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Tag Archives: David Cameron
Boris Johnson: An obituary
Some thoughts on the passing of another prime minister, by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘The wrong kind of woman’: The early years of Liz Truss
ALWYN TURNER’s press portrait of Liz Truss’s rise, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading
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
Lion & Unicorn 