 26 - 1 Review- Leslie Thompson: An Autobiography by Jeffrey P. Green and Leslie Thompson
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War stories by David Caute, p. 27 - 1 Review- A Land Apart by Andre Brink and J.M. Coetzee
- Roman cookery by Anna Del Conte, p. 32
- Pub problems by Josephine Saxton, p. 33
- Crossword, p. 33
- Weekend competition, p. 34
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 35
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 35
- This England, pp. 35-36
- Cover drawing by Francis Boyle
- The good guys by Roger Woddis, p. 12
- Letters, pp. 28-31
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September 5, 1986 Issue = 34 Articles- Business backs away by Sarah Benton, pp. 5-8
- What's the TUC for? by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Militant alive, well and biding its time by Michael Crick, p. 10
- Did Militant get a fair trial? by Quentin McDermott, p. 11
- Talking to Alan Bleasdale, socialist romantic by Ian Williams, p. 12
- Putting some adequacy in the left's intellect by Michael Meacher, p. 13
- Reporting from Greenham Common, so often pronounced dead by Lynne Jones, pp. 14-15
- Bob Hawkes' Australia---another France, or another Latin America? by Roy Green, p. 16
- Austria's suppressed memory by Gitta Sereny, pp. 17-18
- Nothing for the media to say about unions by Philip Bassett, p. 19
- O incomes policy, where is thy sting? by Charles Leadbeater, p. 20
- Body sculpture by Mo Dodson, p. 22
- Edinburgh by Angus Calder, p. 23
- The Proms by Andrew Clements, p. 23
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Cinema: Saint and martyr by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 24 - 1 Review- Rosa Luxemburg (1985 Film) by Margarethe von Trotta
- Work in progress on the South Bank Folk Week by Naseem Khan, p. 25
- Television by Diana Eden, p. 25
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Beggar's banquet by Simon Frith, p. 26 - 1 Review- Too Much by Robert Hewison
- Paperbacks by Nigel Gray, p. 27
- Age by Rachel McCarron, p. 27
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The party's over by Sara Maitland, p. 28 - 1 Review- Hidden Agendas by Elizabeth Wilson and Angela Weir
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Short Stories by Adrianne Blue, pp. 28-29 - 4 Reviews- Other Fires by Alberto Manguel
- Pack of Cards by Penelope Lively
- One Way or Another by Peter Cameron
- Success Stories by Russell Banks
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Bodylines by Nick Kimberley, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Green Ice by Raoul Whitfield
- Slow Turn by Mike Marqusee
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Fiction by Liz Heron, p. 30 - 1 Review- The City and the House by Natalia Ginzburg
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Fiction by Oliver Harris, p. 31 - 1 Review- The Last Museum by Brion Gysin
- Eating out by Colin Spencer, p. 36
- Anchors away by Nigel Fountain, p. 37
- Salamanca, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
- Diary by Ian Williams, p. 21
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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September 12, 1986 Issue = 32 Articles- Moulding the break by John Rentoul, pp. 5-8
- Puts the gunpowder under Parliament by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- What sex education? by Andrew Lumsden and Denis Campbell, pp. 10-13
- Survey of ministers sending their children to private schools by Jack Straw, pp. 14-15
- White South Africa has to face black rule by Michael Attwell, p. 16
- The China connection by Jonathan Mirsky, p. 17
- Kafka in Africa by Phillip van Niekerk and Pat Sidley, p. 18
- Profits aren't for sharing by Doug Jones, p. 19
- Murdoch's long view by Nicholas Faith, p. 20
- Henry Moore by John Spurling, p. 22
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Cinema: Hit & mystery by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 23 - 2 Reviews- Betty Blue (1986 Film) by Jean-Jacques Beineix
- Mona Lisa (1986 Film) by Neil Jordan
- Megastore pop by Jon Savage, p. 24
- Recent releases by Jon Savage, p. 24
- Television by Diana Eden, p. 25
- Work in progress on Housewatch by Naseem Khan, p. 26
- Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 26
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Comic stripped by Oliver Harris, p. 27 - 1 Review- The Almost Unpublished Lenny Bruce by Lenny Bruce
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Karl & co by Nicholas Jacobs, p. 28 - 1 Review- Little Germany: German Refugees in Victorian Britain by Rosemary Ashton
- From her sickbed by Michael Bayley, p. 28
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Fiction by Harriett Gilbert, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Foe by J.M. Coetzee
- The Hottentot Room by Christopher Hope
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Fiction by Martin Chalmers, p. 29 - 1 Review- Karl and Rosa by Alfred Doblin
