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Why I'm putting my family before Parliament

24.06.09
Spending evenings with work colleagues is (usually) pleasant. But doing it through necessity practically every term-time weekday evening, to the exclusion of family life, is the one and only reason why I have decided to not re-stand as an MP at the next election ... more

I can’t see any ‘equal opportunities’ for the throne

19.06.09
One of the oldest established forms of sex discrimination, the practice of ­ignoring girls in favour of boys in family succession permeates the royals... more

The expenses MPs wanted us to see

18.06.09
MPs' expenses for the past four years are officially available to the public from today ... more

Sea of black ink would make Orwell proud

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... more

Key details of MPs' expenses censored

18.06.09
Blatant cover-up of MPs' expenses causes shock as Commons blacks out huge sections of claims... more

Behind the story: How the expense scandal has rocked Westminster

18.06.09
Were it not for the famous leak of MPs' expenses details to the Daily Telegraph, today's publication of claims on the Internet would have opened a window on the previously secretive world of Westminster allowances ... more

Nervous wait for Brown as future hangs in balance

04.06.09
Gordon Brown faces a nail-biting wait which could see him propelled from Number 10 in the wake of a voter backlash at the polls... more

Commons deserted after expenses scandal

11.05.09
This was the House of Commons at the start of its first full day’s sitting since the expenses scandal broke... more

Goldman and Morgan can only blame

19.09.08
The heads of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the rest have been sternly condemning the evil short sellers in hedge funds for wreaking havoc on their share prices, spreading panic among counterparties and generally being beastly... more

Big spender Gordon's plan to save his skin

06.08.08
The PM is preparing an autumn offensive to restore his standing - at the cost of yet more public debt ... more

Tories pledge end to 'stealth' tax

03.07.08
"Stealth taxes" would be made illegal under the next Tory government, shadow chancellor George Osborne said... more

Revolt grows on Brown's 10p tax and fuel duty

01.07.08
The Labour revolt over Gordon Brown's 10p tax band blunder reignited as 21 backbenchers signed a motion attacking the Government... more

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