My Makerfield take: It's 90 years since George Orwell traveled to the mining communities around Wigan. Then as now, the choice is between socialism in the form of Andy Burnham and hatred from Reform (gift link free for 7 days)
https://t.co/JXKFaccNYl
Orwell has something to say about the Makerfield by-election that will decide the future of Burnham, the Labour Party and the UK itself, writes @RosaFPrince (via @opinion) https://t.co/IjkZaXfd8E
The least anyone could do for Henry Nowak's family is to respect their wishes to not use his death to sow division and hatred, writes @RosaFPrince https://t.co/jyM336Lkjf
I seem to be having a busy media week - tune in now to @TimesRadio. I’m talking about the awful murder of Henry Nowak plus a bit of US politics with @StraightTie and host @JPonpolitics
The ubiquity of social media in Britain and its splintering party system have created the perfect conditions for the type of boorish, ethno-nationalist party that would once have been beyond the pale, writes @RosaFPrince (via @opinion) https://t.co/9wS9nyQqIB
Just because reality TV is popular with viewers, including me, doesn’t mean it’s appropriate entertainment, writes @RosaFPrince https://t.co/loSB0JaXjt
Just because reality TV is popular with viewers, including me, doesn’t mean it’s appropriate entertainment, writes @RosaFPrince https://t.co/loSB0JaXjt
I'll be on @bbc5live shortly (following the Thomas Tuchel press conference) with Adrian Chiles and the great @dcsandbrook to discuss the Labour leadership, immigration stats, reality TV, politicians' running in short shorts and much more. Join us!
Eleven years after I started, and soon scrapped, a biography of Andy Burnham, now might be the moment to dig out those notes. Here's my article for @opinion on the man who could be on the cusp of becoming prime minister (gift link, free for 7 days):
https://t.co/dQz9veou7W
A prime minister can display a certain weary contempt by refusing to be distracted from the heavy task of governing by petty court machinations. Unfortunately, Keir Starmer can no longer get away with this, writes @RosaFPrince https://t.co/nc7RAIuGCi
I'll be on the BBC News channel in a couple of mins to discuss Keir Starmer and a crazy day at the top of government with @bbc_helena and @nadinebh_ - taster of my views here (gift link, free for 7 days):
https://t.co/Z6dNMc9DKA
A contest for British prime minister featuring only Wes Streeting and Angela Rayner would be a disaster, writes @RosaFPrince (via @opinion) https://t.co/YJ1fkyAWQG