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John McTernan Articles

Scotland is Labour still

There’s a rather odd analysis around that Labour is acing a wipeout in Scotland at the next general election. It is primarily based on the observation that a majority of people in both Glasgow and Dundee voted Yes in the referendum. And extrapolates that into a...
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In defence of New Labour

I, for one, was grateful that Ed Miliband didn't read the whole speech that the office intern mistakenly loaded on the Labour party's website. (It was the intern, and it was a mistake, right?) The reason? This passage: ‘One Nation Labour has changed from New Labour –...
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Five things we learned during the referendum

Five things we learned during the independence referendum 1. People are interested in politics When a notoriously unpleasant Hollywood producer died thousands of people turned out for his funeral. Quizzed by a fellow mourner as to why someone so unpopular should...
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The world goes on despite Scotland

Brutal conflict. Borders in dispute. Break-up. History. Sovereignty. It’s all happening. Now, I don’t mean Scotland. I’m thinking of Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and the Middle East. Yes, the world goes on despite the sudden total preoccupation with Scotland. (It is serious,...
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For fox sake

For fox sake

Oct 10, 2014 |

Last night I received an email from the Labour party. It was about foxhunting. The issue of the day yesterday. My only...

WWKD?

WWKD?

May 9, 2014 |

When faced with difficult political decisions I always ask one question: WWKD? What would Ken do? No, not Ken...

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