ALWYN TURNER assesses the premiership of John Major. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Chris Patten
1997: The vote
ALWYN TURNER remembers the general election that ended 18 years of Tory government. Continue reading
‘Turning out the lights’: The 1992 election – Part 2
Tory and Labour departures in the aftermath of the 1992 election. Continue reading
‘Can Labour ever win?’ The 1992 election – Part 1
ALWYN TURNER tells the story of the 1992 general election. Continue reading
2016 Politician of the Year (undead)
He’s meant to be politically dead and buried, but he’s still shaping policy. Continue reading
‘Danger to democracy’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
ALWYN TURNER on the woman who ‘got the Labour establishment on the run’. Continue reading
Referendum ad nauseum
ALWYN TURNER predicts the outcome of the vote. Look away now, if you don’t want to know the result. Continue reading
Michael Gove: ‘a young Scotsman on the make’
The hack years of Michael Gove, columnist and actor, celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Banal in the extreme’: A press portrait of Theresa May
ALWYN TURNER sums up the pre-premiership career of a difficult woman. Continue reading
