James Forsyth James Forsyth

The Alexander technique

Brown’s former disciple is now trying, very gingerly, to reconcile Labour with Blairism

issue 25 June 2011

Brown’s former disciple is now trying, very gingerly, to reconcile Labour with Blairism

Douglas Alexander is a politician who has risen without a trace. He is now shadow foreign secretary, the third most senior member of the shadow cabinet. He has spent his career in the service of bigger beasts, first Gordon Brown and then David Miliband, so few know who he is or what he stands for.

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