Tag Archives: George Osborne

‘Blue on blue: the 10 greatest Tory feuds’, New Statesman, 14 August 2017.

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

The Conservatives have descended into infighting over Europe, but that shouldn’t surprise anyone – they have been at each other’s throats many times before. The Tory expert Tim Bale provides a guide to the most acrimonious feuds, starting in 1945… … Continue reading →

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‘Think you know who will be the next PM? Think again . . . and again’, Times, 11 July 2017

Posted on July 13, 2017 by

A year ago this week, Theresa May became prime minister. She may not last much longer. Her authority is not so much seeping away as haemorrhaging. Her credibility (and some say her confidence) is shot. Potential successors are being touted … Continue reading →

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‘Why Iain Duncan Smith resignation registers a six on the political Richter Scale’, The Conversation, 20 March 2016.

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If there were a Richter Scale of Political Resignations, then prime ministers such as Margaret Thatcher, Harold Wilson and Harold Macmillan would register at the very top – on nine. Big beasts such as Conservative Chancellor Geoffrey Howe and Defence … Continue reading →

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‘Is George Osborne really the Political Chancellor, or just a very Tory boy?, The Conversation, 16 March 2016

Posted on April 16, 2016 by

Is it actually possible for anyone to pen a portrait of George Osborne without using the phrase “political Chancellor” at least once? Even those of us who start out determined not to fall into that trap end up doing so … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Tory fringe, where everyone is playing nicely – for now, The Conversation, 6 October 2015

Posted on December 30, 2015 by

Welcome to the Tory Party conference in Manchester – as ever a curious mix of the nerdy, the nutty, the nasty, and the nice and normal. The latter (apologies to anti-austerity protesters everywhere but it’s true) are in the majority. … Continue reading →

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‘An over-chillaxed David Cameron drops a brick with his bombshell’, FT, 24 March 2015

Posted on April 11, 2015 by

Either David Cameron is one of the more unusual men ever to have become British prime minister — one of those rare birds in politics (the last was Stanley Baldwin back in 1937) who quit while they are genuinely ahead … Continue reading →

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‘Should cagey Osborne flex his electoral pectorals?’, The Conversation, 4 February 2014

Posted on February 9, 2014 by

Who lives at Number Ten Downing Street? The answer is of course… George Osborne. While his official residence may be next door at Number Eleven, it is he and not David Cameron who lives in the flat above the Prime … Continue reading →

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