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Tag Archives: John Smith

1989: The roots of Brexit
History / Politics

1989: The roots of Brexit

Posted on 8 February 2019 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER on how the fall of the Berlin Wall allowed the rise of Euroscepticism in Britain. Continue reading →

No lessons from history
Politics

No lessons from history

Posted on 5 October 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 4 Comments

After the conferences, what’s the state of political play, asks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Doing deals with Ulstermen
History / Politics

Doing deals with Ulstermen

Posted on 10 June 2017 by Paul Saffer • 2 Comments

The history of British governments relying on Irish MPs hasn’t always been a happy one, finds PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading →

1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’
Economics / History / Politics

1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’

Posted on 13 May 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER on the Labour government’s 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of interest rates. Continue reading →

‘No heavy lifting’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 2)
Politics

‘No heavy lifting’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 2)

Posted on 3 September 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on the parliamentary career of the ‘High Priestess of Dogma’. Continue reading →

Labour leadership elections: Part 3
History / Politics

Labour leadership elections: Part 3

Posted on 11 August 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 4 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on 1992-2007, the days when Labour leader and prime minister weren’t mutually exclusive jobs. Continue reading →

‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle
Politics

‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle

Posted on 3 July 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

Chess, Krispy Kremes and Dolly the Sheep – it’s the career of the woman who wanted to be Labour leader. Continue reading →

Referendum ad nauseum
Politics

Referendum ad nauseum

Posted on 9 June 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER predicts the outcome of the vote. Look away now, if you don’t want to know the result. Continue reading →

The Gouldfather
History / Politics

The Gouldfather

Posted on 4 April 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

ALWYN TURNER reflects on the 1992 Labour leadership election, when the party chose the wrong man. Continue reading →

‘Banal in the extreme’: A press portrait of Theresa May
Politics

‘Banal in the extreme’: A press portrait of Theresa May

Posted on 5 October 2015 by Alwyn Turner • 8 Comments

ALWYN TURNER sums up the pre-premiership career of a difficult woman. Continue reading →

Cor blimey!
Politics

Cor blimey!

Posted on 12 September 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of the Labour Party. Has a new day dawned for British socialism? Continue reading →

We don’t do politics
Politics

We don’t do politics

Posted on 5 August 2015 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

It’s not the voters who are anti politics, says ALWYN TURNER, it’s the politicians. Continue reading →

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    'A dream-like London'
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    'An accident' - Wes Streeting
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    Me and baby brother
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    Darkest Hour: The kindness of history
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    Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned
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    Imperial fiction: Lower than Vermin
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    Proud to be British: Hugh Grant
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    First lines: 1970s - part 1
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  • ‘The wrong kind of woman’: A press portrait of Liz Truss (pt 1)
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