The Latest Breaking News from Harold Macmillan

Trump’s pique with UK could lead to favor to acolyte Milei over Falklands

US president suggests he might support his Argentinian ally’s drive to reclaim sovereignty of disputed islands

The Guardian - US · Sep 4

Andy Burnham’s purge of the Starmerites may store up problems for the future

If he were alive today, Machiavelli would have enjoyed watching the first days of Andy Burnham’s premiership. An enemy of the Medicis, the Florentine diplomat (full name Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli) was a student of power. He would have appreciated the clarity, focus and – yes – the brutality…

The Conversation · Jul 24

Why I deserve a share of Farage’s £5m gift

Brief letters: Lookalike curse | Guilty pleasures | Harold Macmillan’s wisdom | Prehistoric dentistry | Upstairs on the buses

The Guardian - UK · May 17

In cancelling his family summer holiday, Keir Starmer has made his first serious mistake

The days when Harold Macmillan could disappear to the grouse moors for the summer are gone – but even prime ministers need a break, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

Starmer and Sunak agree the UK needs more houses to ease the crisis – here’s how their plans compare

Aiming to reclaim his party’s role as the builders of “property-owning democracy”, Rishi Sunak used the Conservative manifesto launch to praise his predecessor Harold Macmillan. As Winston Churchill’s housing minister in the 1950s, Macmillan first set the target of completing more than 300,000 homes across the UK each year.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2024

Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again

Ideas of exceptionalism and ‘laissez-faire’ policies are still driving economic myths that should be stone dead

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

Boris Johnson vs Theresa May? The race for Oxford Chancellor is on

The forthcoming election is the first to be held online

Evening Standard · Feb 6, 2024

‘I don’t want you to watch me die’: the last words my father said before sending me away

At the age of 20, Ruaridh Nicoll was sent half a world away by his dying father. Now, with a son himself, he returns to that remote corner of Queensland to imagine his lost, younger self – and wonder at the remarkable decision his dad made

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2024

Art of the attack ad: six memorable angles the Conservatives have tried

Tory ads for general elections have ramped up paranoia over quality of life, the economy and Labour politicians’ integrity

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2024

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What Hi-Fi? · Jan 3, 2024