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Tag Archives: Conservative Party
The language of Blajorism
Spelling out Tony Blair’s debt to John Major at the heart of Europe. Continue reading
2015 Politician of the Year (living)
National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading
‘Banal in the extreme’: A press portrait of Theresa May
ALWYN TURNER sums up the pre-premiership career of a difficult woman. Continue reading
Style matters
PAUL SAFFER suspects the slickness of this year’s Conservative Party conference will speak louder than any words actually uttered there. Continue reading
The Pangloss party
As the Tories muster in Manchester, DAN ATKINSON bursts their economic bubble. Continue reading
This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. Continue reading
Innies or outies?
With the Liberal Democrats massing (ahem) in Bournemouth for their autumn conference, DAN ATKINSON wonders whether they’ve lost the taste for power. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Under the Sun’
With this year’s TUC congress in full swing, ALWYN TURNER puts in a request for the last-night disco. Continue reading
Cor blimey!
Jeremy Corbyn is the leader of the Labour Party. Has a new day dawned for British socialism? Continue reading
This week we have been mostly…
A selection of the writing, wittering and viewing that has caught our attention over the past week. 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