Twenty Things You'll Never Hear Politicians Say
- 14 Feb 2019
Liam Fox A world without America would be a far better place. Emily Thornberry I totally agree that Donald Trump has proved to be an excellent President. Ann Widdecombe It's a bit overdone, that religion malarkey, isn't it? Nadine Dorries Th...
Top Ten Nightmare Jobs in Politics
- 13 Feb 2019
10. Being Jacob Rees-Mogg's nanny 9. Preparing Caroline Nokes for a Select Committee appearance 8. Being Diane Abbott's calculator 7. Being Boris Johnson's diary secretary 6. Being Tom Brake's charisma injector 5. Being John Prescott's speechwriter 4. Being Tim Farron's ...
My Ideal Dinner Party Guests
- 12 Feb 2019
I was talking to someone the other day about the demise of the dinner party. And it set me thinking. If I held a dinner party for sixteen people in politics who I know, who would I invite to guarantee the sparkiest conversation? Anyway, this is the list I came up with... ...
From the Archives: My (Fake) Obituary of Barack Obama
- 11 Feb 2019
Back in 2010 GQ Magazine did a feature of fake obituaries of famous people. I was asked to write one on Barack Obama. I chose to date it in 2030... Barack Obama, who died yesterday at the hands of a Russian assassin, was a consummate peacemaker. During his two term presiden...
Politico Column: In Which I Review 14 Brexit Podcasts
- 11 Feb 2019
This column was written for Politico. We're told that people are bored of Brexit. So you might think there would not be much of market for Brexit-based podcasts. You’d be wrong. In fact, a burgeoning podcasting scene has grown up around analyzing and dissecting Britai...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 50: Pleasing Gillian Reynolds
- 10 Feb 2019
There is no one who works in radio who doesn't know who Gillian Reynolds is. She is what is known in the trade as a "doyen". She writes about radio every week in the Sunday Times Culture Magazine, having joined the paper eighteen months ago having spent several decades doing t...
EDP/EADT Column: If You Care About Politics, Get Involved
- 9 Feb 2019
Fifteen years ago, I was selected as Conservative candidate for North Norfolk by 200 local Tory party members. It was one of the proudest moments of my life. I’d won against two strong contenders (one of whom, Harriet Baldwin, is now a Foreign Office minister) with two thirds ...
Iain & Richard Tice with the WTO Mash Up
- 5 Feb 2019
Last night on my LBC Show I interviewed Richard Tice, the chairman of Leave Means Leave. He said at one point: "Let's go WTO...". I responded, "I feel a song coming on". And now one of my listeners has taken me up on it and created "WTO (Lets Go)*MASHUP*". I think it's got an ...
From the Archives: In Conversation with Harriet Harman
- 4 Feb 2019
How are you enjoying the new job? It’s really great to be being shadow international development. I’ve got a big diaspora community in my constituency so I’m one of the few MPs where my constituents are happy for me to go to Africa as often as I like because that’s their c...
From the Archives: In Conversation with Tony Benn
- 4 Feb 2019
This interview took place at the end of 2008 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. ID: When you stood down from Parliament did you think you would enjoy your post-parliamentary life? TB: Before she died, my wife Caroline said, when you do stand down (and we had agreed...
From the Archives: In Conversation with David Cameron
- 4 Feb 2019
This interview was conducted in mid 2009 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. ID: It’s June 5 2010, you’ve just done your ‘Where there is Discord, may be bring harmony’ bit, you’ve opened the bottle of Newky Brown which Gordon Brown has left you as a welcome present. Wh...
From the Archives: In Conversation with David Owen
- 3 Feb 2019
This interview was conducted in early 2010 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. ID: What is your role in politics nowadays? DO: I am a voice. I very rarely vote in the House of Lords and I focus entirely on international affairs. It would be unwise to pretend you hav...
From the Archives: In Conversation with David Starkey
- 3 Feb 2019
This interview was conducted in early May 2009 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. ID: How did you first get into history? DS: Almost accidentally. It was by no means a subject I was most interested in. Most people thought I was going to be a scientist. My best ...
From the Archives: In Conversation with John Bercow
- 3 Feb 2019
This interview was conducted in December 2009 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. ID So what’s a nice boy from the University of Essex doing in a place like this? JB: I enjoy it, I enjoy the role, I enjoy Speaker’s House. It would be dishonest and misleading to...
From the Archives: In Conversation with Boris Johnson
- 3 Feb 2019
This interview was conducted in the summer of 2008 and appeared in Total Politics magazine. How has the mayor’s job differed from what you may have expected on your first day? It’s infinitely better and more difficult. Difficult in what way? Just the complexity of ...
From the Archives: In Conversation with Ann Widdecombe
- 3 Feb 2019
ID: How much of your time are thinking about and preparing for retirement? AW: Quite a lot, but the plans have been in place for a long time. I’ve bought a house on Dartmoor. I know exactly what I’m going to do. The office is beginning to gear up. We’ve got 22 years of arch...
From The Archives: In Conversation With Andrew Neil
- 3 Feb 2019
This interview appeared in the September edition of Total Politics Magazine in 2010. I read on Wikipedia that you were tutored by Vince Cable at university. Only briefly. In my final year at university when I was doing political economy and political science at the Unive...
US Campaign Commercials Video Collection: The Republicans
- 2 Feb 2019
Dwight D Eisenhower 1952 - I like Ike Dwight D Eishenhower - 1956 Re-election Ads Richard Nixon 1960 Barry Goldwater 1964 - The Daisy Ad Richard Nixon 1968 - Nixon's The One Richard Nixon 1972 Gerald...
US Campaign Commercials Video Collection: The Democrats
- 2 Feb 2019
Adlai Stevenson 1952 Adlai Stevenson 1956 John F Kennedy 1960 Lyndon Johnson 1964 - The Ice Cream Robert Kennedy - 1968 Hubert Humphrey 1968 George McGovern 1972 Jimmy Carter 1976 - The Man from Plains Jim...
My Top Ten Party Political Broadcasts of All Time
- 2 Feb 2019
This is one of ten video collections of party politcal broadcasts since 1951. The full collection includes separate pages of Conservative, Labour, Liberal/SDP/LibDem, UKIP, Green, Minor Party, Vintage and Spoof PPBs/PEBs. They are all listed on THIS page. If you now on PPBs...