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The Blair Wave
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The Blair Wave

Posted on 29 September 2025 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER remembers the immigration boom of 20 years ago. Continue reading →

Diaries of Somebodies
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Diaries of Somebodies

Posted on 7 April 2023 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

What are the best political diaries of the last 50 years? ALWYN TURNER knows. Continue reading →

‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
History

‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes

Posted on 26 June 2021 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Novelist MPs #1: Robert Kilroy-Silk
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Novelist MPs #1: Robert Kilroy-Silk

Posted on 25 July 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

From 1983, it’s Kilroy’s dystopian vision of 2020. ALWYN TURNER has a read. Continue reading →

Politician of the Decade (dead)
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Politician of the Decade (dead)

Posted on 23 December 2019 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

Our award for the most influential deceased politician of the 2010s. Continue reading →

1997: The vote
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1997: The vote

Posted on 15 April 2017 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

ALWYN TURNER remembers the general election that ended 18 years of Tory government. Continue reading →

Blair’s missing millions
Politics

Blair’s missing millions

Posted on 27 September 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

Did Tony Blair really lose 5 million Labour votes? And does it matter? ALWYN TURNER explains. Continue reading →

Hack for good?
Politics

Hack for good?

Posted on 26 July 2016 by Paul Saffer • 1 Comment

Should journalists stray into politics, wonders PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading →

Calling all cliches: A decent man
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Calling all cliches: A decent man

Posted on 11 July 2016 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

How important is decency in political life? Continue reading →

‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle
Politics

‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle

Posted on 3 July 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

Chess, Krispy Kremes and Dolly the Sheep – it’s the career of the woman who wanted to be Labour leader. Continue reading →

‘Labour: the road to oblivion’
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‘Labour: the road to oblivion’

Posted on 30 June 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

The Labour Party in 1979, torn between voters, members and MPs. Continue reading →

‘It was not a happy period’
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‘It was not a happy period’

Posted on 30 November 2015 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

Is it really deja vu all over again? Some quotes from the Labour Party in the early 1980s. Continue reading →

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