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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John Rentoul: Why Cameron makes no sense
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Philip Collins in The Times today expounds brilliantly on why David Cameron's "progressive conservatism" is a contradiction in terms
John Rentoul: Iraq, the false prospectus
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
Someone's got to do it, and not just to keep Hopi Sen happy. Not so much making the case for Tony Blair to be President of the European Council, but trying to ensure that, if the decision goes against him, it will not be because of untrue propaganda put about by the haters.
John Rentoul: Blair Revolution, a few years late
Monday, 26 October 2009
Wonderful news of a real breakthrough in public service reform, which is of course, therefore, hardly reported at all in today's newspapers.
John Rentoul: Labour's special delivery to Griffin
Sunday, 25 October 2009
The BNP leader on TV was pure panto, but the real villains in this drama have been at the cabinet table
John Rentoul: The golden age of education is a myth
Sunday, 18 October 2009
We love to think that life was better in the 19th century, so that we can express horror at the state we are in
John Rentoul: Daily Mail and innumeracy
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
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