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GEOFF BOTTOMS relishes a profoundly human portrait of a family as it evolves across 55 years in Sheffield
Firefighters and their Union: The First Hundred Years 1918-2018 by Francis Beckett
Excellent tribute to Fire Brigades Union in its centenary year
PAUL DONOVAN applauds an excellently crafted new musical that explores the life and death of Ruth Ellis
PAUL DONOVAN is tickled by the excruciating take-downs of one of the funniest, wittiest, political writers around.
RON JACOBS points out, via a transcription of Kissinger’s secret recordings, that Trump could never have existed without Nixon and Kissinger
ELLIS RAE is persuaded that the advantages of the ‘talking cure’ are superior to the treatment of mental illness with drugs
JOHN GREEN, MICHAL BONCZA and BELLA KATZ review The Good Boy, Broken English, and Don't Be Prey
THE STRENGTH and volume of applause that greets the line of Fire Brigades Union (FBU) banners at the annual Durham Miners’ Gala is testament to the deep respect and regard in which firefighters and their union are held. This book does them justice.
Beautifully presented and illustrated with vivid, moving photographs, it has fascinating insights into the history of their union.
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