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Salmond and Cameron resume their tug of war

The likely outcome of this week's referendum talks.
Salmond and Cameron resume their tug of war

An open letter to Eric Pickles

People are losing control of the public spaces they love. Give local councils a say over betting shops.
An open letter to Eric Pickles

By hugging Clegg close, Cameron might end up suffocating him

The Tories are trying to smother in advance any talk of Lib Dem collaboration with Labour.
By hugging Clegg close, Cameron might end up suffocating him

David Miliband's approach won't save Labour

The old party is dead but its successor is yet to be born.
David Miliband's approach won't save Labour

Ken vs Boris: my verdict

After interviewing both mayoral contenders in one day, I found Ken candid and Boris canny.
Ken vs Boris: my verdict
Huhne charged: the full statement from the CPS

Huhne charged: the full statement from the CPS

Energy Secretary and his former wife Vicky Pryce charged with perverting the course of justice.

Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on banking | London | 3 February 2012

Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on banking | London | 3 February 2012

"We need what you might call 'one nation banking'. We need banks that serve the real economy."

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Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on Scotland | Glasgow | 30 January 2012

Full transcript | Ed Miliband | Speech on Scotland | Glasgow | 30 January 2012

"Let's confront the real divide in Britain. Not between Scotland and the rest of the UK -- between the haves and the have-nots."

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Full transcript | Nick Clegg | Speech on tax cuts | Resolution Foundation, London | 26 January 2012

Full transcript | Nick Clegg | Speech on tax cuts | Resolution Foundation, London | 26 January 2012

"This is about fairness in the middle. More money in the pockets of the people who need it."

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Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on the European Court of Human Rights | Strasbourg | 25 January 2012

Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on the European Court of Human Rights | Strasbourg | 25 January 2012

"The Court has got to be able to fully protect itself against spurious cases when they have been dealt with at the national level".

Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on

Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on "moral capitalism" | New Zealand House, London | 19 January 2012

"We should use this crisis of capitalism to improve markets, not undermine them."

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Osborne hoisted with his own petard

David Miliband's approach won't save Labour

In defence of renewables

Rioters, police, and sentimentality

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

Lansley fights another day as Cameron backs NHS reform

Romney wins Florida but the battle is far from over

A black and white issue

Coalition considers charging for FoI requests

Chart of the day: Boris regains lead over Ken

By hugging Clegg close, Cameron might end up suffocating him

By hugging Clegg close, Cameron might end up suffocating him

The Tories are trying to smother in advance any talk of Lib Dem collaboration with Labour.

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Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

Military action might appeal to the soul but it isn't a viable option. It won't stop the violence and it isn't what most Syrians want.

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End of the hairy lefties?

End of the hairy lefties?

The right-wing press loves George Carey for his outbursts against the “undeserving poor” and homosexuality, but the new core in the Church of England remains determined to fight the Tory cuts.

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Enough of this royal deference

Enough of this royal deference

Traditional BBC objectivity seems to have been suspended for Andrew Marr's hour-long propaganda roll.

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Leader: The battle for London will define British politics

Victory for Mr Johnson would be a grave blow to Ed Miliband.

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Leader: In praise of Robert Skidelsky

A reminder of what we owe to that "embattled minority" of Keynesian economists.

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Alistair Darling

Alistair Darling, the Miliband dilemma and what the party must do next

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Devil in the detail

There is devilish detail in the new euro pact
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