He was once voted Britain’s most fanciable MP, and in times of emergency, the cry goes up: Send for Hunt! Continue reading
Tag Archives: George Osborne
‘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
‘A bodice-ripping period drama’
Costume drama or fly-on-the-wall documentary? ALWYN TURNER revisits Downton Abbey. Continue reading
Rear-view review: The Day the Queen Flew to Scotland for the Grouse Shooting
It’s 1968 and England is in a state of civil war. DAN ATKINSON investigates. Continue reading
2018 Politician of the Year (living)
Our not so annual gong goes to the female Boris Yeltsin. Continue reading
Election heroes and villains
Who were the winners and losers of the election? Here’s six of one and half-a-dozen of the other. Continue reading
A lot of fun: Osborne at the Standard
DAN ATKINSON wonders whether the ex-chancellor will hack it as an editor. Continue reading
Sulk and pout
Political winds not blowing your way? PAUL SAFFER looks at those who slipped down the greasy pole with a good old sulk. 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
Stuck in the middle and blue
The quick blue Fox jumps over the Labour dog. PAUL SAFFER on the marginal Midlands. Continue reading
No strings attached: The Osborne legacy
What should we make of the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, wonders DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
The Apple i-Punt
DAN ATKINSON on currency, tax and identity in the Republic of Ireland. Continue reading