The great toaster hoax

Where newspapers came from

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

FOR HELEN LEWIS, THERE IS A “POLITICAL message ...

You have to wonder why it takes whistleblowers to force so many complaints to be investigated… If there’s one thing you need to know about men having power, it’s this: the more power they have, the mo

The Great Exchange: Making the News in Early ...

Much like a 19-year-old Bob Dylan arriving in New York brimming with talent and potential, Gordon Murray landed in England as a 23-year-old with little more than uncanny ability and burning ambition.