ALWYN TURNER on the parliamentary career of the ‘High Priestess of Dogma’. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Margaret Thatcher
Owen Smith: The end is Nye
DAN ATKINSON isn’t convinced by the Pontypridd hero of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional. Continue reading
Labour leadership elections: Part 2
Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s history of the post-war Labour Party, seen through leadership elections past (1976-88). Continue reading
Calling all cliches: One nation
In tribute to Theresa May, some other one-nation politicians in modern Britain. Continue reading
After the Plausible Young Men
ALWYN TURNER re-visits the Lost Generation of 1992. Continue reading
Tomorrow belongs to May
Is Theresa May really John Major in a skirt? For the sake of the country, let’s hope so. Continue reading
‘A silent majority behind their lace curtains’
The coming to power of Edward Heath. Continue reading
‘They wouldn’t put up with those hats’
A woman prime minister? It must be the Tories. 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 all cliches: Wielding the knife
The roots of ‘He who wields the the knife never wears the crown’. Continue reading
The next prime minister
Who should lead the nation, and will they have democratic legitimacy? Continue reading
The strange rebirth of social democracy
DAN ATKINSON on the post-referendum possibilities for a progressive Britain. Continue reading
