Paul Linford

I did not vote for Brexit and continue to believe it is the greatest act of political and economic self-harm this country has inflicted o...

Originally posted on my Facebook page on the day after David Cameron stepped down as PM and Theresa May took the carving knife to his Cabine...

My preview of the political year 2015, first published in yesterday's Journal.   It is Thursday, December 31, 2015. The newly-elect...

Here's my annual political review of the year, published in this morning's Newcastle Journal. Until the early months of this year,...

After more than 25 years in journalism, much of it spent covering the political arena, there is little that surprises me any more about the ...

Much has changed for David Cameron over the course of his seven years in charge of the Conservative Party – but there are two aspects of his...

You can look at yesterday's local election results purely in terms of the 400 or so council seats lost by the Conservatives and the 800...

Writing last Saturday, the Newcastle Journal's regional affairs correspondent Adrian Pearson opened his column with the words: "If ...

It is generally true to say that in order to be successful in politics, you have to be capable of conveying a sense of optimism about your c...

Once again, the week concludes with phone-hacking back at the top of the political agenda, as MPs discuss a possible fresh grilling for News...