The Labour Party under Ed Miliband and Jeremy Corbyn in the final part of ALWYN TURNER’s series. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Ed Miliband
Railtracks of our tears: Corbyn and Veblen
DAN ATKINSON on the Labour leader, the idiosyncratic economist and rail nationalisation. Continue reading
After the Referendum: a long month in politics
ALWYN TURNER’s instant history of the thirty days that followed the referendum vote. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: One nation
In tribute to Theresa May, some other one-nation politicians in modern Britain. Continue reading
Culling all cliches: Hard working families
Does a childless prime minister mean the end of families having to work so hard? Continue reading
After the Plausible Young Men
ALWYN TURNER re-visits the Lost Generation of 1992. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: A decent man
How important is decency in political life? 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
‘An overfed Che Guevara’: A press portrait of Tom Watson
ALWYN TURNER on the career of Labour’s ‘ninja assassin’. Continue reading
The London effect: Livingstone’s legacy
Thirty years on, the warnings about the image of London Labour still ring true, says ALWYN TURNER. 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
2015 Politician of the Year (living)
National leader? Or piggy in the middle? Continue reading