Posts Tagged politics
The more the focus is on Gordon Brown, the more David Cameron benefits
Posted by Alan in Journalism on July 3, 2011
Allegations of bullying have shifted the focus onto Gordon Brown
This is an opinion piece I wrote for an online news day on 24/02/10.
Gordon Brown has every reason to be lobbing objects around Downing Street right now.
The political agenda is being dominated by questions about his character, and they are not the rather cushy ones put to him by Piers Morgan on ITV a couple of Sundays ago. Read the rest of this entry »
‘They have all got books to sell, we in contrast have got a country to run’
Posted by Alan in Journalism on February 21, 2010
Rawnsley's book has caused quite a stir
That was the rebuttal issued by Peter Mandelson on the Andrew Marr show this morning in response to allegations in the new-look Observer.
The paper is serialising a book by its chief political commentator Andrew Rawnsley – The End of the Party – which charts the fortunes of the Labour party under both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Read the rest of this entry »
A chill wind blows through Westminster
Posted by Alan in Journalism on January 7, 2010
The email has caused another political headache for Gordon Brown
When it came to thinking up headlines to describe events at Westminster yesterday, newspaper offices up and down the land were presented with a perfect resource: the weather. Read the rest of this entry »