ALWYN TURNER remembers the immigration boom of 20 years ago. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Blunkett
‘This way for the cuts’
A Labour government facing a rebellion over benefits cuts? Surely we’ve been here before, says ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘Read this and get angry’
ALWYN TURNER chronicles the press coverage of immigration 20 years ago, in January 2003. Continue reading
‘Are they all Lefties?’
ALWYN TURNER remembers anti-American feeling in Britain in the aftermath of 9/11. Continue reading
1997: ‘What’s the point of democracy?’
ALWYN TURNER on the Labour government’s 1997 decision to give the Bank of England control of interest rates. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Naming and shaming
Amber Rudd is the latest home secretary to pledge to name and shame. But who was the first? 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 3
ALWYN TURNER on 1992-2007, the days when Labour leader and prime minister weren’t mutually exclusive jobs. Continue reading
‘Very good with the bat’: A press portrait of Angela Eagle
Chess, Krispy Kremes and Dolly the Sheep – it’s the career of the woman who wanted to be Labour leader. Continue reading
Calling EU cliches: Three million
How many British jobs depend on the EU? And will the number ever change? Continue reading
‘Politics is not like shopping’: A press portrait of Hilary Benn
ALWYN TURNER looks at the career of the man once tipped to be Labour’s next leader. 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
