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Alan Watkins

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: So we turn to Mr Brown's Last Phase

The Prime Minister who foolishly tried to out-Blair his predecessor is now reaching the end of the road

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Alan Watkins: Labour's backbenchers are revolting

Sunday, 28 June 2009

The government's MPs want to pick a fight, whether its over the Speaker or the Iraq war inquiry

Alan Watkins: Too incompetent to get things wrong

Sunday, 21 June 2009

Good order and political discipline have broken down and the Prime Minister will still be blamed for the Iraq war

Alan Watkins: This is a farce, but the timing is dire

Sunday, 14 June 2009

If Labour is incapable of organising a reshuffle in a brewery, how is it ever to get rid of Gordon Brown?

Alan Watkins: Labour has lost all its stuffing

Sunday, 7 June 2009

Punched and pummelled from all sides, there is scarcely anything left of the party

Alan Watkins: Save Labour with PR, Mr Brown

Sunday, 31 May 2009

There is only one way the Prime Minister might prevent complete electoral disaster

Alan Watkins: He had no lines, yet he fluffed them

Sunday, 10 May 2009

In the Gurkha revolt, Mr Brown was invoked as an all-powerful, off-stage presence. It didn't last 24 hours

Alan Watkins: Stop the rot, Mr Brown. Set the date

Sunday, 3 May 2009

The Prime Minister may well believe he has still work to do, but that's no reason to prolong the agony

Alan Watkins: Loyal to the end. And it is the end

Sunday, 26 April 2009

From the 'austerity' Budget to MPs' attendance allowances, the Prime Minister must take the flak

Alan Watkins: Mr Brown's twilight among the elves

Sunday, 19 April 2009

Newspaper attacks on the Home Secretary and Labour aides are really aimed at the Prime Minister

Alan Watkins: Spin cannot change the weather

Sunday, 12 April 2009

There's nothing Gordon Brown can do now that the wind is blowing in the Conservatives' favour

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