Starmer has shown a degree of ruthlessness in silencing internal dissent, something which may have been positive for him in the short term and reassured voters that he is not a Corbynista, but it’s ...

Here were my predictions for 2024.

Unfortunately, it continues to be devalued by the award of honours to people who don’t deserve one. An honour should be given on merit, not through a mentality of “Buggins’ Turn”, or a reward for long ...

This is the essay David Owen wrote for THE PRESIDENTS in 2021. I thought it should have a wider audience after his death was announced at the age of 100. On 3 November 1976 Jimmy Carter beat President ...

I’m working all over Christmas at LBC. In fact I only have one day off next Saturday. So do join me all this week and Sunday from 10am-1pm. You can even listen on Christmas morning while you peel your ...

I stumbled across an old file from Total Politics days with recollections of various politicos of the 1979 general election campaign, which some of you might find of ...