Nigel Farage: the relentless rise of a political chancer
Farage repeatedly outflanks Starmer – using media savvy and right-wing press alliances to turn benefit pledges into headline-grabbing weapons
Read moreDetailsNicholas Jones was a BBC industrial and political correspondent for 30 years. He started his career in journalism in 1960 and has had a role in reporting 16 general elections, on local and national newspapers, for radio and television, on numerous websites, and as a commentator and author. His books include Election 92, Campaign 1997, Campaign 2001, Campaign 2010, and The Election A-Z.
Farage repeatedly outflanks Starmer – using media savvy and right-wing press alliances to turn benefit pledges into headline-grabbing weapons
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Read moreDetailsNicholas Jones reviews A Glorious History through the lens of the punishing conditions his grandfather experienced in the printing industry
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Read moreDetailsFormer BBC political correspondent Nicholas Jones assesses the challenges ahead for the BBC
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Read moreDetailsNicholas Jones surveys the ways in which Boris Johnson has squandered the support he enjoyed from the Tory press
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