ALWYN TURNER on 1992-2007, the days when Labour leader and prime minister weren’t mutually exclusive jobs. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Tony Blair
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
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
‘An overfed Che Guevara’: A press portrait of Tom Watson
ALWYN TURNER on the career of Labour’s ‘ninja assassin’. Continue reading
The Three Brexiteers
ALWYN TURNER on the three men who shaped the Leave vote in the referendum. Continue reading
The language of Blajorism
Spelling out Tony Blair’s debt to John Major at the heart of Europe. Continue reading
Hitler in springtime
A collection of quotes from the Left about the Third Reich. Continue reading
Michael Gove: ‘a young Scotsman on the make’
The hack years of Michael Gove, columnist and actor, celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. 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
