John Rentoul
John Rentoul is chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday, and visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, where he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer for The Independent. He has written a biography of Tony Blair, whom he admired more at the end of his time in office than he did at the beginning.
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Thursday, 15 October 2009
I do blog about subjects other than the best Labour prime minister. Well one other subject anyway, namely how wrong the Daily Mail is. Today, in its ideological bias it makes a statistical howler. It reports:
John Rentoul: Dirty work
Thursday, 15 October 2009
It is hard work defending Tony Blair and thankless. But there are some things that just have to be done.
John Rentoul: Cameron blew it. Labour can win
Sunday, 11 October 2009
The Tory leader's big speech was a dud that can cost him the election – if Gordon Brown stands aside
John Rentoul: Cameron's secret weapon – say nothing
Sunday, 4 October 2009
The Tory leader's best bet is to wing it through his party conference while promising as little as he can get away with
John Rentoul: Promises of more of the same won't do
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Labour is avoiding the one thing that would give it a chance – changing leader
John Rentoul: Labour's Catch-22
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
More on opinion poll beauty contests. There was another one yesterday from YouGov, which asked how people would vote if various alternatives were Labour leader.
John Rentoul: The real story is Ireland, not Brighton
Sunday, 27 September 2009
This Friday's vote on the Lisbon Treaty is important enough to prick the party conference bubble
John Rentoul: Tories fail the 'under a bus' test
Sunday, 20 September 2009
David Cameron is an impressive enough leader, but his party is too dependent on him
John Rentoul: Summer's over. Let the plotting begin
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Gordon Brown's tenuous hold on power is all returning MPs can talk about, and his fate lies in the hands of two men
John Rentoul: Stealing bread
Thursday, 10 September 2009
My esteemed colleague and fellow Indepedent Minds blogger Amol Rajan tells what happened when he phoned Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, to ask if he wanted to take part in The Independent's You Ask the Questions feature:
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