Tag Archives: Alex Renton

Next Witness: Call Captain Grimes

Alex Renton recently wrote a book about pederasty in British prep schools and public schools called Stiff Upper Lip: Secrets, Crimes and the Schooling of a Ruling Class. He has now made a documentary about the same subject which aired … Continue reading

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Mugwump Redivivus

In the present UK electoral climate, The Spectator has republished a 1959 article by Evelyn Waugh in which he expressed his views of elected governments:  ‘Mugwumps‘ are in the news today, after Boris Johnson used the term to describe Jeremy Corbyn. In the … Continue reading

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Telegraph Praises Episode 2 of Decline and Fall

Today’s Daily Telegraph adds its praise for the BBC’s faithful adaptation of Waugh’s novel Decline and Fall which continued yesterday. In his TV review column, Mark Monahan writes: There was gentle entertainment on Friday evening BBC One – well, superficially gentle, at … Continue reading

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