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Cameron flirts with boardroom quotas

Cameron flirts with boardroom quotas

PM says he "won't rule out" legal targets for women in the boardroom.

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Lucky Dave

Lucky Dave

In crisis after crisis, the Prime Minister’s breezy confidence has kept him insulated from public scorn. But as policy failures mount, how much longer can he keep getting away with it?

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Cameron comes home to another Europe revolt

Cameron comes home to another Europe revolt

The PM's truce with his backbenchers is under increasing strain.

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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".

The Fred Goodwin knighthood row

The Fred Goodwin knighthood row

Five things to consider.

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Cameron's hollow speech on

Cameron's hollow speech on "popular capitalism"

His speech was eloquent and historically rich but desperately short on specifics.

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Two tests of Cameron's

Two tests of Cameron's "moral capitalism"

Will Cameron block excessive RBS bonuses and strip Fred Goodwin of his knighthood?

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Are the Tories losing patience with Clegg?

Are the Tories losing patience with Clegg?

Downing Street used to deal with Lib Dem "differentiation" with casual condescension. Now the tone is getting tougher.

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Acting like an opposition while in government can only take you so far

Acting like an opposition while in government can only take you so far

In a more hostile media climate, the coalition's shifts would be portrayed as crass opportunism and incompetence.

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Cameron hints that child benefit cut could be eased

Cameron hints that child benefit cut could be eased

"We always said we would look at the steepness of the curve," says PM, as worries over the female vote grow.

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More in David Cameron

Cameron is good in a crisis. Sadly, it tends to be one he’s created himself

Cameron's intense relaxedness about the technicalities of government is his greatest weakness.

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Why the Tories must shed their "party of the rich" image

For victory in the next election, the Conservatives must appeal to hard-pressed but aspirational voters.

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Cameron doesn’t understand the Scotland debate

Alex Salmond isn't interested in a "binding" referendum - he’s interested in winning a democratic mandate.

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Where does the European impasse now leave Britain?

One month on, Cameron's veto looks an even greater folly.

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Cameron comes unstuck on Europe

"I'm not making a great claim to have achieved a safeguard," PM forced to admit.

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Sorry Peter, the facts of life aren't Conservative

My brief response to Oborne's silly Telegraph column.

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Cameron's Europe bounce continues

New poll shows that Cameron's EU stance has significantly improved his leadership ratings.

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Cameron's EU veto: "conspiracy or cock up?"

The PM is confident because his stance is popular. But some MPs are querying whether the whole thing was stage-managed.

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"What is the point of the Liberal Democrats?"

They have sacrificed their distinctive beliefs and principles and received little in return.

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Continental drift

Cameron plays to the eurosceptic gallery, but where does this leave the coalition?

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Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

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

On Syria

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

The interview

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

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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