ROGER HERMISTON on the day when Labour’s NEC removed a Tory PM. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Rear-view review: Mid-Century Men
Arthur Hopcraft’s fictionalized version of T Dan Smith, read by DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
This Is (not) Tomorrow
SIMON MATTHEWS on a new book by Martin Gayford – and how politics killed British art. Continue reading
Frank Field: a square peg
ALWYN TURNER on the man who thought the unthinkable – and lost his job as a result. Continue reading
‘Occasionally toxic’
Who’s responsible for media stories of Labour and antisemitism? Continue reading
‘The best pupil ever’ – Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry MP: a career in 59 quotes. Continue reading
Safe in their hands
Some notes on the NHS and Labour governments. Continue reading
Carry on Brexiting
Is Danny Dyer heir to the legacy of Kenneth Williams? asks PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
‘A randy union chief’ – Len McCluskey
Len McCluskey: a career in 41 quotes. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: The will of the people
Is Brexit the will of the people? John McDonnell, Donald Trump, the Pope and others give their views. Continue reading
‘Stupid boy’: Hague as leader
A weak leader, an ageing party, bitter divisions over Europe – ALWYN TURNER remembers William Hague’s Tories. Continue reading
‘Making socialists want to vomit’
BEN FINLAY on Jezza, Jagger and sleepy London Town. Continue reading
