Adam Boulton
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Thomas Adam Babington Boulton is a British journalist and broadcaster who is a regular panelist on TalkTV. He was formerly editor-at-large of Sky News, and presenter of All Out Politics and Week In Review. He is also the former political editor of Sky News. He is based at Sky News' Westminster studios in Central London. He was previously the political editor of TV-am, an ITV early-morning broadcasting franchise holder. He held the post of Sky's political editor since being asked to establish its politics team for the launch of the channel in 1989. He is the former presenter of Sky News' Sunday Live with Adam Boulton, and presented a regular weekday news and political programme on Sky News, entitled Boulton and Co from 2011 to 2014.
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Vance v Walz: VP debate promises to be spicy - and could sway US election | Adam BoultonTV debates have mattered more than ever before in this year's US presidential election.Sky News - Published | |
You would think Starmer's party conference speech would be a piece of cake - not quite | Adam BoultonEven the Iron Lady flinched at the prospect of delivering her leader's speech to the annual party conference.Sky News - Published | |
He's hyperactive but is Lammy tough enough to get what Britain needs? | Adam BoultonThe United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has an annual get-together in September for the good, the bad and the ugly of world diplomacy.Sky News - Published | |
Tony Blair says he is talking to Sir Keir Starmer - so what is he telling him? | Adam BoultonIn British political history only four Labour prime ministers have won general elections outright: Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson, Tony Blair and now Sir Keir Starmer. Only Mr Blair and Mr Starmer are..Sky News - Published | |
Bank holiday travellers beware - getting to and from Europe is about to get a whole lot harder | Adam Boulton The August bank holiday has arrived - the cue for millions to get back to work after whatever holidays they have managed to enjoy.Sky News - Published | |
Unlike Veep, Harris's campaign for the White House is like no other | Adam BoultonAudiences for Veep, the TV series broadcast on Sky, have shot up since Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate for the White House.Sky News - Published | |
Special relationship? Both UK and US are in it for what they can get out of each other | Adam BoultonThe so-called "special relationship" between the UK and the US is acted out in the level of cooperation between the two governments and personified in the relationship between the presidents and prime..Sky News - Published | |
If he wins the election, Starmer will be unprepared for the biggest job of his life - just like every other PM | Adam BoultonBecoming prime minister is a shock. Not so much the moment of being elected - any sensible democratic politician knows that opinion polls can be wrong and gets ready for all eventualities.Sky News - Published | |
If the Tories win, the polling industry should be shut down for being useless | Adam BoultonHave you ever taken part in an opinion poll? I was about to say that I haven't and then a dim memory surfaced from decades ago of a nice lady with a clipboard asking me questions in Pangbourne,..Sky News - Published | |
Starmer may echo Blair by getting Labour across the finish line but a heavy burden awaits him there | Adam BoultonThere are still two and a half weeks to go.Sky News - Published | |
'Starmtroopers' are purging Labour - as Tories scramble to fill dozens of vacancies | Adam BoultonThe last time there was a change in the main party of government an outgoing Labour minister famously left a note saying "I'm afraid there is no money". Never mind that, for the next five weeks until..Sky News - Published | |
Bad sign for democracy that Biden and Trump debate compared to The Muppet Show | Adam BoultonThat was easy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden duelled briefly over the airwaves about debating.Sky News - Published | |
Nobody likes a turncoat, but Labour is gambling Tory MP's defection shows which way political wind is blowing | Adam BoultonThe Labour Party is in shock over the leadership's decision to welcome the defection of the right-wing former Conservative MP Natalie Elphicke.Sky News - Published | Spat over asylum seekers puts Anglo-Irish relations back into deep freeze | Adam BoultonBlame the Brits. An unsanitary encampment of hundreds of tents sprang up in the heart of Dublin outside the International Protection Office where homeless immigrants can apply for asylum.Sky News - Published |
Starmer needs to start considering what a Labour landslide would look like | Adam BoultonNo complacency.Sky News - Published | Quitter politicians - an impossible job or the wrong people at the wrong time? | Adam BoultonThere goes another one. The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced this week that he is quitting at the age of 45, explaining: "I don't feel I'm the best person for that job any more."Sky News - Published |
It's 40 years since the most gripping news story I have ever worked on | Adam BoultonNever mind elections, wars, revolutions, scandals and deaths, this week marks the 40th anniversary of probably the most gripping news story I have ever worked on as a journalist.Sky News - Published | Sunak's by-election agony, Starmer's Rochdale headache, and why we could have a May election? | Adam BoultonThis week's two by-elections had something for everyone - except Rishi Sunak's Conservatives.Sky News - Published |
Are we in for one of the 'dirtiest' election campaigns ever? | Adam BoultonThere was general agreement at the Institute for Government's Annual conference last week that it would be a good thing for Britain if this year's election campaign is not "dirty".Sky News - Published | Do the Conservatives have a death wish? | Adam BoultonIsaac Levido, the man in charge of the Conservative general election campaign, did not hold back.Sky News - Published |
