It was Bevin, not Bevan, who was the real national treasure
Alan Johnson pays tribute to Ernest Bevin, a towering political figure too often forgotten
From Liverpool’s Cavern to the world stage: how the Beatles became a global phenomenon
Alan Johnson describes how four young men from Liverpool revived Britain, healed America and brought joy to millions
The uphill task of judging whether Tony Blair was a villain or hero
On the day that Tony Blair left the Commons chamber for the last time (to a standing ovation led by…
Alan Johnson’s diary: I’m not sure I’d have had the guts to join a new party
The separation between ‘members’ and ‘strangers’ always struck me as being one of the most archaic aspects of the House…
What happened to British communism?
Like most trade unionists in the 1970s and 80s I worked with a fair few communists. Men like Dickie Lawlor,…
‘Like Superman stopping a runaway train’: when Bobby Moore tackled Jairzinho
Nothing illustrates the transformation in the working lives of professional footballers since the end of the maximum wage better than…
Our leaders have betrayed the noble worker. Oh really?
Alan Johnson cannot accept that the best days of the British working class are over
