Alex White Articles

Gordon Brown and David Cameron both complained about the way political cartoonists depicted them (they said they were drawn too fat). But after a tumultuous year in British politics, it is Winston Churchill’s take on political cartoons which remains the most sound:...

Alex White presents his alternative Queen's speech – what Labour could and should be doing now were it in power. Six years into a Conservative government, the economy is not where they told us it would be. Productivity shows no sign of recovery, there are poor...

Vote Leave’s campaign director Dominic Cummings – a man who managed to spend two and half years in an underground bunker but just eight months working for Iain Duncan Smith – had a very enjoyable star turn at the Treasury select committee last week. He did not take...

Last Monday must have been quieter for George Osborne, a few days ahead of a play-it-safe budget. No rabbits to hide in hats, an extra mark on his report as prime minister in waiting, and Westminster insiders were even gossiping about the rumour that he was plotting...