- Children by Marsha Rowe, p. 30
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Horror by Kim Newman, pp. 30-31 - 3 Reviews- Cast a Cold Eye by Alan Ryan
- The Cormorant by Stephen Gregory
- The Light at the End by John Skipp and Craig Spector
- Alsace wines by Stephen Brook, p. 36
- Aunt Rene and the pools by Geoff Dyer, p. 37
- Crossword, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
- Diary by Jonathan Sale, p. 21
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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September 19, 1986 Issue = 33 Articles- Wealth Service by Jolyon Jenkins, pp. 5-8
- Owen ditches the Gang of Four by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- David Steel---the boy scout puts on weight by John Lloyd, pp. 10-11
- Time to go non-aligned? by Tony Benn, p. 12
- Gorbachev's problems by Andy McSmith, p. 15
- Euro-left-fest in Turin by Donald Sassoon, p. 16
- Palestinians under Israeli occupation by Irene Ertugrul, p. 17
- China's press by Amos Peter Gelb, p. 19
- US deficits by Charles Leadbeater, p. 20
- More rusty byways by Ian Williams, p. 21
- Picasso's sketchbooks by John Spurling, p. 22
- Television by Peter Hillmore, p. 23
- Special effects and the cinema by Adam Mars-Jones, p. 23
- Dario Fo at the Bristol Old Vic by Paul Allen, p. 24
- Music festivals in Finland and Sweden by Andrew Clements, p. 25
- Work in progress on an experiment in women's experimental theatre by Naseem Khan, p. 26
- Prudence Farmer Poetry Prize by Paul Muldoon, p. 27
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Left behind by Nigel Fountain, p. 28 - 1 Review- News from Nowhere by David Caute
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Hall of mirrors by Alison Hennegan, p. 28 - 1 Review- Prisons of Glass by Elizabeth Wilson
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Twilight zone by Jeanette Winterson, p. 29 - 1 Review- The Old Devils by Kingsley Amis
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Deep sea diver by Alison Fell, p. 30 - 1 Review- Sea Swell by Cecilie Loveid
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Wheels within wheels by Nick Kimberley, p. 30 - 1 Review- Selected Works of Konrad Bayers by Malcolm Green and Konrad Bayer
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Violence and sex by Alan Brien, p. 31 - 6 Reviews- Granta 19: More Dirt
- Nothing Happens in Carmincross by Benedict Kiely
- Theft by Rachel Ingalls
- The Salzburg Tales by Christina Stead
- The March of Militant by Michael Crick
- Labouring Men: Studies in the History of Labour by E.J. Hobsbawm
- Do-it-yourself recipes by Colin Spencer, p. 36
- Mad about the Underground by Marek Kohn, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 39
- This England, pp. 39-40
- Cover photo by Laurie Sparham
- Verse by Roger Woddis, pp. 12-14
- Diary: 'Ratel', p. 18
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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September 26, 1986 Issue = 36 Articles- Paradise Resumed by Jolyon Jenkins and Austin Mitchell, pp. 5-8
- Two's a crowd by Peter Kellner, p. 9
- Curtains for nuclear power by Rob Edwards, pp. 10-13
- Pluto Press by Jolyon Jenkins, p. 14
- Marxism today by Andrew Lumsden, p. 14
- Ian MacGregor by John Lloyd, pp. 14-15
- Monocled Mutineer by Michael Leapman, Nicolas Walter, and Douglas Gill, ..., pp. 16-17
- Rome's puritans by Terry Tastard, pp. 18-19
- Green greens by Sarah Benton, pp. 20-21
- SDP tax 'n' benefits by Dick Taverne, p. 22
- Two perspectives on publishing inside and outside South Africa by Jane Dibblin and Mike Kirkwood, pp. 24-25
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Cinema: Cradle of democracy by Judith Williamson, p. 26 - 2 Reviews- Otello (1986 Film) by Franco Zeffirelli
- The Legend of the Suram Fortress (1986 Film) by Sergei Parajanov and Dodo Abashidze
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 27
- Records by Charles Fox, p. 28
- Michael Clark, shooting star of dance by Stephanie Jordan, pp. 28-29
- Work in progress on children's books by Naseem Khan, p. 30
- Two new plays from David Hare by Victoria Hare, p. 30
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Let them eat dirt by David Edgar, p. 31 - 1 Review- Another Voice by Auberon Waugh
- Resolve by Stephanie Romer, p. 32
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Technical knockout by Glyn Ford, p. 32 - 1 Review- Post-Innovation Performance by Luke Gheorghiou
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Science Fiction by Josephine Saxton, p. 33 - 5 Reviews- Black Star Rising by Frederik Pohl
- The Two of Them by Joanna Russ
- The Watcher by Jane Palmer
- Burning Chrome by William Gibson
- I, Vampire by Jody Scott
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Sugar and spice by Ruth Baumgarten, p. 34 - 1 Review- Perfume by Patrick Suskind
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Ghost writers by Boyd Tonkin, p. 34 - 2 Reviews- Winner Takes All by Dieter Wellershoff
