Articles tagged Ed Miliband:
In Praise of Michael Cockerell & Watch His (Almost) Entire Back Catalogue
- 19 Jan 2019
I am a massive fan of Michael Cockerell. He's been on my TV screens reporting on political events and making superb documentaries for more than forty years. If I had to choose a list of people whose jobs I would like to have had, he would be very high on it. His style of docum...
Ed Miliband's Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle
- 11 Oct 2011
The big test of any reshuffle – either in government or opposition- is this: does it make the top team stronger or not? On balance, I would say that this reshuffle does indeed make Ed Miliband’s team stronger, especially from the point of view of getting on the media. That may...
The Top 100 People on the Left 2011
- 27 Sep 2011
Many he might turn to for advice are leaving the stage. The old guard gradually gives up. One by one they slip, after the temporary spotlight of memoir publishing, into respected backbench obscurity. Jack Straw and Alan Johnson both move out of the top 100. Alistair Darling cl...
Labour Conference Diary 2011 - I Find Liverpool a Ghastly City
- 27 Sep 2011
There is always one politician who goes totally over the top and loses credibility at a party conference. We all remember Michael Portillo’s ‘Who Dares Wins’ speech in 1996. Last week it was Tim Farron’s turn. This week Ivan Lewis has covered himself in glory by sugges...
GQ Magazine: My Long Read Profile/Interview with the Miliband Brothers
- 1 Oct 2008
INTRO FROM 2010: I just re-read a profile of the Milibands I wrote for GQ Magazine nearly two years ago. I think it stands the test of time, and as the Labour leadership campaign nears its end I thought it was reposting on the blog. Having never written a piece like this befor...