Alan Watkins
Alan Watkins is a political commentator with a long and illustrious history. Author of books A Short Walk Down Fleet Street and A Conservative Coup, he won the 2005 Edgar Wallace Award for Fine Writing at the London Press Club awards. He also writes about rugby.
Alan Watkins: A dog's dinner of an election
Voters are fed up with Labour, but don't want the Tories either – the leading players are so unimpressive
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Alan Watkins: A hung parliament is a red herring
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Just because the winning party has a tiny majority, it doesn't mean it cannot govern
Alan Watkins: Michael Foot – an intellectual prizefighter
Sunday, 7 March 2010
The Labour veteran, who died on Wednesday, seemed bookish, but he was an early television star who relished a skirmish
Alan Watkins: Heath bullied. Thatcher too. But not this PM
Sunday, 28 February 2010
Some incumbents of No 10 really have tormented colleagues. This one is just bad-tempered – and bad at his job
Alan Watkins: Labour's gift for picking the wrong leader
Sunday, 21 February 2010
With many promising politicians to choose from, the best one is passed over – and that was 1976. But history repeats itself...
Alan Watkins: Mr Osborne is the fly in the ointment
Sunday, 14 February 2010
The Conservative Party has history with Kenneth Clarke, but he's the warhorse who would clinch it for Mr Cameron
Alan Watkins: Mr Brown survives the snowflakes
Sunday, 10 January 2010
The conspirators' plot to topple the Prime Minister melted away even before there was a nickname for it
Alan Watkins: Mr Brown's diversionary tactics
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Talk of hung parliaments, class war and snap elections are little more than ploys but they create a 'hum'
Alan Watkins: Anyone else apart from the chiefs?
Sunday, 13 December 2009
Parties are putting the spotlight on their leaders – perhaps because the talent stops there
Alan Watkins: Tax tweaks nudge the Tories to No 10
Sunday, 6 December 2009
The playing fields of Eton decided the battle of Waterloo, but inheritance tax pulls more punches now
Alan Watkins: My money's still on Mr Cameron
Sunday, 29 November 2009
All this chatter about hung parliaments is just a sign of boredom in the political classes, who are hoping for a more exciting contest. The reality is, the Conservatives will win, and win by a comfortable margin
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