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From the pearls of Zadie to the D cups of Jordan

20.11.09
As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties?... more

Kinnock: ‘Flamboyant’ Blair not the president we wanted

20.11.09
Video: European leaders were right to reject Tony Blair’s 'flamboyance' for little-known Belgian, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock said... more

Dalek-lover wakes up as one of biggest players in Europe

20.11.09
Given that the European Union often resembles another planet to many Britons, it's perhaps appropriate that its new Foreign Policy chief has a full-size Dalek in her living room... more

2.4m pensioners face benefit cuts to fund care at home

19.11.09
Two benefits currently claimed by 2.4 million pensioners may be axed to fund free personal care, the Government confirmed... more

This Government is concerned only with surviving

19.11.09
Is that it? That was my reaction as I stood at the back of the House of Lords with other MPs listening to the Queen's Speech... more

Kelly blasts Labour over expenses law

19.11.09
Labour rocked after the man tasked with cleaning up MPs’ expenses attacked the Queen’s Speech for ignoring the issue... more

Jobless total won't recover until 2017

19.11.09
Dole queues in Britain will take eight years to fall below levels at the start of the economic crisis, leading economists warn... more

Tax rises as Darling forced to tear up borrowing forecasts

19.11.09
Record leap in borrowing brought an admission from the Prime Minister that taxes may be about to go up again... more

At last we've got David Cameron on the back foot

18.11.09
David Cameron seems to be getting a little rattled. Following his flustered performance at PMQs last week, he seems shocked and disconcerted to be facing a political fight again... more

Tax rises look likely after Queen's speech

18.11.09
Queen's Speech: Post-election tax increases move closer as Gordon Brown pitches for fourth Labour term with promises aimed at families worried about children and elderly parents... more

The Truss affair - and lessons for the Tories

18.11.09
The more we hear about South West Norfolk Conservatives, the more the heart goes out to the poor candidates trying to penetrate the closed world of local Tory associations... more

Too much, too late to sway the voters

18.11.09
Gordon Brown has finally got the fight he wanted... the only question is whether voters will bother to watch... more

Queen's Speech will be 'Labour pre-election press release'

17.11.09
Queen's Speech will be used by Labour for political point-scoring rather than sorting Britain's problems, claimed David Cameron... more

Mr Balls takes a risk with schools cash bid

17.11.09
Just as a poll carried out for the BBC reveals a majority of the public would prefer spending cuts to raising taxes to get Britain out of the red, the Children's Secretary, Ed Balls, has applied for an inflation-busting boost to his own budget... more

Old rivalries exposed as Children’s Secretary pushes his point

17.11.09
Once again, Alistair Darling and Ed Balls seem to be at odds on spending... more

Darling and Balls clash in spending row

17.11.09
Cabinet rivals Ed Balls and Alistair Darling are embroiled in a row over spending... more

Harman Bill could lead to ban on Christmas celebrations

17.11.09
Catholic bishops warn that Harriet Harman’s Equality Bill could mean bans on Christmas celebrations... more

‘Interfering’ Tories are warned of more revolts by the Turnip Taliban

17.11.09
David Cameron was warned to expect fresh 'Turnip Taliban' revolts by local Tory associations after a would-be MP survived a deselection attempt... more

Mr Brown fires the election starting gun

16.11.09
It was always inevitable that this week's Queen's Speech to Parliament would be highly political... more

Outrage as Labour candidate likens the Queen to ‘vermin’

16.11.09
Labour Party candidate comes under fire from the Tories after he likened the Queen to 'vermin'... more

Londoners must join forces for the Battle of Barking to stop BNP

16.11.09
Earlier this year, while preparing a Radio 4 series on Britishness, I spent a day in Leicester interviewing its citizens about national identity... more

Clegg: Scrap legislative programme in favour of reform

16.11.09
Gordon Brown should scrap his proposed legislative programme and devote the final months of this Parliament to cleaning up Westminster, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said... more

Tweet in haste and repent at leisure

16.11.09
Stephen Fry is just one of a number who have discovered that what you 'tweet' on Twitter is harder to get rid of than nuclear waste... more

PM uses ‘tremendous’ by-election win to set out his election stall

13.11.09
Video: Gordon Brown hails Labour by-election triumph in Glasgow as 'tremendous' and begins setting out battle lines for a 'big choice' general election... more

300,000 homes get £20,000 in welfare benefits

12.11.09
More than 300,000 families receive welfare benefits of more than £20,000 a year, latest figures reveal... more

A tribal Labour leader under fire... and the tycoon with a media empire

12.11.09
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Ex-ministers warn over childcare tax changes

11.11.09
Gordon Brown faces a Labour revolt over plans to axe childcare tax breaks as nine former Cabinet ministers warned that the party risked losing the support of working mothers... more

Labour sends in big guns for campaign's final few days

09.11.09
Two leading Labour cabinet ministers will visit Glasgow to help increase votes as the campaigning in the by-election in the city enters its last days... more

Council tax bills cut for millions of Londoners

02.11.09
NEW: Londoners stand to benefit as authorities compete to freeze or cut council tax bills in the run-up to the general election... more

Miliband looks likely for top job as Blair's chances fades away

30.10.09
NEW: David Miliband replaces Tony Blair as the Briton most likely to win a top EU job after the former premier ran into concerted opposition at the Brussels summit... more

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