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Reluctant assassin

Ian Aitken — Mon, 19 May 2003 12:00:00 GMT

Newspapermen: Hugh Cudlipp, Cecil Harmsworth King and the glory days of Fleet Street Ruth Dudley Edwards Secker & Warburg, 484pp, �20 ISBN 0436199920

Fated always to come second?

Ian Aitken — Mon, 11 Jun 2001 12:00:00 GMT

Everyone sees Brown and Portillo as future party leaders. But history suggests they will fail

In those days, it really was tough

Ian Aitken — Mon, 02 Apr 2001 12:00:00 GMT

A foot-and-mouth crisis, a terrible train crash, rising petrol prices. In 1967, Harold Wilson had to cope with all of them, and more

Mr Worsthorne doesn't come here any more

Ian Aitken — Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:00:00 GMT

A Short Walk Down Fleet Street Alan Watkins Duckworth, 272pp, �18 ISBN 0715629107

The New Statesman Profile - Harrods

Ian Aitken — Mon, 24 May 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Once the preserve of the toff, Fayed's emporium is now a Mecca for vulgarians

The New Statesman Profile - Paul Routledge

Ian Aitken — Fri, 15 Jan 1999 12:00:00 GMT

Born with coal dust in his navel, his victims now include two top ministers, a spin-doctor and a PM's peace of mind

The long road to oblivion. Ian Aitken on Simon Heffer's lucid and majestic tribute to the controversial genius of Enoch Powell

Ian Aitken — Fri, 11 Dec 1998 12:00:00 GMT

Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell Simon Heffer Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1,024pp, �25

The New Statesman Profile - Annie's Bar

Ian Aitken — Fri, 04 Dec 1998 12:00:00 GMT

At the heart of the Commons stands a watering hole where indiscretion is routine and intrigue flourishes