Continuing ALWYN TURNER’s history of the post-war Labour Party, seen through leadership elections past (1976-88). Continue reading
Tag Archives: Roy Jenkins
Referendum ad hominem
For SAM HARRISON, the referendum choice is not which future, but whose. Continue reading
Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan
ALWYN TURNER remembers the Labour Party’s leadership election in 1976. Continue reading
Reasons to be leaving: Part 2 – Democracy
SAM HARRISON ponders whether the EU really does ‘hate’ democracy, and ends up agreeing with Boris. 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
Standpipe memories: I wish it could be 1976 again
DAN ATKINSON is bracing himself for a surfeit of political nostalgia. Continue reading
‘Lashing out like a dying crocodile’: A press portrait of John McDonnell
ALWYN TURNER profiles Jeremy Corbyn’s chief ally, the shadow chancellor. Continue reading
