Don’t close your ears just because it’s Tony
Tony Blair has a problem, partly of his own making. No matter what he says many people will…
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Labour’s ‘angry brigade’ has misunderstood Blair’s message
Shortly after Tony Blair became leader of the Labour Party, the BBC began running Caroline Ahern’s mock talk…
Cameron makes his “bastard” dilemma a problem for UK citizens
Europe has always been the Tory’s Achilles heel, since John Major was brought down by his “bastard” backbenchers.…
Sorry Tony – but being “dispassionate” would be a recipe for bloodless technocracy
Today marks the real return of Tony Blair to the domestic political debate, after an absence of six…
The importance of empathy
Empathy is a word much used and much abused in politics. We use it to describe what those…
Miliband managed to pay tribute to Thatcher, whilst remaining critical. He’s a better man than me
Ed Miliband had an unenviable task in the Commons today. His politics are quite different from those of…
Open your eyes Britain. Thatcher may be gone – but it’s happening all over again
For many on the left – myself included – Margaret Thatcher was the lodestar of all of our…
Book Review – On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia
On the Edge: The Contested Cultures of English Suburbia is a hopeful exploration of the English suburbs which…
Coming to terms with Margaret Thatcher
The death of Margaret Thatcher is a sad moment. This is the political figure who has been with…
North Korea is a timely reminder that the world is still dangerous
It is a measure of the sometimes spectacular insularity of British politics that the world can be at…
