George Eaton

Rupert Murdoch and Alex Salmond: an old friendship

• 03 January 2012
• 16 comments

What lies behind Murdoch's praise of the SNP leader on Twitter.

UK Politics

What does Labour's new stance on welfare mean?

• 03 January 2012
• 56 comments

Liam Byrne's article is replete with generalities but short on specifics.

Magazines

Christopher Hitchens: the New Statesman years

• 02 January 2012
• 3 comments

Friends and colleagues recall how Christopher Hitchens bagged his dream job as a staff writer at the New Statesman, where he learned his craft slowly — but eventually outstripped them all.

UK Politics

E-petitions: which are up and which are down?

• 23 December 2011
• 5 comments

Voters care more about the RPI/CPI switch than they do about capital punishment.

UK Politics

The end for Aidan Burley?

• 22 December 2011
• 38 comments

Tory MP reportedly under investigation by French police after attending Nazi-themed stag party.

UK Politics

Who will lead the campaign to save the Union?

• 22 December 2011
• 43 comments

Gus O'Donnell is right to warn that the future of the UK is an "enormous challenge".

UK Politics

Miliband names his chief of staff

• 21 December 2011
• 4 comments

Tim Livesey, a senior adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury, has been given the job.

UK Politics

Balls love bombs the Lib Dems

• 21 December 2011
• 39 comments

Shadow chancellor says the Lib Dems should form a coalition with Labour before the next election.

Communist Party mourns for "Comrade Kim Jong-il"

• 20 December 2011
• 44 comments

Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) praises a "great friend and teacher".

UK Politics

Tax avoidance: HMRC stands accused

• 20 December 2011
• 19 comments

Vindication for UK Uncut as MPs attack HMRC's "cosy" relationship with big business.