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Rob Blackhurst

Why you shouldn’t write Sarah Palin off

The rise of Rick Warren and the mega-church Bible Belt has boosted Palin's presidential ambitions.

By Rob Blackhurst

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Haven’t we all got enough on our plates?

Election: the future - power to the people. Rob Blackhurst prefers centralised control freakery to t

By Rob Blackhurst

The sad decline of the policy wonks

Rob Blackhurst finds that London's think-tanks, enslaved by corporate sponsors, no longer have a sig

By Rob Blackhurst

A new force in British politics

Most voters don't care about foreign policy. Muslims do, and the results could be dramatic

By Rob Blackhurst

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