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The cautionary tale of one peer's fall from grace

01.06.11
Lord Taylor's conviction for fraud makes successful reform of the Upper Chamber all the more imperative... more

The loneliness at the heart of the big city

21.05.10
Despite getting more crowded, London is becoming an ever lonelier place... more

Conservatives make capital gains as inner-London remains in red

07.05.10
Conservatives surge to victory in a string of London seats but fail to breach key Labour strongholds in the inner city... more

London's key election battlegrounds: the 12 marginal seats that could swing it

05.05.10
The Evening Standard's guide to tactical voting in the key constituencies that the main parties must win tomorrow to take a grip on power... more

Social housing and Heathrow key issues in crucial seat

29.04.10
London  battlegrounds: Thousands of homes under threat and a third runway in prospect give voters plenty of food for thought... more

The Government's given up the war on drugs

19.05.09
For a long time the Government has talked up its war on drugs. But has it in fact simply given in? The Centre for Policy Studies' new report, The Phoney War on Drugs, shows that the focus of government drug policy is no longer on abstinence or rehabilitation but on harm reduction... more

London Tories look to a future without Boris

24.04.09
Boris Johnson has fired the starting gun on a three-year race to be the next Tory candidate for City Hall... more

Who’s in the frame to replace Boris Johnson as Mayor

24.04.09
Boris Johnson has revealed he may not stand for a second term as Mayor of London. We take a look at the leading Tory candidates to replace him...... more

MP broke rules by writing to voters in next-door seat

25.02.09
A Labour MP has been accused of breaking Government rules by delivering campaigning letters on Commons notepaper to residents in a neighbouring constituency... more

The new message for black Britain

06.11.08
AS THE world absorbs the impact of America electing its first black president, Barack Obama is getting down to work naming the first members of his administration. There is still more than two months until his inauguration. So for the moment, the main effect of his election is simply inspirational: the message that you can do something if you want to enough, no matter what your skin colour.... more

Society

08.10.08
Poverty, health, homelessness and racial tensions abound in a city awash with money. These are the people who are trying to do something about it. ... more

A future Tory Cabinet ... at least according to Tatler

09.09.08
Ten young Conservatives - billed as the party's stars of the future - have been transformed from dour political animals to fashionable clothes horses... more

Ray Lewis is still our best hope to beat knife crime

14.07.08
Whatever errors the former deputy mayor made, he understands young people and has good, clear solutions. We will all suffer if his approach is discredited... more

A new breed of leaders can tackle knife culture

29.05.08
In the wake of another fatal stabbing, fresh thinking by black conservatives is reshaping the old approach to the growing problem of youth violence... more

Great debate on the future of London

13.06.07
A series of five major debates is to be held at Tate Modern to discuss the changing nature of London.... more


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