The pledges made on immigration by every incoming government from Harold Wilson to Keir Starmer. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
10 years in the life of the LibDems
JONATHAN CALDER on the fall and rise of the Liberal Democrats over the last decade. Continue reading
Remembering the Referendum Party
The most important article on James Goldsmith’s Referendum Party you will ever read – by PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Parkinson
FINLAY McLAREN watches Kenneth Williams and Jimmy Reid going at it (ooh matron). Continue reading
The Blair Wave
ALWYN TURNER remembers the immigration boom of 20 years ago. Continue reading
Parties over
What a difference a decade makes. PAUL SAFFER on the extraordinary transformation in politics since 2015. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Clangers
FINLAY McLAREN casts a vote for Froglet in the October 1974 general election. Continue reading
Six of one…
ALWYN TURNER indulges himself with a selection of his favourite pieces from the last ten years. Continue reading
Kilroy vs UKIP
ALWYN TURNER remembers the clash of egos between Nigel Farage and Robert Kilroy-Silk. Continue reading
‘A dark cloud’
ALWYN TURNER on the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. Continue reading
‘Too difficult’
ALWYN TURNER on Ann Cryer’s revelations two decades ago of what became known as grooming gangs. Continue reading
‘Incoherently eloquent’
ALWYN TURNER on the late John Prescott: never mind the politics, feel the vibes. Continue reading
