John McTernan Articles

What is it about Labour and the constitution?  After a series of electoral setbacks, there always comes the demand for constitutional reforms. The Labour party has suffered shattering defeats over the last six years – two general elections, two Scottish elections, the...

If ‘Remain’ succeeds this month, the winners must define the victory. John McTernan and Miranda Green each give their take on how [column-group][column]John McTernan If you are going to fight in a referendum, fight to win. The choices – if plebiscites are deployed...

I have said it before, and no doubt I will say it again – George Osborne is too clever by half. And not in a good way. Every time he acts there is an overt political agenda, which is not in itself a bad thing. But there is usually also a hidden agenda or an unintended...

Studs Terkel, the legendary Chicago journalist, was one of the world's great interviewers. He specialised in oral history, capturing not just the voices and experiences of ordinary people but the eloquence of their speech and, often, the dignity and beauty of their...