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Labour, Tories – mixed messages on money

Click here to view the embedded video. It’s no wonder the markets are raising questions about UK public finances – neither of the main parties has anything approaching a clear message on fiscal...

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Rape as an initiation rite in Afghanistan? (updated)

Blimey: Stewart Jackson, Conservative shadow communities and local government minister and the party’s regeneration spokesman, was reported by audience members and rival parliamentary candidates to...

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UK election debate – the housing crisis

If the BBC leaders’ debate tonight devotes more time to bigotgate than to housing, I am going to dedicate the rest of my days to working for the Corporation’s demise. Britain’s unsustainable housing...

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After the vote: enter Lisbon, stage left

This morning sees early evidence of the difficulties David Cameron will face on Europe, if he ends up leading a minority government or has a very slim majority. The Spanish presidency has set out...

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After the vote: the Tories and Europe

Early today, I pointed out some of the difficulties Europe could cause David Cameron in his early months as PM (should he form either a minority government, find himself leading a coalition, or win a...

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After the vote – confronting the economic crisis

I thought I could safely ignore the election for a few hours this evening. I voted days ago by post. And not much normally happens before the polls close at 10 pm. But the past few hours has seen...

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Conservatives lead DFID for first time (updated)

Andrew Mitchell becomes the first Conservative Secretary of State at the UK’s Department for International Development. DFID was formed in 1997, as one of the first acts of the Blair government. So...

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A narrow political vision on Britain’s global role?

Three weeks, three party conferences, but what did they tell us about where the parties see Britain’s place in the world? First up were the Liberal Democrats in Liverpool.Their first conference as a...

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Labour, Tories – mixed messages on money

Click here to view the embedded video. It’s no wonder the markets are raising questions about UK public finances – neither of the main parties has anything approaching a clear message on fiscal...

View Article


Rape as an initiation rite in Afghanistan? (updated)

Blimey: Stewart Jackson, Conservative shadow communities and local government minister and the party’s regeneration spokesman, was reported by audience members and rival parliamentary candidates to...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

UK election debate – the housing crisis

If the BBC leaders’ debate tonight devotes more time to bigotgate than to housing, I am going to dedicate the rest of my days to working for the Corporation’s demise. Britain’s unsustainable housing...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

After the vote: enter Lisbon, stage left

This morning sees early evidence of the difficulties David Cameron will face on Europe, if he ends up leading a minority government or has a very slim majority. The Spanish presidency has set out...

View Article

After the vote: the Tories and Europe

Early today, I pointed out some of the difficulties Europe could cause David Cameron in his early months as PM (should he form either a minority government, find himself leading a coalition, or win a...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

After the vote – confronting the economic crisis

I thought I could safely ignore the election for a few hours this evening. I voted days ago by post. And not much normally happens before the polls close at 10 pm. But the past few hours has seen...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Conservatives lead DFID for first time (updated)

Andrew Mitchell becomes the first Conservative Secretary of State at the UK’s Department for International Development. DFID was formed in 1997, as one of the first acts of the Blair government. So...

View Article


A narrow political vision on Britain’s global role?

Three weeks, three party conferences, but what did they tell us about where the parties see Britain’s place in the world? First up were the Liberal Democrats in Liverpool.Their first conference as a...

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