He worried that he looked like a ghost, but the former 14th Earl could be a model for his slick successor Rishi Sunak. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Harold Macmillan
Thank you for the Day
PAUL SAFFER on Robin Day, the always-humble Grand Inquisitor who gave us BBC’s Question Time. Continue reading
2018 Politician of the Year (living)
Our not so annual gong goes to the female Boris Yeltsin. Continue reading
1997: The loser
ALWYN TURNER assesses the premiership of John Major. Continue reading
‘Nobody’s poodles’: Liberals speak out
A century of Liberals and Lib Dems, summed up in 30 quotes. 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 strange rebirth of social democracy
DAN ATKINSON on the post-referendum possibilities for a progressive Britain. Continue reading
The Regina monologues
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but PAUL SAFFER thinks she ought to have a bit more to say. Continue reading
Harold be thy name
A selection of quotes by and about Harold Wilson. Continue reading
2015 Politician of the Year (living)
National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading
‘A long time in politics’: Blowing hot and cold on the Autumn Statement
DAN ATKINSON wonders if George Osborne is channelling Supermac. Continue reading
Style matters
PAUL SAFFER suspects the slickness of this year’s Conservative Party conference will speak louder than any words actually uttered there. Continue reading
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