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‘The wrong kind of woman’: A press portrait of Liz Truss (pt 1)
Politics

‘The wrong kind of woman’: A press portrait of Liz Truss (pt 1)

Posted on 5 January 2022 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on Liz Truss’s early days, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading →

Those were the days, comrades
Politics

Those were the days, comrades

Posted on 28 September 2021 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON remembers a golden age of political conferences, from stout to New Zealand pinot noir. Continue reading →

‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
History

‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes

Posted on 26 June 2021 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
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Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences

Posted on 3 June 2021 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

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’
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‘This idiot has no place in British public life’

Posted on 30 May 2021 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading →

A whisper to the wise
Politics

A whisper to the wise

Posted on 31 May 2020 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading →

Politician of the Decade (living)
Politics

Politician of the Decade (living)

Posted on 26 December 2019 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

Our award for the most significant British politician of the 2010s. Continue reading →

PMX bandits
History / Politics

PMX bandits

Posted on 15 July 2019 by Paul Saffer • Leave a comment

How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading →

Breaking the Euro-election mould
Politics

Breaking the Euro-election mould

Posted on 21 May 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER wanders through thirty years of elections to the European Parliament. Continue reading →

Ed Miliband: An obituary
Politics

Ed Miliband: An obituary

Posted on 7 May 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

From the archives: ALWYN TURNER’s immediate response to the 2015 general election. Continue reading →

Brexit and the beautiful game
Politics / Sport

Brexit and the beautiful game

Posted on 2 March 2019 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

From Derek Dougan to Gary Lineker, PAUL SAFFER finds plenty of footballers who won’t kick the big issues into the long grass. Continue reading →

The battle of Jenkins’s heirs
Politics

The battle of Jenkins’s heirs

Posted on 22 February 2019 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

Where is the Independent Group heading? Is it the SDP Mk II? Blair’s Babes? Or David Davis revisited? Continue reading →

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