Anne McElvoy

09.07.09

Strategy supremo Steve Hilton and internet queen Rachel Whetstone are the power couple in David Cameron’s court. But can their web of influence reach...
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08.07.09

Picture, if you will, an embattled political leader, in the crossfire of advice from warring advisers

03.07.09

Labour is in danger of losing the electorally vital battle for the North and shedding "aspiring" voters, says former Communities Secretary Hazel...
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01.07.09

David Cameron has indulged his inner Kaiser Chief: who'd have thought "I predict a riot" would be the new Tory anthem?

01.07.09

Readers of an older pop generation will remember the lugubrious Eighties hit, Spare Us The Cutter, by Echo and the Bunnymen

25.06.09

What is it about the Berc? Self-made, bright, non-Oxbridge Tory, impeccable moderniser — and the new Conservative Speaker many Tories are out to...
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24.06.09

Gordon Brown wants an unsparing inquiry into Iraq. Except he doesn't want it now, as the US troops withdraw

18.06.09

A democratic thrill: the published MPs' expenses have finally "dropped". From 6am the inner secrets have been available online. Don't all rush at once

17.06.09

Washington and London should speak up for those risking their lives for democracy in Tehran

12.06.09

After losing two general elections, the Kinnocks moved to Europe and prospered. Now they’re back — but will they save or sink Labour?

12.06.09

Russia exerts a peculiar pull for English travellers, from the Victorian governesses teaching RP to the Czar's ill-fated offspring to Gaia Servadio's...
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10.06.09

One man holds the Prime Minister’s fate in his hands — but was saving him the right thing to do?

08.06.09

One question stalks the foiled attempt on Gordon Brown's political life: why was it so singularly inefficient?

05.06.09

Harry Houdini could not have pulled off a greater escape.

05.06.09

Mr Brown has, however, shown one quality which will define his final period in office: an absolute determination to hang on to power for as long as...
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04.06.09

The WAGs are coming for Gordon. In the Prime Minister’s turmoil, a striking fact is how many of Labour’s senior female ranks are now in at the kill....
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03.06.09

Some criticism has been levelled at the cruel and unusual spectacles of talent show TV, where vulnerable people are put under the immense strain of...
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03.06.09

The Cabinet is crumbling, and with it, Gordon Brown’s grip on a party that is forsaking him

02.06.09

Gordon Brown may be facing electoral meltdown but his wife is playing a blinder as she prepares for life after Downing Street

27.05.09

The Conservative leader's thoughts on constitutional reform would make for one of the shorter works in political literature