Michael Heseltine
When Michael Heseltine turned up at a Thatcher book signing
At the launch of my biography of Margaret Thatcher, I was flattered to see Michael and Anne Heseltine joining the signing queue. It was very sporting of him. When they… Continue reading
16 Comments How Michael Heseltine won his first showdown with Margaret Thatcher in government
The extracts in the Telegraph of Charles Moore’s biography of Margaret Thatcher have confirmed that this will be one of the most important political books of recent times. One of… Continue reading
20 Comments Lord Heseltine is ‘Golden Oldie of the Year’
To Simpson’s-in-the-Strand this afternoon for The Oldie of the Year Awards (the ‘Tootys’ for short), which were presented by Sir Terry Wogan. The guest list read like a Tatler bash… Continue reading
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The Britain in Europe crowd were wrong then, so why should they be right now?
Ed Miliband’s speech to the Fabians is being rather over-shadowed today by Lord Heseltine’s attack on David Cameron’s EU policy; the political media like nothing more than a ‘Tories split… Continue reading
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Nostalgia fest
Yowser! It’s the mid-1990s all over again. I half expect to hear Ace of Base blaring out of a thousand Ford Cosworths. The Tories are split down the middle on… Continue reading
14 CommentsHague has been vindicated on the euro
The Foreign Secretary finds himself in the rather unique position today of trying to deal with the consequences of a crisis that he largely predicted. In May 1998, William Hague… Continue reading
39 CommentsTzars and advocates
The coalition’s attempt to talk to two audiences at once is on full display today. The Times reports on the appointment of the Tory Lord Heseltine as a growth czar… Continue reading
23 CommentsBrown faces the Rawnsley revelations, while the Tories face the polls
The question tonight is: which piece of bad news will make the biggest impact? The bad news for the Tories, or the bad news for Labour? Let’s take the second… Continue reading
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