Ashish Prashar

Ashish Prashar

Ashish Prashar worked for the Tories for two and a half years. Once the Tories' press officer, he has now decided to move to the US to volunteer for the Obama campaign.

Articles by Ashish Prashar

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We all won on 4 Nov

  • 05 November 2008
  • 4 comments

As he bids farewell to the US, Ashish Prashar shares his final thoughts on Obama's election victory

Idiosyncratic Americans

  • 04 November 2008
  • 1 comment

Two unexpected encounters during the final day of canvassing.

The voters' campaign

  • 04 November 2008
  • 4 comments

The campaign is no longer about the candidates and their messages but the enthusiasm and turnout of the voters.

Last minute nerves

  • 03 November 2008
  • 4 comments

Obama may be looking like a shoe in but Democrats have had too many disappointments in recent years to relax just yet

Obama's Mandate

  • 31 October 2008
  • 10 comments

Ashish Prashar asks New Statesman readers: if Obama wins on Tuesday what - besides change - will his mandate be?

Silly Republican stunt

  • 30 October 2008
  • 3 comments

'By the end of the week, he’ll be accusing me of being a secret communist because I shared my toys in Kindergarten. I shared my Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich'

Keeping the heat on

  • 28 October 2008
  • 2 comments

Obama's success - like Bill Clinton’s - is rooted in an uncanny sense of the electorate's mood, and of what it's looking for in its next leader

The weekend that was…

  • 27 October 2008
  • 4 comments

Ashish Prashar, late of the UK Conservatives, reflects on the possibilities of an Obama presidency if the senator wins on 4 November

Cameron's liberal lie

  • 29 September 2008
  • 16 comments

After two and a half years of working for the Tories, including being press officer and believing in Cameron's Liberal Conservatism, Ashish Prashar realised the party's just the same as it always was - white, rich and elitist.

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next
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