Michael Crick
Freelance Journalist and Writer at Freelance
B/caster & Writer; RTS Spec Jrnst of Yr 2014/18. C Wheeler/BJR award 2018. Biogs of Archer, Ferguson, Hezza, Farage. Ed @tomorrowsMPs. Snr fellow @CBPH Hull Uni
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1 month ago |
dispatch-media.com | Michael Crick
Until a few days ago, Catherine Blaiklock’s X profile read like the opening lines of a political tragedy. First, the proud declaration: “Founder of The Brexit Party” — the political force now called Reform UK and led by Nigel Farage. And then, the bitter accusation: “Farage deliberately destroyed me.”Earlier this month, however, that second statement was deleted. Not, it seems, because Blaiklock has found forgiveness — but because she has discovered a more potent route to retribution.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
bitebackpublishing.com | Michael Ashcroft |Isabel Oakeshott |Kevin Meagher |Michael Crick
It’s July 2009. MPs have just been named and shamed in the expenses scandal; the UK has been plunged into a financial crisis; Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing internal challenges from the Labour Party; and the swine flu pandemic is raging through Britain. BUT, thankfully, Biteback Publishing has just been born!Six Prime Ministers and three referendums later, Biteback continues to break the publishing mould. Celebrate our 15th anniversary with some of our bestsellers from across the years.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
bitebackpublishing.com | Michael Ashcroft |Isabel Oakeshott |Kevin Meagher |Michael Crick
It’s July 2009. MPs have just been named and shamed in the expenses scandal; the UK has been plunged into a financial crisis; Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing internal challenges from the Labour Party; and the swine flu pandemic is raging through Britain. BUT, thankfully, Biteback Publishing has just been born!Six Prime Ministers and three referendums later, Biteback continues to break the publishing mould. Celebrate our 15th anniversary with some of our bestsellers from across the years.
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Jun 4, 2024 |
everand.com | Katie Strick |Andrew Liddle |Michael Crick |MaxHelp Workbooks
It would certainly make for a great political memoir one day: the story of a Frenchwoman’s climb from cocktail bar waitress to the front steps of Number 10.
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May 30, 2024 |
unherd.com | Michael Crick
2024 General ElectionKeir StarmerLabour PartyPoliticsTony BlairUK Diane Abbott, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Faiza Shaheen — within a matter of hours, all had fallen victim to the Starmerite machine. Led by campaign chief Morgan McSweeney and candidate supremo Matt Faulding, Keir Starmer’s inner circle have shown themselves to be more ruthless than any leadership team in Labour history. Jeremy Corbyn’s consiglieri were benign and amateur in comparison.
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This account by Rupert Lowe is appalling, if true. A gross over-reaction by the police. Perhaps these armed police officers should be prosecuted themselves... for wasting police time.
As a result of the false allegations that I made threats against the Reform chairman, on the 14th March at 21.30, armed police arrived at my home unannounced - three vehicles, with four armed officers. The previous day, I had arranged with the police to voluntarily give up my https://t.co/EVvzAEfihV
Andrew Norfolk was an outstanding journalist who explored and exposed the grooming gangs scandal when others feared to do so. He will go down as one of the all-time greats.
We’re stunned at @thetimes at the death of our friend and former colleague, Andrew Norfolk. The finest journalist I ever worked with, whose investigations changed the law. Starmer leads tributes to Andrew Norfolk, who exposed grooming gangs https://t.co/Dp4CMAUp0X
Another story starting "Another..., another" in Private Eye. https://t.co/s4hYMtIdJ8
