Theo Hobson Theo Hobson

Where Blair has gone wrong

Frank Field tells Theo Hobson about Christianity, socialism — and the Prime Minister’s failure of leadership

issue 23 April 2005

Frank Field tells Theo Hobson about Christianity, socialism — and the Prime Minister’s failure of leadership

I am expecting to meet Edmund Blackadder’s Puritan uncle, who frowns on suggestively shaped turnips, and worries that someone somewhere is having fun. But Frank Field does not fit the description. He’s smiley, forthcoming, chatty.

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