Nick Cohen
Nick Cohen is an author, columnist and signatory of the Euston Manifesto. As well as writing for the New Statesman he contributes to the Observer and other publications including the New Humanist. His books include Pretty Straight Guys – a history of Britain under Tony Blair.
Articles by Nick Cohen
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Why do the media love fascists?
- 06 August 2001
The British National Party is delighted with the soft coverage it is getting from programmes such as Today and Newsnight. And no wonder
Politics
The taxpayer always foots the bill
- 09 July 2001
Privatisation is supposed to leave companies to take the risk of things going wrong. In practice, that never actually happens, reports Nick Cohen
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The election that humiliated hacks
- 25 June 2001
The more the Dimblebys and Paxmans appeared, the more the ratings fell. Are journalists now as divorced from reality as politicians?
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Democracy is dead. Now what?
- 11 June 2001
Election Night - The leaders left the Citadel to meet the "real" people. But the people aren't interested: they don't even want to storm the Citadel
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Why I am now banned from talking to Tories
- 28 May 2001
Election 2001 - Nick Cohen found himself unable to agree with Ann Widdecombe on the difference between a prison and a reception centre. He was punished swiftly and severely
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The Mystic Megs polish their crystal balls
- 14 May 2001
Election 2001 - Nick Cohenargues that opinion polls, which have a dismal record in predicting election results, are just another way of keeping the proles in their place
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How to vote tactically against new Labour
- 30 April 2001
Election 2001 - For years, Blair has worried only about losing support from the right. Use this election to make him worry about the left, advises Nick Cohen
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Labour is tougher than Haider
- 16 April 2001
No wonder Britain's immigration policies shock the rest of Europe: Jack Straw won't even spend special EU money to help asylum-seekers, reveals Nick Cohen
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Brussels puts everything up for sale
- 02 April 2001
As the World Trade Organisation meets in Geneva, Nick Cohenreveals plans to sell off schools, hospitals and other "services" to the highest bidder
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How a hospital woke up democracy
- 19 March 2001
Deep in Middle England, a retired doctor, enraged by NHS policies, looks set to snatch a rare general election victory for an independent
