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A Blair-sized hole 2007-05-07 02:00:00 As the Prime Minister prepares to depart these shores with his interfaith foundation, it may not be as easy as Gordon Brown might think to fill his shoes. Read more:Blair
The second coming 2007-05-14 02:00:00 As Tony Blair departs, Gordon Brown will launch a plan to transform Labour's style through constitutional change and "empathy".
Brown needs the left 2007-05-21 02:00:00 The premier-in-waiting has been dismissive of his challengers. But, as Martin Bright reports, Brown
will not be able to brush aside their politics for long...Read the Inside Track on the Blair succession with Peter Wilby, Kevin Maguire, the view from the other side with Tara Hamilton-Miller and Andrew Stephen with the view from Washington
Class war in the House 2008-02-27 18:00:00 The Michael Martin affair has exposed a raw tribalism that still separates the two major parties Read more:House
Divide for Ken 2008-02-25 18:00:00 An online petition to support the Mayor of London suggests he's in more trouble than I thought Read more:Divide
The truth is more tawdry than the lies 2008-02-20 18:00:00 The so-called "Williams draft" of the notorious Iraq weapons dossier confirms at last that government spin was at the heart of the process
What about the workers? 2008-02-13 18:00:00 An unglamorous bill presented shortly to parliament will define the direction of the Brown government - and its approach to social justice.
Taking the Michael 2008-02-06 18:00:00 As the links between money and politics come under ever closer scrutiny, why is David Cameron so coy about the position of Tory deputy chairman and generous donor Michael
Ashcroft? Read more:Taking
No one is born to rule 2008-01-23 18:00:00 To call Ken Livingstone to account is not to attack Labour, or support the Conservatives - quite the opposite
My questions for Ken 2008-01-16 18:00:00 London's mayor must be open to legitimate scrutiny writes NS political editor Martin Bright who has been conducting an investigation for Dispatches Read more:questions
Reasons to be cheerful (Part two) 2008-01-09 18:00:00 There may be more to Gordon Brown's New Year relaunch than meets the eye. Martin Bright, NS political editor, identifies the changes taking place on the Prime Minister's watch Read more:Reasons
A Budget with looming shadows 2008-03-12 19:00:00 There were no rabbits in his hat. Hanging over Darling's speech was the spectre of global economic uncertainty. Plus don't miss Donald Hirsch's analysis
The woman who nearly stopped the war 2008-03-18 19:00:00 Five years ago, Katharine Gun, a translator at GCHQ, learned something so outrageous that she sacrificed her career to tell the truth. Martin Bright on a brave deed that should not be forgotten Read more:woman