DAN ATKINSON on currency, tax and identity in the Republic of Ireland. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Owen Smith: The end is Nye
DAN ATKINSON isn’t convinced by the Pontypridd hero of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Continue reading
‘Danger to democracy’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 1)
ALWYN TURNER on the woman who ‘got the Labour establishment on the run’. Continue reading
I knew Owen Smith. Owen Smith was a friend of mine
ROGER HERMISTON wishes he had one fruity anecdote about the would-be Labour leader, but he doesn’t. Continue reading
Trump v. Corbyn: The quiz
PAUL SAFFER sorts the wheat from the chaff, the sheep from the goats, and the Trump from the Corbyn. Continue reading
Labour leadership elections: Part 4
The Labour Party under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn in the final part of ALWYN TURNER’s series. Continue reading
Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen
DAN ATKINSON on the Labour leader, the idiosyncratic economist and rail nationalisation. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: A Song for Jeremy
It’s a new generation calling with a message to you. Barnet’s tribute to Jeremy Corbyn. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Gonna make you a czar
From happiness and the seaside, to poverty, pubs and toilets, there’s a czar for everything. 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
Labour leadership elections: Part 2
Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s history of the post-war Labour Party, seen through leadership elections past (1976-88). Continue reading
Labour leadership elections: Part 1
ALWYN TURNER’s history of the post-war Labour Party, seen through the ghosts of leadership elections past 1955-63. Continue reading
