How the great and good of Twitter responded to Diane Abbott having the Labour whip withdrawn. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tom Watson
2020 Politician of the Year (decomposing)
The return of our award for the politician throwing it all away. Continue reading
‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity
Do we have a new Churchill and Attlee in our midst, wonders ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading
‘The best pupil ever’ – Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry MP: a career in 59 quotes. Continue reading
The Best of Lion & Unicorn
Our 20 most popular posts: from Diane to Diana and Healey to Holmes, plus Owens Smith & Jones. Continue reading
‘A premature expostulator’ – Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner MP: a career in 50 quotes. Continue reading
‘The new chosen one’ – Laura Pidcock
Laura Pidcock MP: a career in 41 quotes. Continue reading
The phantom shadow cabinet
ALWYN TURNER remembers Yvette Cooper’s shadow cabinet from a parallel universe. Continue reading
‘An electoral mountain to climb’
How did Jeremy Corbyn’s second conference speech shape up? Continue reading
Labour leadership elections: Part 3
ALWYN TURNER on 1992-2007, the days when Labour leader and prime minister weren’t mutually exclusive jobs. Continue reading
After the Referendum: a long month in politics
ALWYN TURNER’s instant history of the thirty days that followed the referendum vote. Continue reading
‘An overfed Che Guevara’: A press portrait of Tom Watson
ALWYN TURNER on the career of Labour’s ‘ninja assassin’. Continue reading
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