The British Library's new exhibition 'Propaganda: Power and Persuasion' opens today, laying on the communicative powers of everyone from Uncle Sam to Tufty to Alastair Campbell
Education secretary Michael Gove came to the defence of his cabinet colleagues in last night's CPS Keith Joseph memorial lecture
The Tory MP for North Wiltshire explains why Siegried Sassoon's collection of essays is his favourite book
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'Who are the propagandists?'
Life by Anoosh Chakelian / 16 May 2013
“Who are the propagandists?” asks a grouchy Alastair Campbell to the camera, upon ruminating on the UK press’s mistreatment of the notorious Iraq War ‘dodgy dossier’ story.
And it is exactly this question, and what propaganda has come to be and mean to us, which defines the British Library’s new and stylishly techy exhibition that opens to the public today.
Intended to study the past 100 years of propaganda, with WW1 being the turning-point for…
Life: 'Who are the propagandists?'
The British Library's new exhibition 'Propaganda: Power and Persuasion' opens today, laying on the communicative...
Life: James Gray MP on nostalgia, justifying war, & patriotism
The Tory MP for North Wiltshire explains why Siegried Sassoon's collection of essays is his...
War - what (prime minister) is it good for?
Articles by Crispin Black / 14 May 2013
Intelligence consultant Crispin Black looks back at two moments when our prime ministers decided to...
David Willetts on today's 'difficult process for Tories'
Articles by Anoosh Chakelian / 14 May 2013
The universities and science minister is an unrelenting optimist, telling Anoosh Chakelian about his party’s...
Life: Making Hay: Peter Florence reveals his festival secrets
Ben Duckworth speaks to Hay Festival organiser Peter Florence about the highlights he’s looking forward...
Felicity Parkes on MPs' dreaded 'local profiles'
Opinion by Felicity Parkes / 08 May 2013
The ‘perfect photo op’ may not be the best way to spice up your MP’s...
Sick and satired of politicians?
Articles by Anoosh Chakelian / 08 May 2013
Do today's politicians supply plenty of colourful material for satire, asks Anoosh Chakelian, or are...
Diary of a candidate
Campaigns by Jessica Asato / 08 May 2013
In her first column, Labour parliamentary candidate Jessica Asato opens up about the long slog...
Trust me, I'm a spin doctor...
Articles by Dan Hodges / 07 May 2013
Dan Hodges enters the addictive world of spin doctors, and discovers a brutal whirlwind of...
Life: Lunch with... Oona King
Anoosh Chakelian meets the Labour peer, erstwhile London mayoral candidate and MP. Photo by Louise...
The Gove-rnment agenda
Blog by Justin Cash / 17 May 2013
Education secretary Michael Gove came to the defence of his cabinet colleagues in last night's...
How a campaign can fizz or fizzle
Campaigns by Peter Carroll / 14 May 2013
Peter Carroll, one of the key figures behind the Gurkha campaign, wonders if achieving success...
Blue collar Tory: Oxymoron or obvious choice?
Blog by Justin Cash / 14 May 2013
At last night’s Blue Collar Conservatism event ‘Perceptions, Policies and Victory in 2015’ Tory aficionados...
Life: Off the record: Researchers' stories
Sex, death and sticking it to Rupert Murdoch - what have our anonymous Westminster staffers been...
Life: Book reviews: Office Politics & Bretton Woods
Book reviews of Office Politics & The Battle of Bretton Woods...
Some last words from the left on Thatcher
Opinion by Dan Hodges / 08 May 2013
Even for some in Labour, the former PM has changed from being a distant, mythical...
'Equality is important but not sufficient', Peter Tatchell
Blog by Justin Cash / 09 May 2013
With stock in UKIP rising, renowned human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell talks to Justin Cash...
Queen's speech: Coalition demolition?
Blog by Justin Cash / 08 May 2013
The Queen’s speech is set to highlight the discord within the coalition and pave the...
Why is Britain behind on digital campaigning?
Campaigns by Gregor Poynton / 01 May 2013
Britain’s political parties have yet properly to embrace the opportunities presented by digital campaigning, argues...
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