The zero-bullshit diplomat who Trump looks set to unleash on Brussels. Before Trump, before Brexit and before fake news was even a thing, Theodore Roosevelt Malloch – simply as “Ted” – was a relatively obscure figure in political life. Unless…
On Friday 8th May, 2015, following a victory for the Conservative Party in a closely fought general election, a resurgent David Cameron said: “we must ensure that we bring our country together. As I said in the small hours of this…
What VICE’s fly-on-the-wall documentary tells us about the socialist pariah leading the Labour Party. It would be a polite understatement to describe Jeremy Corbyn’s relationship with the media as frosty. He has lampooned the press for plotting his downfall as…
Yesterday evening, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn completed a limited Shadow Cabinet reshuffle – sacking Culture Secretary Michael Dugher and Europe spokesman Pat McFadden, whilst installing Emily Thornberry as Defence Secretary in place of Maria Eagle, who was demoted to Dugher’s vacated role.…
Donald Trump, formerly just an iconic business tycoon, is now one of the world’s most discussed political celebrities. Trump, the son of a New York property magnate, has shown an enduring desire to overcome several unfortunate accidents of birth. Indeed,…
In a Backbench exclusive, Labour MP and Deputy Leadership candidate Ben Bradshaw questions whether Jeremy Corbyn can lead the party to victory in 2020 First elected as Labour MP for Exeter in 1997, Ben Bradshaw currently holds one of just 12…
In a Backbench exclusive, senior Labour MP Frank Field reveals the flaws of Ed Miliband’s leadership, and argues why we need to fundamentally reform the way the NHS is funded. It is unlikely that one could meet a more straight-talking,…
We are delighted to announce that the 2015 Philip Geddes Prize for Journalism has been awarded to Robert Walmsley in order to further develop Backbench. Established by St Edmund Hall College to reward the outstanding work of undergraduate journalists at Oxford University,…
Ok, being a student of history doesn’t provide many benefits. It numbs your senses to ‘regular’ human interactions, destroys your eyesight and leaves you in a permanent state of melancholy about things that might have been. However, it does give…