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James Davis Nicoll2007: The Blair government is rocked by rumours of Tory-style corruption, Matty Hull’s killers escape justice and are free to kill again, while the global financial markets to which the UK belongs are absolutely secure and in no way headed for a shocking correction. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2006: J. Richard Gott III’s methodology suggests 80-year-old Queen Elizabeth will live until somewhere between 2032 and 2066, a European heatwave sets a record that will surely stand in perpetuity, and Profumo’s demise at an advanced age reminds Britons of the dire consequences for politicians of scandal… nil.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2005: The Ulster Volunteer Force struggles to grasp the meaning of the term “ceasefire”, Britain is astonished by the unlikely coincidence that every known WWI veteran is over 100 years of age, and in what some experts hope is a sign Britain has begun to emerge from chaos after the retreat of the Roman Empire, Dr Who is revived.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2004: Labour spares no effort to liberate Britons from human rights, UKIP's electoral successes surely do not reflect fundamental flaws in the British psyche, and London voters are heartbroken to discover the Livingstone who was just elected mayor isn’t the Livingstone who co-wrote the Fighting Fantasy books.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2003: PM Blair embraces hilariously transparent lies to justify the invasion of Iraq, two million Britons reveal the power of public outrage when they protest the Iraq War to no effect, and the Coalition of the Billing (UK included) faces an occupation of Iraq that will no doubt be entirely without unforeseen challenges or consequences.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2002: Cherie Blair wows Britain with a notably successful real estate deal, Terry Pratchett's Night Watch wins the Best Scottish Socialist novel Prometheus Award, and an earthquake shakes England after Margaret Thatcher makes a public appearance.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2001: Labour narrowly wins a second overwhelming victory, Simon Darcount finds his calling, and Jeffrey Archer discovers the means to compel people to stop mentioning that time he was accused of stealing three suits. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll2000: The theft of an Enigma Machine comes too late to play a significant role in World War Two, Sellafield highlight British dedication to nuclear saafety, and the Conservatives, informed polling has them 2% ahead of Labour, discover that they are actually trailing by 13%. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1999: Both the new Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales have their first meetings, the Millennium Dome (certainly not a name that will rapidly date) is completed, and hard-working programmers strive to limit the effects of the Millennium Bug, unaware success will be rewarded with mass amnesia.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1998! The Good Friday Agreement gives Tories something new to undermine, Former Conservative Cabinet Minister Enoch Powell makes his greatest contribution to Britain by dying, and Andrew Wakefield's fraudulent paper puts him in the running with Thomas Midgley Jr. for single individual who did the most to undermine public health.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1997: UK wins Eurovision, the BBC foolishly embraces the passing fad internet, & Blair wins a razor-thin 179 seat majority.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.Which 1997 Clarke Award Finalists Have You Read? The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson ✓ Gibbon's Decline and Fall by Sheri S. Tepper Looking for the Mahdi by N. Lee Wood ✓ The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt ✓ Voyage by Stephen Baxter ✓<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

Ian RobinsonThe Clarke Award shortlist is out. I like panel awards like this over fan voted awards. Other opinions are available. I’ve only read Annie Bot out of the six nominees. So far…<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciFi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClarkeAward</a> <a href="https://www.clarkeaward.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.clarkeaward.com/</a>

James Davis Nicoll1996! The UK's prompt, effective efforts to prevent another Dunblane Massacre confuse, anger American observers, Dolly the sheep's cloning points way forward for unfuckable Royals, and the Tories now only slightly less popular than Myra Hindley. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1995! Adroit political manoeuvring by the Tories shrinks Labour's poll lead to merely overwhelming, Princess Di gives a memorable interview on Panorama, and trader Nick Leeson makes Barings Bank world famous.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1994: At least four MPs die from unrelated causes, Tony Blair uses his new position as leader of the Labour Party to make bold economic statements unbounded by reality, and in a bold rebuke of a half million years of effort to isolate Britain from the continent, the Chunnel opens. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1993: Durham Coalfield closes, ending seven centuries of mining coal there, the Chunnel is traversed by its first high speed train, and the Labour Party begins the arduous task of becoming the Conservative Party.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1992: The Royal Family teaches a masterclass in domestic tranquility, Labour selects as its new leader the memorably named John Smith, and, faced with strife in Ireland and economic woes at home, Prime Minister Major swiftly establishes a hotline so that the British can report excess traffic cones.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1991: John Major prudently sails the UK into a recession, accountability for the Hillsborough disaster is masterfully deferred, and Robert Maxwell sets an example many wish Rupert Murdoch would follow. ✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1990: The Community Charge inspires hundreds of thousands to actively participate in street-level politics, Neil Kinnock's Labour Party enjoys an unassailable 12 point lead over the Tories, and Thatcher is replaced as Prime Minister by John "ran away from the circus to become an accountant" Major.✓ for read, * for intend to read, ! for never heard of it. Or whatever amuses you.<a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

James Davis Nicoll1989: A former Labour minister argues that a little thing like 95 deaths should not interfere with football matches, British police arrest 260 people for being happy, and Thatcher's economic prudence steers the UK towards its second recession in a decade. <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ClarkeAward" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ClarkeAward</a>

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