ALWYN TURNER chronicles the press coverage of immigration 20 years ago, in January 2003. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
2022 Politician of the Year (dead)
He worried that he looked like a ghost, but the former 14th Earl could be a model for his slick successor Rishi Sunak. Continue reading
2022 Politician of the Year (living)
He was once voted Britain’s most fanciable MP, and in times of emergency, the cry goes up: Send for Hunt! Continue reading
Calling all cliches: The most right-wing government
Which of the previous five PMs has led the most right-wing government since the war? Continue reading
‘Alarmist reporting’
Has the rhetoric worsened over immigration? A reminder of where we were 25 years ago. Continue reading
Liz Truss: an obituary
ALWYN TURNER says farewell to this week’s prime minister. Iron Lady Mk III or Ed Miliband in a frock? Continue reading
There’s a Starmer waiting in the sky
The second live conference speech by Sir Keir Starmer – how was it for you? Continue reading
Boris Johnson: An obituary
Some thoughts on the passing of another prime minister, by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Howezat
ALWYN TURNER on Geoffrey Howe’s resignation from Margaret Thatcher’s government. Continue reading
‘An accident’ – Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting: a career in 42 quotes. Continue reading
‘The wrong kind of woman’: The early years of Liz Truss
ALWYN TURNER’s press portrait of Liz Truss’s rise, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading
2021 Politician of the Year (reincarnate)
If Ed Davey wants to continue to exorcise the ghost of one Jo from the Liberal Democrats he needs to keep channelling another. Continue reading
