Anne McElvoy

05.11.09

The designer of Samantha Cameron's party conference frock is now suing M&S over its copyright. But fashion feuds apart, Alison Mansell insists, she's...
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04.11.09

Twenty years ago this month, the Czechs provided one of the highlights of a historic year when the Velvet Revolution in Prague drove the...
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28.10.09

Will he, won't he? Rarely has there been such a fuss over a job without the main candidate having even said he wants it

27.10.09

Voters delight, politicians duck for cover: The Thick of It is back. Never can there have been a better time to take apart the preening control...
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21.10.09

He loves tall buildings and winding up his party leader. The Mayor is turning out to be a lot like his predecessor

19.10.09

It's the most stressful problem for any London parent and there are no easy answers. Should you send your child private, state, grammar or faith? Our...
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14.10.09

What is it with them? The former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith this week issued an apology for her mistaken expenses so grudging she really does seem to...
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08.10.09

Here's one we tried earlier. William Hague arrived on the vast empty stage. “Let’s give a warm welcome to the shadow cabinet!” he cried. There...
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08.10.09

Dusty pinstripes and car coats are no more. The new Tory image has been crafted by experts

07.10.09

Oh blimey, it's blood sweat and tears week. Frankly, the Tory party looks a bit disconcerted. It came to Manchester expecting the Nuremberg rally and...
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06.10.09

Gorgeous George has it (nearly) all. The brain, the determination and the well-dressed wife in the front row

05.10.09

Boris arrived to the siren strains of EastEnders. Peggy, unfortunately, couldn't make it but the Mayor is well capable of keeping the unruly crowd of...
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30.09.09

The PM made his pitch to stay in power by attacking the Tories’ empathy with the well-off. A brave move — but it won’t save him

29.09.09

"Lighten up", Peter Mandelson instructed Gloomy Gordon, and Sarah Brown, as usual, got the message before her husband. She was sporting a lustrous...
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25.09.09

Interview: Tessa Jowell hits back at claims that she was ready to quit with James Purnell

23.09.09

The Attorney General would arouse more sympathy if she had the sense to sound sorry for her error of judgment

16.09.09

The PM has finally conceded the need for cuts – but only after a fierce campaign  headed by his deputy

09.09.09

Less than a year ago "cuts" was still the four-letter word of British politics. Who wanted to be a cold, axe-brandishing destroyer of local services,...
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02.09.09

Prime Minister Putin has issued tentative criticism of the Stalinist past but Obama now needs a fresh start

26.08.09

It's being so cheerful as keeps them going. The Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Grayling says parts of Britain are indistinguishable from The...
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