Mary Riddell

Articles by Mary Riddell

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Interview - Sir Ian Blair

  • 05 March 2007

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair on terror threats, cash-for-honours, and why he expects to be cleared over the de Menezes shooting

The guilt trip

  • 12 February 2007
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A revolution in crime policy is being put forward to ministers in which criminals are encouraged to face their victims. It has cut reoffending and brought more people to justice, but will Gordon Brown dare embrace it?

NS interview - Anne Owers

  • 05 June 2006

The prisons inspector warned ministers long ago about the deportation crisis and now fears an explosion in our jails

Witness to a grave slice of history

  • 13 March 2006

The outgoing German ambassador describes the animosity between Blair and Schroder. Mary Riddell interviews Thomas Matussek

NS Interview - Ruth Kelly

  • 05 December 2005

'You just have to take people on and show you're serious about creating a fair society'. Ruth Kelly interviewed

NS Interview - Jack Straw

  • 14 November 2005

''Tony will go at a time of his own choosing and it won't be soon . . . He's got a great deal more to do''. Jack Straw interviewed

Interview - Charles Clarke

  • 26 September 2005

''I encouraged Tony to serve as much of his term as he can. I hope he'll want me to do this job through that period. I think he will''. Charles Clarke interviewed

NS Interview - Lord Falconer

  • 01 August 2005

Once parodied as Lord Dome, a crony who owed his status to Blair, he emerged as an audacious reformer. And he isn't done yet. Lord Falconer interviewed

NS interview - Tessa Jowell

  • 04 April 2005

Macho politics has had its day: it's time for a new type of politician. Mary Riddell talks to Tessa Jowell

See you in court

  • 29 November 2004

Our intimate secrets, once revealed in divorce cases, now come out at employment tribunals

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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