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Tag Archives: Nigel Farage

‘Plainly nuts’: A press portrait of Paul Nuttall
Politics

‘Plainly nuts’: A press portrait of Paul Nuttall

Posted on 12 November 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of Nigel Farage’s successor as UKIP leader. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: Wrong side of history
Miscellaneous / Politics

Calling all cliches: Wrong side of history

Posted on 1 November 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

It’s difficult to be right about history – as everyone from Sir Walter Scott to Philip Hammond has discovered. Continue reading →

After the Referendum: a long month in politics
History / Politics

After the Referendum: a long month in politics

Posted on 23 July 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 4 Comments

ALWYN TURNER’s instant history of the thirty days that followed the referendum vote. Continue reading →

The strange rebirth of social democracy
Economics / Politics

The strange rebirth of social democracy

Posted on 26 June 2016 by Dan Atkinson • 2 Comments

DAN ATKINSON on the post-referendum possibilities for a progressive Britain. Continue reading →

The Three Brexiteers
History / Politics

The Three Brexiteers

Posted on 25 June 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on the three men who shaped the Leave vote in the referendum. Continue reading →

Referendum ad hominem
Politics

Referendum ad hominem

Posted on 22 June 2016 by Sam Harrison • Leave a comment

For SAM HARRISON, the referendum choice is not which future, but whose. Continue reading →

Calling EU cliches: The Big Sleepwalk
Economics / Politics

Calling EU cliches: The Big Sleepwalk

Posted on 19 June 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Everyone from Michael Gove to Michael Portillo (via Jacques de Cock) is worried about nocturnal wandering. Continue reading →

Project Fear: How I shall be voting
History / Politics

Project Fear: How I shall be voting

Posted on 16 June 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER explains where he’ll be putting his cross in the referendum. 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 →

Missing voices and opportunities
Politics

Missing voices and opportunities

Posted on 7 June 2016 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER on Angela Eagle on the EU referendum. Continue reading →

Reasons to be leaving: Part 2 – Democracy
Politics

Reasons to be leaving: Part 2 – Democracy

Posted on 22 March 2016 by Sam Harrison • Leave a comment

SAM HARRISON ponders whether the EU really does ‘hate’ democracy, and ends up agreeing with Boris. Continue reading →

2015 Politician of the Year (living)
Politics

2015 Politician of the Year (living)

Posted on 31 December 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading →

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