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: Mr Brown's good week comes too late
Trust in the Prime Minister has gone and a by-election victory and a new City tax will not rebuild it
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Alan Watkins: Mr Cameron's plausibility stops at Dover
Sunday, 8 November 2009
The Conservative leader is vulnerable on foreign policy and defence, but he won't let that come between him and No 10
Alan Watkins: Mr Blair's legacy of flatulent rhetoric
Sunday, 1 November 2009
The former prime minister has no record of achievement to commend him as first president of Europe
Alan Watkins: Even a new leader can't save Labour
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Everything the Prime Minister touches turns to base metal and the government benches are in fatalistic mood
Alan Watkins: Bullies both, but Mr Brown is worse
Sunday, 18 October 2009
The Prime Minister and David Cameron have picked on out-of-favour MPs in the expenses row
Alan Watkins: Mr Cameron cuts a lonely figure
Sunday, 11 October 2009
If he means to form a government, the Conservative leader has few big guns to choose from
Alan Watkins: Welcome to the malice party conference
Sunday, 4 October 2009
For lack of clarity and sheer craziness, the Conservatives trump Labour every time, as Manchester will find
Alan Watkins: The party's over before it has begun
Sunday, 27 September 2009
Labour may be in conference mood, but there will be little merriment, even if Mr Brown performs a popular turn
Alan Watkins: This is Mr Cameron's silly season too
Sunday, 23 August 2009
The Tory leader toes the Washington line and gets sucked into foolish controversies, when he should be riding high
Alan Watkins: What chance, the bookies' favourite?
Sunday, 16 August 2009
The clever money may be on Lord Mandelson for next Labour leader, but political betting invariably gets it wrong
Alan Watkins: A title is worth shedding for the top job
Sunday, 9 August 2009
Peter Mandelson might resign his peerage and return to the Commons – but only if the prize was the premiership
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