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Tag Archives: John McDonnell

McDonnell: a tribute in tweets
Politics

McDonnell: a tribute in tweets

Posted on 10 February 2023 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

All mouth and no trousers, or a neo-con shill? Twitter has its say on John McDonnell. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: The most right-wing government
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Calling all cliches: The most right-wing government

Posted on 5 November 2022 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Which of the previous five PMs has led the most right-wing government since the war? Continue reading →

‘We will go forward’: Starmer speaks!
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‘We will go forward’: Starmer speaks!

Posted on 29 September 2021 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

So, what have we learned from Sir Keir Starmer and his new-look Labour Party? Continue reading →

‘The wrong brother’
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‘The wrong brother’

Posted on 15 May 2021 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER remembers the battle of the meek vs the geek – was it really the start of all Labour’s problems? Continue reading →

This is not America
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This is not America

Posted on 8 January 2021 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

In foreign affairs there’s only one question that matters: Are you on the right side of history? Continue reading →

‘The Next AOC?’ – Rebecca Long-Bailey
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‘The Next AOC?’ – Rebecca Long-Bailey

Posted on 17 December 2019 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP: a career in 34 quotes. Continue reading →

What’s that about the workers?
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What’s that about the workers?

Posted on 25 September 2018 by Dan Atkinson • 1 Comment

DAN ATKINSON on the practice and theory of Labour’s proposals for ‘workplace democracy’. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: The will of the people
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Calling all cliches: The will of the people

Posted on 22 June 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Is Brexit the will of the people? John McDonnell, Donald Trump, the Pope and others give their views. Continue reading →

‘Making socialists want to vomit’
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‘Making socialists want to vomit’

Posted on 30 May 2018 by undergroundculture12 • Leave a comment

BEN FINLAY on Jezza, Jagger and sleepy London Town. Continue reading →

The Best of Lion & Unicorn
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The Best of Lion & Unicorn

Posted on 5 May 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Our 20 most popular posts: from Diane to Diana and Healey to Holmes, plus Owens Smith & Jones. Continue reading →

Morgan of the Month: Cooper
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Morgan of the Month: Cooper

Posted on 1 May 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Yvette and the ‘people’s legitimate concerns’. Continue reading →

‘A premature expostulator’ – Barry Gardiner
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‘A premature expostulator’ – Barry Gardiner

Posted on 25 April 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Barry Gardiner MP: a career in 50 quotes. Continue reading →

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  • Imperial fiction: Black Beauty
    Imperial fiction: Black Beauty
  • Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
    Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
  • Morgan of the Month: Cooper
    Morgan of the Month: Cooper
  • Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned
    Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned
  • Bits of Britpop: Part 2
    Bits of Britpop: Part 2
  • Imperial fiction: The Scarlet Pimpernel
    Imperial fiction: The Scarlet Pimpernel
  • Me and baby brother
    Me and baby brother
  • Imperial fiction: The Beetle
    Imperial fiction: The Beetle
  • 'Danger to democracy': A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
    'Danger to democracy': A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
  • 1997: The loser
    1997: The loser

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  • Final Cut: Ships with Wings (1941)
  • ‘Disreputable men’
  • Final Cut: Murder, She Said (1961)
  • McDonnell: a tribute in tweets
  • Yesterday’s papers: Harry & Class War
  • Final cut: Beau Brummell
  • ‘Read this and get angry’
  • Endeavouring to learn
  • Final cut: The Blockhouse
  • 2022 Politician of the Year (dead)

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