guardian.co.uk Politics:
There is a lot of sense in Tory thinking but they must do more to close the gap between rich and poorAlthough the next election sometimes seems like a choice between root canal work and an operation for haemorrhoids, I do at (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
With the Tory lead down to six points, Cameron must prepare for a close-run raceIN POLITICS, as in war, an element of surprise is vital. It is not an advantage Gordon Brown is likely to seize. He has a record of missing oppor (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
A Tory landslide seemed inevitable at the next general election. But recent soundings show a different trend as Labour benefits from optimism about the economyAlastair Campbell is not normally one to trash the state of the na (Read More)
The Guardian:
The outgoing ITV supremo reflects on the appointment of a new chairman, bemoans the 'brand void' on British television and looks forward to switching off his BlackBerryI knew it was going to be a good week when it started wit (Read More)
The Guardian:
Robert Yates returns to the streets of Liverpool, where he grew up, to report on a story of deprivation and hopeIn a parade of shops on County Road in Walton, north Liverpool, a couple of signs compete for attention. "Slip! T (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
With today's poll suggesting a shrinking Tory lead, David Cameron could find himself governing with a tiny majority or none at allA spectre is stalking the corridors of Westminster, the spectre of a hung parliament. The prosp (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Political pundits are beginning to recognise that the The A recognition that the election is not over yetoutcome of the general election is far from certainand bloggers. At the same time, anxiety is spreading among Tory MPs, (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
If the Tory leader wins the next election, he faces a media battle between News Corp and Google which could split his inner circleIt's the war for Cameron's ear. Greeting David Cameron, should he win the keys to 10 Downing S (Read More)
The Guardian:
In a desperate attempt to secure its electoral base, the government is shamefully wooing religious extremistsAs every middlebrow with a newspaper column or Radio 4 slot to fill agrees, a vulgar "new atheism" is sweeping Brita (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Chance of hung parliament as Conservative lead falls to 6%Labour's hopes of avoiding a general election rout at the hands of David Cameron's Tories will be boosted today as a new poll shows a sharp fall in the Conservatives' (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Thinktank says inmates are swapping one addiction for anotherBritain's prison system churns out thousands of prisoners addicted to methadone, according to a thinktank with close links to the Tories.The Centre for Policy Studi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
In August, journalist Toby Young announced in this newspaper that he wanted to found a new type of 'free' school where access to a good education is not based on income. Three months on, his biggest problem is battling bureau (Read More)
The Devil's Kitchen:
Via Freedom and Whisky, it seems that the head of Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO)—which, for some reason, is allowed to use the police.uk domain name despite being a private company—is in a bit of a tizzy about Co (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Once a place to escape to, the suburbs became a byword for conservatism. Owen Hatherley on a surprising exhibition at the London Transport MuseumA couple of years ago, I temporarily moved out of south-east London, where I hav (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
British troops could be withdrawn from Germany by a future Tory government if other Nato states agreed to take over the UK's commitments there, the shadow defence secretary, Liam Fox, has said.Fox said it is "no longer necess (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Shadow foreign secretary says French newspapers reported peer got foreign minister post in return for assurance that French MEP would become commission vice-presidentWilliam Hague today suggested the appointment of the Britis (Read More)
TheStar.com - From the Editorial page:
Ever since their near-death experience of last December, when they almost lost power to an opposition coalition, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives have been working hard to project a more moderate im (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable – but it has diminished the chamberIs it really 20 years since they fitted new, brighter lights above the chamber of the Commons, drove out those atmospheric, (Read More)
The Guardian:
Stephen Timms claims piracy powers necessary to 'future-proof' government proposals to safeguard the UK's creative industriesRead the government's statement on the billRead the digital economy billStephen Timms, the Treasury (Read More)