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Matthew d'Ancona

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Syria

The PM fears Syria might yet become another Kosovo

With the neutering of the UN, the international community must assess other options to resolve the crisis in Syria

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The spectre of John Major is steering the PM's EU strategy

David Cameron has calculated that appeasing the Lib-Dems on Europe is the means to a second term

Squeezed workers need the PM to stand firm on benefits

The public backs the proposal for a cap on welfare payments equal to the average wage because it is fair

The Abu Qatada case proves it's time to rethink human rights

As the European Court of Human Rights upholds Abu Qatada's appeal, it undermines its own claim to authority

Has Ed Miliband anything to offer beyond fratricide?

The Labour leader's relaunch neither atoned for past errors nor set out a fiscal strategy to calm voter anxieties

Today's contenders for power are all Thatcher's children

In a revisionist biopic out this week the former PM is elevated to the pantheon of national heroines

In telling us home truths, the PM has shown true grit

By signalling the austerity ahead, David Cameron wants voters to grasp that the Coalition has grown into the job

The veto was well done - now start the bridge building

The Prime Minister must not only re-engage with our EU partners, he must keep his Lib-Dem allies onside

The PM may win EU plaudits but pay the price at home

Despite Eurosceptic alarm at Franco-German pre-summit power play, David Cameron must still support the euro

George Osborne has set out the doctrine of a new realism

A strategy of 'Osbornism' is now emerging through the pea-soup fog of gloom - and the voters may yet accept it

Times are grim yet the two Eds still can't land a blow

Until Labour restores its own fiscal credibility it cannot exploit the Coalition's difficulties in reducing the deficit

We are witnessing the birth of a new European Union

The PM has counselled his Eurosceptics to be patient - realignment will undoubtedly follow the eurozone crisis

Politics must not be blind to the facts of life

Philip Gould, architect of Labour's revival, understood that political dogma should always be tempered by empiricism

The Church looks like a heritage society on the hop

The St Paul's protest about City financiers has humiliated the CofE hierarchy, who are hampered by their ideology

The moment loyalty deserted the Tory Party

This week's rebellion has shown the PM that he can no longer be sure of the support of his backbenchers

Outside the tent, Liam Fox could spell trouble for No 10

The PM is rallying to his Defence Secretary, fearful lest he become a backbench spokesman for the Tory Right

David Cameron wants to show us he's the only leader to trust

The Prime Minister's message is that the Tories, led by him, are now the natural party of government

This is no time to be a misguided preacher man, Ed

The Labour leader made bold moral statements in his speech which may come back to haunt him in the polls

Now it's Ed Miliband's turn to convince us he has a plan

After Nick Clegg's defence of Lib-Dem policies, Labour's leader must dispel the doubts about what he stands for

Forget toffs and tarts - the hacking tale has just begun

The return of one-time madam Natalie Rowe signals an attempt to link her story to the heart of government

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