THE LONG READ The Last Great British Story: How The Beatles changed Britain
ONE of the strange things about The Beatles phenomenon is that the further we are from the 1960s, the more fascinating, unique and important they become.
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Dr Gerry Hassan is a writer, commentator and academic on Scottish and UK politics and society.
He has written and edited over two dozen books on Scotland, the UK, and the future of society, politics and ideas including Scotland the Brave? Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation (Luath Press), The Story of the Scottish Parliament: The First Two Decades Explained (Edinburgh University Press), The Strange Death of Labour Scotland (Edinburgh University Press) and Caledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland (Luath Press).
His writing and research can be found at: www.gerryhassan.com
Dr Gerry Hassan is a writer, commentator and academic on Scottish and UK politics and society.
He has written and edited over two dozen books on Scotland, the UK, and the future of society, politics and ideas including Scotland the Brave? Twenty Years of Change and the Future of the Nation (Luath Press), The Story of the Scottish Parliament: The First Two Decades Explained (Edinburgh University Press), The Strange Death of Labour Scotland (Edinburgh University Press) and Caledonian Dreaming: The Quest for a Different Scotland (Luath Press).
His writing and research can be found at: www.gerryhassan.com
ONE of the strange things about The Beatles phenomenon is that the further we are from the 1960s, the more fascinating, unique and important they become.
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