Paul Evans

Paul Evans

Paul Evans is a freelance journalist, and formerly worked for an MP. He lives in London, but maintains his Somerset roots by drinking cider.

Articles by Paul Evans

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A boxer and a vegan head for Norfolk

  • 13 July 2009

The eclectic range of candidates for the Norwich North by-election and a reminder of Alan Patridge's journalistic prowess in our weekly round-up of the political blogs

Gay pride and prejudice

  • 03 July 2009
  • 3 comments

Ben Bradshaw's verbal assault on Tory homophobia, the bloggers' boycott of Iranian state TV and the shocking notion of a gay Thatcherite in our weekly round-up of the political blogs.

More corruption, more laws

  • 26 June 2009
  • 1 comment

The return of Labour's much-missed pledge card, Craig Murray's buoyant election campaign and Italian dystopianism, in our weekly round-up of the political blogs

Mesopotamia on the mind

  • 22 June 2009

Brown's Iraq inquiry, the unmasking of Nightjack and the B52s' Mesopotamia in our weekly round-up of the political blogs.

Syria's lovable dictator

  • 16 June 2009

The Ba'athist old guard still hold sway in Damascus, cracking down with martial law. Yet younger Syrians see Bashar al-Assad as their best guarantee of reform and new freedoms.

Still the mad parliament?

  • 12 June 2009

The 'magisterial' John Bercow, Betty Boothroyd's sharp tongue and why Venezuela has banned Coke Zero, in our weekly round-up of the political blogs.

Will Sir Alan fire Gordon?

  • 05 June 2009

Gordon Brown's woes, the triumph of Hartlepool's Monkey and Sir Alan's cabinet appointment in our weekly round-up of the political blogs.

Euro-ignorance and opportunism

  • 01 June 2009
  • 3 comments

The European elections, the photogenic Lebanese and The Byrds' tribute to politicians in our weekly round-up of the political blogs

Snouts in a scandal

  • 15 May 2009

MPs' expenses, the great grime renaissance and Canberra's Budget lock-in in our weekly round-up of the political blogs

A perpetually benevolent state

  • 08 May 2009

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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