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Febrile rumours and canny games 2007-04-02 02:00:00 Short of throwing himself at Brown's feet, it is hard to imagine what more Miliband might do to show he does not want the top job. Yet his essay on the future of the left is a statement of intent Read more:rumours
Has Brown found the vision thing? 2007-03-26 02:00:00 Fresh from being likened to Stalin, Gordon Brown
sought to establish his credentials as a new and likeable leader for Britain. But did his final Budget answer his critics? Read more:vision
Trident: Why Brown went to war with Labour 2007-03-19 01:00:00 As he prepares to take power, Gordon Brown
has served notice to the Labour
Party that he will make no compromises on security and defence issues. Our political editor, Martin Bright, reveals the behind-the-scenes battles, of which Trident
is only the start
Cameron's continued conjuring trick 2007-03-12 01:00:00 These past few weeks could have been torrid for the Conservative leader if Labour had not been in such a state of self-lacerating panic over cash for honours and other problems Read more:Cameron
Addicted to Base 2007-03-08 01:00:00 Guest blogger Hamer reflects on the "national gnashing of teeth" that took place last week over a fourteen stone eight year old Read more:Addicted
London Special - Ken's friends 2007-03-05 01:00:00 Few doubt that the Mayor of London has been successful in promoting the capital as a major global financial centre. But should he focus on issues closer to home? Read more:Special
Cameron's own goals 2007-03-05 01:00:00 Tory errors go relatively unnoticed as people focus on Labour's factional skirmishes Read more:Cameron
This way madness lies . . . 2007-03-05 01:00:00 Some former Labour ministers are so rattled by Gordon Brown's poor performance in the polls that they are considering a suicidal strategy: let him have the premiership - but only on probation
Petition power cannot be brushed aside 2007-02-19 01:00:00 The road pricing crisis should be seen as the first challenge of the Gordon Brown era. It will be Brown, not Tony Blair, who will have to deal with its consequences Read more:power
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A national identity with empire still at its heart 2007-04-16 02:00:00 Gordon Brown's definition of Britishness is at times as nostalgic as John Major's England. It is almost entirely meaningless to most people under the age of 40 Read more:identity
The darker side of Dave 2007-04-23 02:00:00 As the media hunt for a challenger to Gordon Brown, they have all but ignored the real agenda of David Cameron's Conservatives.
Follow the money 2007-04-19 02:00:00 The Tory who lent David Cameron's party millions but pays no tax and retains his peerage
Don't get your fingers byrned! 2007-04-18 02:00:00 A minister's comments on immigration are nothing but a blatant attempt by Labour to shore-up its white, working class vote
A good month to bury bad news 2007-04-30 02:00:00 John Reid is planning to use the Blair-Brown interregnum to shovel out all the overdue business of a famously dysfunctional department