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A Bit Of A Smash In Soho

Philip Hensher FEAR AND LOATHING IN FITZROVIA by Paul Willetts Dewi Lewis, f14.99, pp. 392 ISBN 1899235698 T he legendarily catastrophic life of Julian Maciaren-Ross has tempted......

A Case Of Premature Rejoicing

Paul Routledge THE WAGES OF SPIN by Bernard Ingham John Murray, £18.99, pp. 261 ISBN 0719564816 I n recent days, Alastair Campbell has been demanding money with his distinctive......

Not Great But Definitely Good

Jane Ridley HANNAH MORE: THE FIRST VICTORIAN by Anne Stott OUP, £25, pp. 384, ISBN 0199245320 W ho was Hannah More? William Cobbett called her an old bishop in petticoats, and......