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Tony McNulty has a little quiz for you about the candidates for the Republican nomination.
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Arts Review: A Bigger Picture – David Hockney at the Royal Academy
Tony McNulty reckons that if you are only going to see one exhibition this year make it this one.
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Tony McNulty thinks New Hampshire shows us that Mitt Romney will be the Republican candidate, but not before a little more blood on the carpet.
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What did Iowa tell us?
- Jan 5, 2012
Tony McNulty thinks the real winner in Iowa is Barack Obama.
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The Day the Coalition Died
- Dec 4, 2011
Tony McNulty thinks that Tuesday was the day the coalition will be seen to have ended.
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Mulling Over Mullin - A Walk On Part
- Nov 30, 2011
Tony McNulty reviews Chris Mullin's dramatisation at Soho Theatre.
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Counterfactual: What If The UK Had Not Gone to War in Iraq in 2003?
- Oct 23, 2011
Tony McNulty speculates in an extract from the new book PRIME MINISTER BORIS & OTHER THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED.
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SpAds Are People Too!!
- Oct 21, 2011
Tony McNulty defends the wonderful creature that is the Special Adviser.
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The Age Of The Guilty Men
- Sep 21, 2011
Tony McNulty analyses Nick Clegg's speech and reckons it has shut the door on any future coalition with Labour.
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Reflections on 9/11 and its Aftermath
- Sep 10, 2011
Tony McNulty, in a lengthy essay, describes the immediate reaction to the events of 9/11 and analyses the mistakes made afterwards.
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Save us From Political Policing
- Sep 8, 2011
Tony McNulty says we should leave the policing to the police and the politicking to the politicos.
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What Next For The Met?
- Jul 18, 2011
As Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates resign, former Labour Minister, Tony McNulty assesses the runners and riders for the next Head of the Met.
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About Tony McNulty
I am London born and bred and was a University Lecturer from 1983 – 1997 –at various polytechnics and universities in London and Kingston. I used to teach all aspects of social sciences in a business school, as well as politics – the politics of organisations and people as well as British and Irish Politics. I was a Labour Councillor in Harrow for eleven years from 1986 until 1997 when I became the Labour MP for Harrow East. I served as a Government Whip from 1998 until 2001 working mainly with the Foreign Office and the Cabinet Office. I then became minister for housing, regeneration, planning and London working with John Prescott in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. In 2002, I moved to the Department for Transport and spent two years working with Alistair Darling mainly on aviation, railways and London transport.
After the 2005 election, I spent the next three and a half years working as a minister in the Home Office, firstly in Immigration and then Policing, security and counter-terrorism. During my time at the Home Office, I worked with three different Home Secretaries – Charles Clarke, John Reid and Jacqui Smith. In 2008, I went on to become the Minister for Employment, just as unemployment returned as an issue as the recession kicked in, as well as the Minister for London and I attended Cabinet.
I have extensive experience of policy making and implementation at the highest level and significant expertise and experience in dealing with the media at national level. I know how government works and have considerable experience, both inside and outside of parliament, in listening, communicating and influencing individuals and groups. Since the last election I have been writing, broadcasting and reflecting on politics and want to use this blog to continue to do so.