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Labour's 'failure in South worse than Michael Foot'

13.05.11
Another Labour figure has warned Ed Miliband he is in danger of failure in the South-East... more

Where tourists go, freedom will one day follow

18.01.11
Even more unpopular just now than Arab dictators are television executives. In the wake of Miriam O'Reilly's ageism row come the mass howls of the ripe and slighted... more

Now Nick Clegg must spell out what Lib-Dems stand for

14.01.11
The fallout from Oldham East and Saddleworth, a most curious of by-elections, poses as many questions for the parties as answers... more

We cough up £2.5 billion and still crash

03.12.10
City Comment: It is interesting how no one talks about the cost of regulation anymore — at least not in public... more

Publish and be damned: How Tony Blair's Journey ended on the page

01.09.10
To write A Journey, Blair locked himself away at his Foundation HQ at home in Connaught Square with piles of notes, prepared by his loyal staff... more

Gordon Brown in House of Lords as aide takes seat

20.07.10
Gordon Brown was present in the House of Lords today to watch his aide of almost 20 years take her seat as a Labour peer... more

City watchdog failures must never be repeated

07.07.10
City Comment: They say a sign of madness is to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result, but that is the danger George Osborne is facing... more

Disappointment for Lib Dems, yet a real chance to realign politics for good

07.05.10
A deeply disappointing night for Nick Clegg may, just may, turn out to provide the Liberal Democrats’ great opportunity... more

Brown and Cameron woo kingmaker Clegg in bid for No10

07.05.10
David Cameron and Gordon Brown fight for Nick Clegg's support after election ends with first hung parliament for 36 years... more

David Cameron in the lead but voters poised to deny him majority

06.05.10
EXCLUSIVE: Britons are voting to tell Parliament to go hang, the ultimate poll of the 2010 election reveals... more

The Prime Ministerial finger points at his loyal gatekeeper

28.04.10
The Prime Minister was immediately heard pointing the finger at “Sue” — understood to be Sue Nye, his long-standing and ultra-loyal No10 gatekeeper... more

Labour unites in farewell to Michael Foot

15.03.10
Gordon and Sarah Brown led mourners this afternoon at the funeral of former Labour leader Michael Foot... more

Boris Johnson must get a grip on the LDA now

15.03.10
The damning Audit Commission Report on the London Development Agency reflects poorly on the Mayor... more

Samantha Cameron will vote Tory – but many like her might not

08.03.10
Of course David Cameron’s wife backs him at the ballot. But she exemplifies the electors he must still convince... more

Michael Foot, firebrand of the Left and former Evening Standard editor, dies aged 96

03.03.10
Michael Foot, one of the towering political figures of the past century and a former Evening Standard editor, dies at 96... more

Michael Foot was more wrong about more things than any other modern politician

03.03.10
Obituary: Such is the importance of character to the English sensibility that the death of Michael Foot will be lamented more deeply and sincerely than that of more substantial politicians of his age... more

David Cameron and George Osborne can't spare us the axe - but can chop nicely

01.02.10
The Tories know they must make cuts if they regain power but how to sell the idea to voters is proving tricky - so will make "a start", rather than vicious-sounding "swingeing cuts"... more

Don't make us endure Jermain Defoe inferno, Fabio Capello

07.12.09
The pain of Defoe’s miss is but a fraction of the agony guaranteed should we suffer more shoot-out hell... more

Getting the books in order is our biggest challenge

18.06.09
According to Sir Howard Davies, the first chairman of the FSA, speaking yesterday on Radio 4, research in the United States has established a link between the trust that business and investors have in the regulatory system and their willingness to invest.... more

Love lessons from my aunt

05.06.09
Young Joan Wyndham cut a swath through wartime London and recorded it in diaries. Now these have been adapted for the stage... more

Night with Mrs T in Maggie's End

08.04.09
Maggie's End brims appealingly with undeniable passion, something that few dramas boast for all their intellectual posturing.... more

Why Sorrell should stay put and show gratitude

06.10.08
If there is one lesson among the many to be gleaned from the past few weeks, it is surely that big business cannot behave as though there is one law for itself and another for the little folk. ... more

Sean Connery: How he seduced a movie legend and faced the wrath of the Mafia

12.08.08
In the final part of a major series, we look at Sean Connery's poverty-stricken childhood and the drive that took him from Scottish slums to A-list stardom. ... more

Rushdie was tight-fisted and arrogant, with a handshake like a wet fish, says Special Branch officer who knew him as Scruffy

26.07.08
In a new book ex-Special Branch detective RON EVANS tells of his toughest job - protecting Salman Rushdie and the girl he was desperate to get into bed.... 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

Defeat is Brown's 'John Major moment'

02.05.08
Gordon Brown concedes heavy defeats but pledges to lead Labour's fightback with a blizzard of new policies... more

Bad times for bankers - I'm trying hard not to laugh

23.04.08
Schadenfreude is an apt reaction to the news that Deutsche Bank is going to purge the expenses of its lavishly paid financiers... more

Putting the Bank back in charge is all old hat

02.04.08
The world has moved on and needs to be regulated as it is, not as we fondly remember it was... more

Dining dens where the plot thickens

13.09.06
Forget the Commons - London's finest restaurants are where all of the real political scheming takes place, as former Labour minister Gerald Kaufman reveals.... more


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