Arise, Sir Alan? Post Office hero should refuse a 'tainted' honour | Adam BoultonThe TV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office has had such impact because it suddenly humanised a widespread miscarriage of justice which had been reported on with seemingly little public outcry for..Sky News - Published | NHS pessimism creeping up as striking doctors push on with 35% pay demand | Adam BoultonIn its long and venerable history dating back 192 years, the British Medical Association used to shy away from being called a "trades union".Sky News - Published |
Starmer is the anti-charisma candidate, but his lack of profile hasn't harmed Labour's chances | Adam BoultonWhen he is forced to pick his Labour heroes, Sir Keir Starmer reluctantly measures himself against Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Sir Tony Blair.Sky News - Published | Things may be bad, but there are reasons to be cheerful in 2024 | Adam BoultonIf you think this has been a pretty tough year, you are not alone.Sky News - Published |
The Crown dealt with one of most sensitive eras of the Royal Family - and I found it harrowing | Adam BoultonLove it or hate it, Netflix has given viewers an early Christmas present this weekend.Sky News - Published | Voters have changed their opinions about Brexit, but does it still matter to them? | Adam BoultonDoes Brexit matter anymore?Sky News - Published |
Rebellion and reshuffle could hurt Starmer and Sunak – but something else is distracting voters | Adam BoultonOne of the most quoted pieces of folk wisdom is that "voters don't like divided parties".Sky News - Published | Why Met Police chief has a firmer grasp on liberal democracy than Braverman | Adam Boulton"The right to freedom of expression and assembly are fundamental aspects of a liberal democratic society." The House of Commons Library briefing for MPs, issued this August, could not be clearer.Sky News - Published |
The UK is floundering and has a problem | Adam BoultonBoris Johnson's term as prime minister tested the British state to destruction.Sky News - Published | War in the Middle East has turned world order upside down, but there are signs all is not lost | Adam BoultonIn 1989 many of us thought it was all over, bar the shouting.Sky News - Published |
Double by-election defeat leaves Tories asking is this a re-run of 1992 or 1997? | Adam BoultonVoters in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire have just given a resounding answer to the question obsessing Westminster watchers all year:Sky News - Published | A general election isn't far away - and Labour need to make Sir Keir Starmer look like a PM | Adam BoultonWith the arrival of autumn, the Labour Party is shifting into pre-election mode.Sky News - Published |
The revolving door of education secretaries has created an environment as stable as crumbling concrete | Adam BoultonThe career of Education Secretary Gillian Keegan looks precarious following the sudden disruption of the start of the school year.Sky News - Published | MPs are heading back to Westminster - but are they all keeping an eye on a looming election? | Adam BoultonMPs are returning to Westminster on Monday for the rapidly accelerating downhill run to the next general election.Sky News - Published |
Trump's cosy Carlson interview shows why carefully curated TV debates are needed | Adam BoultonDonald Trump is making a mockery of TV debates just as he has trashed so many other norms of decent behaviour and democratic politics.Sky News - Published | A 'change election' is coming - and we're going to see many new faces in Commons | Adam BoultonThe next general election is only 17 months away at most. It is already seen as a "change election" - meaning that, on the basis of opinion polls and recent political contests, the party in power is..Sky News - Published |
PMs struggle to hit the right note with their holidays - and usually get it wrong | Adam BoultonInterest rates are up, house prices are down, the small boats are still coming, and NHS doctors are striking.Sky News - Published | The parties are urging their supporters to stay loyal. The voters are ignoring them. What next? | Adam BoultonWhat now?Sky News - Published |
Next week's by-elections will give a true pointer of which way the wind is blowing | Adam BoultonJuly and December are always vicious months in the calendar at Westminster.Sky News - Published | Why Sunak and Biden are struggling to keep spark of special relationship alive | Adam BoultonMonday will mark the sixth meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden - and their seventh encounter in all as both were at official functions for the funeral of Queen..Sky News - Published |
Resignation honours dished out by ex-PMs have nothing to do with chivalry | Adam BoultonRishi Sunak wanted to set out with a fresh style of conservative leadership based on integrity, professionalism and accountability.Sky News - Published | Russia, AI, climate change - The big threats can be overcome if we pull ourselves together | Adam Boulton What are the big threats to our way of life?Sky News - Published |
Starmer risks complacency by suggesting job all but done for Labour I Adam Boulton As daylight broke on the English local election results a week ago, Sir Keir Starmer popped up in the Kent council district of Medway - which Labour had just captured from the Conservatives - to..Sky News - Published | There's an explosion in AI interest but there's lots of life left in real human intelligence | Adam BoultonThere is currently an explosion of public interest in artificial intelligence, or AI for short.Sky News - Published |
Westminster's 'nepo babies' are here to stay - whether we like it or not | Adam Boulton"It's not who you are but who you know" is a saying often used to explain why those with family connections to successful people seem to have a head start doing well in the next generation.Sky News - Published | Long Johnson is still plaguing the Tories - Sunak needs to take decisive action | Adam BoultonThose worried about the health of British politics have diagnosed a new disease at Westminster.Sky News - Published |
Ardern may be dodging humiliation by quitting now - but she's sure of a lasting place as a star | Adam Boulton At a time when ageing rockstars are embarking on seemingly endless farewell tours, and the US is contemplating a presidential election between two octogenarian men, the world's most famous female..Sky News - Published | |
