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There are many lessons which we can learn from history, and when it comes to politics this is as true as anywhere else. Many in the Labour Party are looking at the lessons of the last Labour government - and why wouldn’t they? We won three…
It seems a far cry from the Epsom Derby to Facebook, but the centenary of the death of Emily Wilding Davison should be a moment to mark. A hundred years on from the shocking death of a suffragette, we should remember not just the trials of…
Today is the thirtieth anniversary of what was arguably Labour’s postwar nadir: the 1983 election. If George Orwell had, by chance, chosen the title of his future-shock novel as one year earlier than that he finally settled on, the irony…
The reaction of those on the left to the death of Mrs Thatcher can, generally speaking, be divided into two distinct categories. There are those, like Ed Milliband, who have released statements praising Mrs Thatcher’s personal qualities and…
GQ asked me where I'd be watching Margaret Thatcher's funeral today. Here's what I told them: "I'll be watching Margaret Thatcher's funeral on TV. I certainly won't be with the crowds lining the streets, but I won't be burying my head in…
Loved and loathed. Adored and despised. Beatified by some, abhorred by others. The nationwide reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s death – if honestly viewed – is one of embittered polarisation. Amidst the euologies and the condemnation, two…
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There's a rather poignant piece from Tony Benn on the Margaret Thatcher he knew in today's Guardian: "Margaret Thatcher was a very powerful, rightwing force in society. She followed her beliefs and had clear objectives. Her policy was to…
The death of Margaret Thatcher is a sad moment. This is the political figure who has been with my generation throughout our lives - she defines our political psyche in many respects, love or loathe her legacy. She is a dramatic figure in…
I had always promised myself that on the day I heard the news that Margaret Thatcher had finally passed away, I would take myself off quietly to sit and ruminate in somewhere like the Maltby Miners Welfare in South Yorkshire. Quite by…
Throughout the day we'll be collating some of the reactions to Margaret Thatcher's passing. You can read Ed Miliband's statement here, and our Editor Mark Ferguson's reaction here. The Labour Party has confirmed that campaigning in the…
Margaret Thatcher has passed away today, aged 87. Some on the Left will openly celebrate that fact. Anyone doing so will lose my respect. A death is always a tragedy to those close to them, those who worked with them and those who respected…
