Sentences with phrase «leader column»
The phrase "leader column" refers to an article or section at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine that presents opinions and analysis written by the publication's editors or a prominent journalist. It is usually found on the newspaper's front page and is meant to provide readers with important insights and perspectives on current affairs or significant issues. Full definition
Sunder has already posted on this on the Next Left, and the Observer published a very good leader column today (the last paragraph in particular is very reminiscent of Will Straw and my arguments in The Change We Need).
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I was pleased that we did manage to bring the might of The Observer's leader columns out against Sepp Blatter's re-election (as «football's Nixon») when I worked there in 2002; also because Denis Campbell, Simon Kuper and others had done quite a lot of investigative reporting.
The Guardian's leader column concluded: «Having lost so much middle - class support over Iraq and alienation from Tony Blair, Labour now has to mobilise its core working - class base in order to win re-election next year.»
The Sun's leader column delivers a direct warning - something they only normally do if they intend to pursue an issue further:
The paper's leader column says it is unsurprising that that «Johnson's first big foray into geopolitical diplomacy foundered, partly because the ground was not adequately prepared, though he can take some credit for bringing the US more into line with Britain's approach.»
It's leader column states: «Recent events have given the unsettling impression that Mr Johnson was making foreign policy on the hoof.
12.30 pm update: Just noticed this in the MoS leader column: «Ms Patel turns out to be the very thing the Tory leader wants to get rid of, a hardline Conservative who loathes the EU and wants to bring back the death penalty.
Charles Moore made a related point in his leader column in The Daily Telegraph of 7th October 2011: «if the definition of family can be almost anything, and if your human right to one gets you «out of jail free», then a real family life - marriage, children, that sort of thing - gets devalued.»
It comes as Corbyn remains under pressure to improve his performance in the referendum campaign, with The Times declaring in its leader column on Monday morning: «When the history of the European referendum is written, Jeremy Corbyn will have a controversial walk - on part as the inverse of Forrest Gump.
The Sun's backing of Boris Johnson last year, however, and the fierce opposition to Labour of influential columnists like Trevor Kavanagh points towards blue smoke from The Sun's leader column.
Michael Dugher's tweet came within minutes of the publication of the leader column describing Cooper as «more steadfast» than her rivals.
The Guardian's leader column had some reservations about Labour's welfare - to - work plans and the delay of bills on freedom of information and a food standards agency (both are in place today).
In its leader column today, for instance, the Daily Mail concludes that the public wants:
The flipside of the coin — what the profession does right — is covered in the leader column in Legal Week published today (25 May).