What a difference a decade makes. PAUL SAFFER on the extraordinary transformation in politics since 2015. Continue reading
Tag Archives: David Cameron
Rishi Sunak: an obituary
So farewell, then, Rishi Sunak. ALWYN TURNER on yet another departing prime minister. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Lurching to the Right
Sixty years of lurching… Continue reading
2022 Politician of the Year (living)
He was once voted Britain’s most fanciable MP, and in times of emergency, the cry goes up: Send for Hunt! Continue reading
Calling all cliches: The most right-wing government
Which of the previous five PMs has led the most right-wing government since the war? Continue reading
Boris Johnson: An obituary
Some thoughts on the passing of another prime minister, by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
‘The wrong kind of woman’: The early years of Liz Truss
ALWYN TURNER’s press portrait of Liz Truss’s rise, featuring Cameron’s Cuties, the Turnip Taliban and Greenham Common. Continue reading
Those were the days, comrades
DAN ATKINSON remembers a golden age of political conferences, from stout to New Zealand pinot noir. Continue reading
‘Your horse is gay’: The Noughties in quotes
The story of a decade, in the words of Eddie Izzard, Dizzee Rascal, Stella Rimington and many more – selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Specific criminal offences
What do we want? More criminal offences! When do we want them? All the time! Continue reading
‘The Devil’s Arse’
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the language of Patrick Mercer, John Terry and the Devil’s Arse. Continue reading
A whisper to the wise
Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading
