Has the rhetoric worsened over immigration? A reminder of where we were 25 years ago. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tony Blair
‘We will go forward’: Starmer speaks!
So, what have we learned from Sir Keir Starmer and his new-look Labour Party? Continue reading
Those were the days, comrades
DAN ATKINSON remembers a golden age of political conferences, from stout to New Zealand pinot noir. Continue reading
‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Slowly masticating’: The words of Boris Johnson
Some quotes from the days when Boris Johnson was the court jester at the Palace of Westminster. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
What do we want? More criminal offences! When do we want them? All the time! Continue reading
The coming crisis (of 2012)
From the archives, ALWYN TURNER on the political instability of the Coalition years. Continue reading
‘It was everything I feared’
From Morrissey and Bowie to Major and Blair, the Union Jack was everywhere in the 1990s, as ALWYN TURNER remembers. Continue reading
2020 Politician of the Year (decomposing)
The return of our award for the politician throwing it all away. Continue reading
Never too Sunak
Rishi Sunak has risen without trace. How should Boris Johnson respond, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
A whisper to the wise
Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading
‘Fearful of the future’
Spam fritters, Vera Lynn & a grumpy Polly Toynbee – ALWYN TURNER remembers the 50th anniversary of VE Day. Continue reading
Lion & Unicorn 