Ian Aitken
Articles by ian aitken
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Media
Reluctant assassin
- 19 May 2003
Newspapermen: Hugh Cudlipp, Cecil Harmsworth King and the glory days of Fleet Street
Ruth Dudley Edwards Secker & Warburg, 484pp, £20
ISBN 0436199920
Politics
Fated always to come second?
- 11 June 2001
Everyone sees Brown and Portillo as future party leaders. But history suggests they will fail
Politics
In those days, it really was tough
- 02 April 2001
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
Books
Mr Worsthorne doesn't come here any more
- 25 September 2000
A Short Walk Down Fleet Street
Alan Watkins Duckworth, 272pp, £18
ISBN 0715629107
Society
The New Statesman Profile - Harrods
- 24 May 1999
Once the preserve of the toff, Fayed's emporium is now a Mecca for vulgarians
Society
The New Statesman Profile - Paul Routledge
- 15 January 1999
Born with coal dust in his navel, his victims now include two top ministers, a spin-doctor and a PM's peace of mind
Books
The long road to oblivion. Ian Aitken on Simon Heffer's lucid and majestic tribute to the controversial genius of Enoch Powell
- 11 December 1998
Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell
Simon Heffer Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1,024pp, £25
Society
The New Statesman Profile - Annie's Bar
- 04 December 1998
At the heart of the Commons stands a watering hole where indiscretion is routine and intrigue flourishes
