A two-party system relies on at least one of them being fit to form a government. PAUL SAFFER thinks that might be the problem. Continue reading
Category Archives: Politics
Poptastic politicians
PAUL SAFFER on pop stars who’ve swapped roadies for rosettes. Continue reading
PMX bandits
How will Theresa May shape up as an ex-prime minister, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
‘I like my shoes’: The wit & wisdom of Theresa May
The life and career of the former prime minister, in her own words. Continue reading
Breaking the Euro-election mould
ALWYN TURNER wanders through thirty years of elections to the European Parliament. Continue reading
Final cut: Red Joan (2018)
SIMON MATTHEWS on Judi Dench as Red Joan – and other suburban spies. Continue reading
Ed Miliband: An obituary
From the archives: ALWYN TURNER’s immediate response to the 2015 general election. Continue reading
‘Petty differences’: Not a government of national unity
ALWYN TURNER remembers the appeals for the country to come together in 1974. Continue reading
‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity
Do we have a new Churchill and Attlee in our midst, wonders ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading
‘Where there is discord’: The 1979 election
ALWYN TURNER on the arrival of Margaret Thatcher in Downing Street. Continue reading
Our Singapore
SIMON MATTHEWS on the Empire Trilogy of JG Farrell, and what it tells us about Brexit. Continue reading
The battle of the bulls’ semen
ALWYN TURNER remembers John Major’s problems with BSE and the EU. Continue reading
