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Power turns to pity as Brown gets it all wrong

11.11.09
Who would be Gordon Brown, pilloried after trying to console an angry mother who has no intention of being consoled after the death of her son in a controversial war?... more

Pity Britain's TV bosses: friends in desperate need

18.09.09
The crisis facing UK broadcasting is like a long-running soap series — except that it cannot be allowed go on... more

Political spin is having to change in internet age

22.07.09
The disgraced former Downing Street spin doctor, Damian McBride, broke his silence on Monday by giving interviews in print and on radio in an obvious attempt to rescue his reputation ... more

City Spy: Government minister is so cosy with Brunswick

21.07.09
Just how close has outgoing communications minister Stephen Carter been to his old employer, City public relations firm Brunswick?... more

Lord Darzi joins exodus of 'goats'

15.07.09
Lord Darzi, the departing Health Minister, is only the latest "goat" to quit the Government... more

Gamekeeper and poacher - the Lewis brothers make a powerful duo

26.06.09
When the British Lions take to the rugby field against South Africa, sitting in the crowd will be arguably the two most powerful brothers working in London - Simon and Will Lewis... more

Dot to dot career of Britain's digital tsar Stephen Carter

17.06.09
From law to advertising to Ofcom to No 10, few CVs could match that of Stephen Carter. But what will the communications minister do next?... more

CBI is wrong to ignore Carter's Digital Britain vision

17.06.09
The CBI's reaction to Stephen Carter's Digital Britain report was predictable but disappointing... more

City Spy: Ready to step into Margaret’s shoes

15.06.09
As producers of The Apprentice look to find a replacement for Margaret Mountford, City Spy wonders what are the chances of the successful candidate coming from that close band of business talent gathered under the umbrella of celebrity agent Speak Out!? ... more

Kids can lead way in digital playground

12.06.09
Latest in series looking at big issues in Tuesday’s landmark Digital Britain report ... more

Who will pay for broadband revolution?

22.05.09
The first in a series of articles on the countdown to Digital Britain looks at whether reality will live up to the hype ... more

Leave YouTube to the kids and sharpen up

29.04.09
Germans say you have to leave a city to appreciate what it really looks like: so I have had a couple of weeks away from scrutinising British politics and the re-entry is bracing... more

Hail Gordon, king of a new world - for now

15.10.08
The PM has emerged as a 'superhero' in the financial crisis - it's the day job as PM that should worry him... more

How Sir Tom tried to dodge blame at RBS

15.10.08
FAREWELL Sir Tom McKillop — like Sir Fred Goodwin, who in theory answered to you at Royal Bank of Scotland, you will not be missed... more

Politics

08.10.08
The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.... more

Crisis puts the Crossrail sums on wrong lines

07.10.08
Anxious times for those involved in the Crossrail project, where key funding documents remain unsigned and the downturn and falling property values have put major question marks against some of the calculations... more

Brown's biggest asset Sarah goes into battle

22.09.08
Whatever the fate of the Brown government, one figure in his camp can hardly be faulted for grit in times of trouble: Sarah Brown... more

The rise and fall of Gordon's PR guru

03.09.08
As the Prime Minister's September 'relaunch' flops, we reveal today how internal wars in No 10 are adding to Mr Brown's problems and could lead to another very embarrassing exit... more

There's more wrong with New Labour than it thinks

03.09.08
The PM's long-awaited economic relief package cannot disguise the party's difficulties and divisions - which can be summed up in 10 key points... more

Growth pledge Darling would like to forget

02.09.08
While Alistair Darling’s interview for The Guardian was candid about the economy, his Budget speech in March — only four months ago, let us not forget — was decidedly less so... more

Comment: Gordon Brown's relaunch falters

02.09.08
This week was to bring the relaunch of Gordon Brown's premiership. Expectations had been raised high. However, his Chancellor's downbeat assessment of the economy at the weekend has put the Prime Minister once again on the back foot... more

No 10 in a spin as 'image' chief is sidelined

01.09.08
A PR expert drafted into Downing Street to help boost Gordon Brown's image is set to be sidelined after complaints that he is not "political" enough... more

Labour's biggest fear is a Brown Stalingrad

23.07.08
As MPs pack their bags for the summer holidays, we examine the restlessness among Gordon Brown's backbenchers and the bitter rivalries that are still destabilising Downing Street ... more

Situation vacant: speechwriter for the PM

26.06.08
Another key member of Gordon Brown's inner circle has quit... more

Prescott: Boris brilliant and Labour complacent

30.05.08
Labour is "complacent" after 10 years in power and should take Boris Johnson's victory as a "kick up the backside", John Prescott said... more

A bizarre role reversal in the fat-cattery debate

06.05.08
Bank of England governor Mervyn King gives every impression of being more left-wing than Gordon Brown... more

Nervy New Labour is losing the will to live

02.04.08
The Government's poll slump has reawakened old divisions and is creating fresh headaches for Gordon Brown. Can he pull out of the spiral?... more

Labour presents its battleplan for the next election

01.04.08
A plan to ensure Labour victory at the next general election was presented to the Cabinet by Gordon Brown's chief strategist... more

Storm that could blow Labour out of office

19.03.08
Turbulence in the markets, fall-out from Northern Rock and a Budget that has hit hardworking families: it's a miracle that the PM's ratings aren't even worse... more

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