ALWYN TURNER on Liz Truss’s early days, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Cameron
Those were the days, comrades
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
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
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
A whisper to the wise
Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading
Politician of the Decade (living)
Our award for the most significant British politician of the 2010s. Continue reading
PMX bandits
How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Breaking the Euro-election mould
ALWYN TURNER wanders through thirty years of elections to the European Parliament. Continue reading
Ed Miliband: An obituary
From the archives: ALWYN TURNER’s immediate response to the 2015 general election. Continue reading
Brexit and the beautiful game
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
Where is the Independent Group heading? Is it the SDP Mk II? Blair’s Babes? Or David Davis revisited? Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 