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Richard Heller was chief of staff to Denis Healey from 1981 to 1983 and to Gerald Kaufman from 1985 to 1987. He has reported or analysed six Presidential elections for British media. He is also the author of The Prisoner of Rubato Towers.

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For over fifty years I have regularly told wavering Labour supporters...
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October 3, 2025
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At the start of both of Donald Trump’s terms of office,...
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August 15, 2025
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George Orwell once likened political clichés to tea leaves blocking a...
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April 14, 2025
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In spite of the magnificent language of their Privy Council oaths,...
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March 31, 2025
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In his Inauguration Address Donald Trump claimed that “"I was saved...
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March 4, 2025
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Let no one say that Keir Starmer lacks daring. In appointing...
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January 16, 2025
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