Who were the winners and losers in the general election. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Chuka Umunna
‘Sturdy and true’: A government of national unity
Do we have a new Churchill and Attlee in our midst, wonders ROGER HERMISTON. Continue reading
The battle of Jenkins’s heirs
Where is the Independent Group heading? Is it the SDP Mk II? Blair’s Babes? Or David Davis revisited? Continue reading
An experimental plane
Some first thoughts on the Independent Group. 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
‘A premature expostulator’ – Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner MP: a career in 50 quotes. Continue reading
A good night for Corbyn
The general election – how was it for Labour? Continue reading
The phantom shadow cabinet
ALWYN TURNER remembers Yvette Cooper’s shadow cabinet from a parallel universe. Continue reading
‘No heavy lifting’: A press portrait of Diane Abbott (pt 2)
ALWYN TURNER on the parliamentary career of the ‘High Priestess of Dogma’. 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
Who’s to blame for Corbynmania?
The Labour Party has sinned in thought, word and deed, says SAM HARRISON. Now it’s ready for some old-time religion. Continue reading
