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Is David Cameron comparable to Robert Mugabe?

Is David Cameron comparable to Robert Mugabe?

Well, no, probably not, but that’s what some Tory MPs are saying. The Prime Minister may come to regret his hasty reform of the 1922 Committee.

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Nick Clegg’s speech on political reform: full transcript

Nick Clegg’s speech on political reform: full transcript

In his first major speech as Deputy Prime Minister, Clegg announces the most significant shake-up since 1832.

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Patronage has no place in today’s politics

Patronage has no place in today’s politics

The coalition government is to bestow more than 100 new Tory/Lib Dem peerages, at a cost of roughly £10m.

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Coherent values for a complex society

We should welcome a British Statement of Values, but it will take a long time to secure a written constitution, says Solicitor General Vera Baird QC

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A Constitution of Straw

We should be extremely wary of Jack Staw's constitutional intentions, contends Austin Mitchell

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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”

On Syria

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

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012

Mind your B-sides

Mind your B-sides

Time to rethink

Time to rethink, not reassure

Who minds?

Latter Day Taint?

Alistair Darling

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