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Tag Archives: Yvette Cooper

‘Get your game on’
History

‘Get your game on’

Posted on 5 August 2021 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER remembers the riots that engulfed England in August 2011. Continue reading →

‘The best pupil ever’ – Emily Thornberry
Politics

‘The best pupil ever’ – Emily Thornberry

Posted on 27 July 2018 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Emily Thornberry MP: a career in 59 quotes. Continue reading →

Morgan of the Month: Cooper
Politics

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 good night for Corbyn
Politics

A good night for Corbyn

Posted on 9 June 2017 by Lion & Unicorn • 4 Comments

The general election – how was it for Labour? Continue reading →

General election 2017: The story so far
Politics

General election 2017: The story so far

Posted on 26 May 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

Some random thoughts on the election campaign. Continue reading →

The phantom shadow cabinet
Politics

The phantom shadow cabinet

Posted on 16 November 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER remembers Yvette Cooper’s shadow cabinet from a parallel universe. Continue reading →

Labour leadership elections: Part 4
History / Politics

Labour leadership elections: Part 4

Posted on 19 August 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

The Labour Party under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn in the final part of ALWYN TURNER’s series. Continue reading →

Hack for good?
Politics

Hack for good?

Posted on 26 July 2016 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

Should journalists stray into politics, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading →

‘Anything, as long as it’s controversial’
Politics

‘Anything, as long as it’s controversial’

Posted on 1 July 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER celebrates a defeat for columnist-politicians. Continue reading →

‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn
Politics

‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn

Posted on 4 January 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of the man once tipped to be Labour’s next leader. Continue reading →

Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?
Politics

Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?

Posted on 18 August 2015 by Sam Harrison • Leave a comment

The Labour Party has sinned in thought, word and deed, says SAM HARRISON. Now it’s ready for some old-time religion. Continue reading →

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The trends

  • Imperial fiction: Black Beauty
    Imperial fiction: Black Beauty
  • Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
    Imperial fiction: The Lair of the White Worm
  • Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned
    Hazlitt: On the Ignorance of the Learned
  • Morgan of the Month: Cooper
    Morgan of the Month: Cooper
  • 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

The tags

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The Twitter

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  • Final Cut: Ships with Wings (1941)
  • ‘Disreputable men’
  • Final Cut: Murder, She Said (1961)
  • McDonnell: a tribute in tweets
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  • Final cut: Beau Brummell
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  • Endeavouring to learn
  • Final cut: The Blockhouse
  • 2022 Politician of the Year (dead)

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