Some quotes from the days when Boris Johnson was the court jester at the Palace of Westminster. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
What do we want? More criminal offences! When do we want them? All the time! Continue reading
‘This idiot has no place in British public life’
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading
Lies, damned lies & EU citizens
One of the key questions of the Brexit debate: How many foreign EU citizens live in Britain? Continue reading
‘The wrong brother’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the battle of the meek vs the geek – was it really the start of all Labour’s problems? Continue reading
The coming crisis (of 2012)
From the archives, ALWYN TURNER on the political instability of the Coalition years. Continue reading
Sir Keir and the Heart of the Matter
Sir Keir Starmer – he’s all heart, you know. Continue reading
‘It was everything I feared’
From Morrissey and Bowie to Major and Blair, the Union Jack was everywhere in the 1990s, as ALWYN TURNER remembers. Continue reading
This is not America
In foreign affairs there’s only one question that matters: Are you on the right side of history? Continue reading
2020 Politician of the Year (dead)
Boris Johnson has chosen the wrong lodestar. He should look to an earlier wartime premier. Continue reading
2020 Politician of the Year (decomposing)
The return of our award for the politician throwing it all away. Continue reading
Novelist MPs #2: Woodrow Wyatt
Was Wyatt’s fiction as colourful as his diaries? wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
