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UK Politics
Leader: George Osborne: what is your plan B?
- 29 October 2009
- 1 comment
The complacency of the political classes may yet send Britain into the depression we have so far avoided
International Politics
Leader: Why Britain must abort mission in Afghanistan
- 22 October 2009
- 1 comment
There are no good options left for Britain in Afghanistan. Brown should set a date for withdrawal
UK Politics
Leader: The Tories’ peculiar bedfellows in Europe
- 15 October 2009
This Eurosceptic alliance is a product of moral and intellectual laziness
UK Politics
Leader: The Tories must walk progressive if they want to talk progressive
- 08 October 2009
- 2 comments
There is an alarming disconnect between the Conservatives' rhetoric and their policies
UK Politics
Leader: Brown fights on to the last
- 01 October 2009
At conference, Brown was like a great warrior-king who knew that the end was near
UK Politics
Leader: Labour must seize this opportunity for change
- 24 September 2009
If the party does not make the most of this progressive moment it will drift to ignominious defeat
UK Politics
Leader: Labour must change to survive
- 17 September 2009
- 3 comments
The Labour government remains a superior option to the Tories but it needs credible policies to meet the huge challenges of the world
UK Politics
Leader: A very long engagement . . .
- 17 September 2009
The New Statesman supported me when I was being battered from pillar to post by the tabloid press
UK Politics
Leader: Have we learned nothing from the economic catastrophe of 12 months ago?
- 10 September 2009
- 2 comments
Without a proper reassessment of the role of finance in our economy, the crash could easily happen again
International Politics
Leader: In Afghanistan, political success remains as elusive as military triumph
- 03 September 2009
- 1 comment
The leaders of the coalition are now ignoring allegations of fraud and corruption that they have not tolerated elsewhere











