Matt Chorley
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Matt Chorley
Matt Chorley: Local elections might lack glamour - but they matterBBCIsaac Newton knew a thing or two about politics. After the great philosopher and scientist had been struck by inspiration (if not actual fruit) when an apple fell from a tree in his Lincolnshire garden, he went on to become an MP. Wandering around that same garden, staring at that same tree (or at least a descendant of it) I thought of all those candidates standing in next month's local elections. Hoping to defy political gravity.
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2 weeks ago |
mattchorley.com | Matt Chorley
For two decades I have feasted on politics, stalking the corridors, pubs and restaurants of Westminster. Now I have all the ingredients to cook up a brand new show looking at parliament's feuding food factions and how politicians really are what they eat. From Keir Starmer’s fish and cheese, to Kemi Badenoch’s love of sandwiches, from Nigel Farage’s proper milk to Ed Davey’s fig rolls, everything (and everyone) is on the menu. WARNING: Politics may contain nuts.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Matt Chorley
We don't pay enough for our food, says Alan TitchmarshMatt ChorleyAlan Titchmarsh tells Matt Chorley what he would do as PMTV gardener and horticulturalist Alan Titchmarsh has warned that Britons don't pay enough for their food - but suggested people receive tax cuts for growing their own. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after watching PMQs, Mr Titchmarsh said food accounted for around 30% of household spending in 1950s, compared to between 8% and 12% today.
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2 months ago |
mattchorley.substack.com | Matt Chorley
A new book about the Labour party is out soon, by Gabriel Pogrund and Patrick Maguire, two fiercely-talented friends of mine. Get In is a terrific read. It is a gripping tale of how one man went from political obscurity to running the country, and took Keir Starmer along for the ride. If you don’t know who Morgan McSweeney is already, you will after reading it. The revelations made me gasp, wince and wonder how the next few years will unfold.
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Jan 22, 2025 |
thetimes.com | Matt Chorley
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Labour's Joan Dixon told me she goes out campaigning in Derbyshire with a fish slice. Not to ward off angry voters but to poke leaflets through letterboxes without being bitten by dogs. My local elections primer https://t.co/Ez9nrbNoZb https://t.co/ZU3DekdHVC
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