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The Tolpuddle Martyrs get the last laugh

Mark Steel — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:07:34 GMT

The front row of the socialist choir began: "There's a rumble in the air tonight," while the back row sang, "Oh no, it's an imperialist bomb"

Diary - Mark Steel

Mark Steel — Mon, 17 Feb 2003 12:00:00 GMT

The romantic spirit of Byron lives on, and is to be found in the form of an 80-year-old woman who is lying prostrate across the M3 to protest against the war in Iraq

You can't move in Riyadh for stalls selling T-shirts with "A woman needs a man like a camel needs a bicycle"

Mark Steel — Mon, 15 Oct 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Who would ever parachute a millionaire into a place where they quote George Formby in the karzy?

Mark Steel — Mon, 04 Jun 2001 12:00:00 GMT