- Across by Peter Handke
- Obituary by Gary Pulsifer, p. 35
- Selected Autumn and Winter Books, pp. 36-37
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Ordinary people by John Lucas, p. 38 - 5 Reviews- With the Offal Eaters by Douglas Houston
- Spirits of the Place by Tony Connor
- The Green Road by Philip Holmes
- Flints by David Sutton
- A Life by Iain Crichton Smith
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A world war by Barbara Rogers, p. 39 - 4 Reviews- South Africa: Background to the Crisis by Michael Attwell
- Destructive Engagement by Julius K. Nyerere
- Brutal Force by Gavin Cawthra
- Apartheid in Crisis by Mark A. Uhlig
- Sicilian food by Anna Del Conte, p. 44
- Homesickness by Kate Pullinger, p. 45
- Weekend competition, p. 46
- Cartoon by John Minnion, p. 47
- Chess by George Botterill, p. 47
- This England, pp. 47-48
- Verse by Roger Woddis, p. 23
- Diary by Alison Hennegan, p. 23
- Letters, pp. 40-43
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December 5, 1986 Issue = 27 Articles- Oxbridge circus's merry-go-round by Peter Kellner, p. 5
- The method behind the madness of Reagan's foreign policy by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 6-7
- Who gets the campus platform? by Francis Beckett, pp. 8-9
- Universities must win confidence by Paul Hirst, p. 10
- Sir Robert Armstrong as post-election coalition midwife by Peter Hennessy, p. 11
- Washington Diary by Elgy Gillespie, p. 12
- The heart of the MI5 matter by Duncan Campbell, Patrick Forbes, and Jolyon Jenkins, ..., p. 14
- TV's 25 per cent solution by John Ellis, p. 19
- What they won't tell Sid about British Gas by Jan Toporowski, p. 20
- Funding the nation's literature by Maureen Duffy, pp. 21-22
- Cinema: A world of difference by Judith Williamson, p. 23
- Architecture by Jules Lubbock, p. 24
- Theatre by Victoria Radin, p. 24
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 25
- Work in progress on the theatre awards by Naseem Khan, p. 26
- Children's theatre by Liz Wells, p. 26
- --- by Andrew Clements, Marsha Rowe, Adele Geras, and Gareth Reeves, ..., pp. 27-31
- Families at Christmas by Janet Hadley, p. 36
- Wine books by Stephen Brook, p. 36
- Salamanca, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Marx Today by Ralph Edney, p. 39
- This England, p. 39
- Chess by George Botterill, pp. 39-40
- Jaws 4 by Roger Woddis, pp. 12-13
- Cartoon by Christian Clark, pp. 15-18
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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December 12, 1986 Issue = 29 Articles- Opinions of British Gas by Peter Kellner, p. 5
- What should we do about spies? by Robin Cook and Peter Hennessy, pp. 6-9
- New Statesman staff reply to the editor, pp. 10-12
- Diary by Diana Eden, p. 13
- The malaise in French universities by Yvette Marin and David Bodanis, pp. 14-17
- Kinnock in the States by Michael Leapman, p. 18
- Indian child labour by Christine Whitehead, p. 19
- The Guardian and postmodernism by Paul Kerr, pp. 20-21
- Photography by Liz Heron, p. 22
- Cinema: Viewfinder by Judith Williamson, p. 23
- Dance by Stephanie Jordan, p. 23
- Work in progress by Naseem Khan, p. 24
- Theatre by Paul Allen, p. 25
- Television by Hugo Williams, p. 25
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Mathematics: Coddled X by Peter Wilsher, p. 26 - 1 Review- Descartes' Dream by Philip J. Davis and Reuben Hersh
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Literature: Scarlet fever by Jane Miller, pp. 26-27 - 1 Review- The Progress of Romance by Jean Radford
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Biography: Love in the mist by Martin Ryle, p. 28 - 2 Reviews- Alain-Fournier: A Brief Life by David Arkell
- Alain-Fournier: Towards the Lost Domain by W.J. Strachan and Alain-Fournier
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Science: Come back Galileo by Steven Rose, p. 28 - 1 Review- Science Critic by Maurice Goldsmith
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Autobiography: Leftover passion by Lisa St Aubin de Teran, p. 29 - 1 Review- My Life with Dylan Thomas by Caitlin Thomas and George Tremlett
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Fiction: Free associations by Malcolm Imrie, p. 30 - 2 Reviews- Remove Your Hat and Other Works by Benjamin Peret
- Revolutions of the Night by Alan Burns
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Horror: Old haunts by Kim Newman, p. 31 - 2 Reviews- The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories by Michael Cox and R.A. Gilbert
- The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural by Jack Sullivan
- Two-wheel terror by Nicholas Murray, p. 36
- Food by Colin Spencer, p. 36
- Crossword, p. 37
- Weekend competition, p. 38
- Ralph Edney & Chess by George Botterill, pp. 39-40
- Poetry by Roger Woddis, p. 13
- Cartoon by Christian Clark, p. 18
- Letters, pp. 32-35
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