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The Emptiness of the Argument 2008-03-24 19:00:00 My last posting on the mayoral election caused some debate so I thought I'd wade straight back in Read more:Argument
The end of history 2008-03-26 19:00:00 The twin anniversaries of 1968 and 2003 remind us that the story of the left is littered with utopian failures
An Unlikely Rebel 2008-04-22 19:00:00 Stand up the first Labour MP to notice the implications of the abolition of 10p rate of tax Read more:Rebel
A Meeting of Civilisations 2008-04-22 19:00:00 The launch of the Quilliam Foundation was a meeting of Islam and the Enlightment without the usual apocalyptic language
Nadhmi Auchi and the Observer 2008-04-21 19:00:00 The Iraqi billonaire convicted of fraud in France has forced the Guardian-Observer
to remove five articles from its website
Gordon's big test 2008-04-23 19:00:00 The authority of the Prime Minister is based on economic competence and on knowing how to win elections. The coming days will see these skills tested to the limit Read more:Gordon
Time for a New New Left Manifesto? 2008-04-27 19:00:00 41 years ago, the New Left came up with a May Day manifesto to renew progressive politics. The time has come for just such a document for the 21st century left Read more:Manifesto
Pulling the Finger Out 2008-04-28 19:00:00 The liberal-left commentariat is stepping up to the plate now the government is in trouble
So what happens next...? 2008-04-30 19:00:00 Whatever the local election results, Gordon Brown faces a much bigger challenge: to convince sceptical voters that Labour deserves to stay in government
Does Anyone Mean What They Say? 2008-04-29 19:00:00 The Prime Minister is losing the argument on 42 days, but Cameron is still unconvincing standing up for our freedoms Read more:Anyone
Were You Up For Webcameron? 2008-05-01 19:00:00 It's even worse than the worst Labour imagined. Martin Bright warns that if the Tories are smug about these results imagine how they will be after they win a general election
While I was away... 2008-05-11 19:00:00 A week is a long time in politics as our political editor discovered
Culture of denial 2008-05-07 19:00:00 Ministers say they will listen and learn. But the message they will hear won't offer them much cheer
The great betrayal 2008-05-14 19:00:00 The issue of Israel has become a terrible fault line on the British left but liberal opinion may soon be forced to change
Undercover Mosque -- Justice is Done 2008-05-15 19:00:00 The absurd attempts by West Midlands police to discredit Channel 4's investigation into Islamist preachers of hate has ended in humiliation Read more:Undercover
, Justice
A Tragic Loss 2008-05-15 19:00:00 Pauline Campbell was a tireless campaigner for women in prison following the suicide of her daughter in custody. Now she is dead herself and the government should be ashamed
The climb back of his life 2008-05-14 19:00:00 Gordon Brown is still in deep trouble, and dreams of recovery. Will he weather the storm? There are historical precedents that may comfort him
Undercover Mosque -- Justice is Done 2008-05-15 19:00:00 The absurd attempts by West Midlands police to discredit Channel 4's investigation into Islamist preachers of hate has ended in humiliation Read more:Undercover
, Justice
A Tragic Loss 2008-05-15 19:00:00 Pauline Campbell was a tireless campaigner for women in prison following the suicide of her daughter in custody. Now she is dead herself and the government should be ashamed
The climb back of his life 2008-05-14 19:00:00 Gordon Brown is still in deep trouble, and dreams of recovery. Will he weather the storm? There are historical precedents that may comfort him
The great betrayal 2008-05-14 19:00:00 The issue of Israel has become a terrible fault line on the British left but liberal opinion may soon be forced to change
While I was away... 2008-05-11 19:00:00 A week is a long time in politics as our political editor discovered
Culture of denial 2008-05-07 19:00:00 Ministers say they will listen and learn. But the message they will hear won't offer them much cheer
Were You Up For Webcameron? 2008-05-01 19:00:00 It's even worse than the worst Labour imagined. Martin Bright warns that if the Tories are smug about these results imagine how they will be after they win a general election
So what happens next...? 2008-04-30 19:00:00 Whatever the local election results, Gordon Brown faces a much bigger challenge: to convince sceptical voters that Labour deserves to stay in government
Does Anyone Mean What They Say? 2008-04-29 19:00:00 The Prime Minister is losing the argument on 42 days, but Cameron is still unconvincing standing up for our freedoms Read more:Anyone