Now we see the EU for what it is: secretive, anti-democratic and alien. Those who love Europe should oppose it.By Ian DuntI'm Eurosceptic, not Europhobic. I don't see how the other side managed to claim the word Europhile. Just because they love the EU certainly doesn't mean they love Europe.I'm… More »
David Cameron's attempts to wind Gordon Brown up appeared to be succeeding. But a burst of unexpected comedy from the prime minister helped restore his benevolent mood.By Alex StevensonAfter the pomp and ceremony of the Queen's Speech this morning, it was time for a return to normality this afternoon. Namely,… More »
The Queen will be wondering why she bothered.By Alex StevensonAfter three hours of buildup, just six minutes passed between the lord high chancellor Jack Straw's bowing and scraping to give her the Speech and his bowing and scraping to stuff it back in his sack. Not all of the Speech… More »
Eric Pickles will find it hard to shake off unrest among the Conservatives' grassroots. Now the battlelines are clear, the Truss deselection row could be repeated again and again before polling day.By Alex StevensonAs Conservative party chairman, it's Pickles' job to keep a firm grip on the internal operations of… More »
Gordon Brown's suggestion of a tax on financial transactions will be dismissed. We should pay more attention.By Hannah RedmondThe G-20 finance meeting has revealed Gordon Brown to be a modern day Robin Hood. Well, sort of. He tentatively suggested the idea of a Tobin style taxing of financial transactions, using… More »
Britain is stuck in a hell of its own making. If we don't reconsider the special relationship now, we never will.By Ian DuntI don't know what to do in Afghanistan.I'm paid, among other things, for having an opinion on things, but I'll be open about this. I don't know what… More »
Usually by 15:00 on a parliamentary Wednesday the party leaders are relaxing after their weekly Commons ordeal. Perhaps this was why this week's prime minister's questions was a choppy, queasy affair.By Alex StevensonThe sense of unease was palpable after the morning's service in Westminster Abbey, which forced this week's PMQs… More »
Britain's prevailing emotion on this historic Armistice Day is not one of pride, or sadness, or anger. The country is filled with a growing sense of deep, troubling unease.By Alex StevensonThat was the mood in Westminster as, for the 90th consecutive year, Big Ben's 11th-hour chime heralded the start of… More »
Alan Johnson has only one improvement on his predecessors: his inaction. By Ian Dunt It's becoming increasingly clear that the only difference between Alan Johnson and his predecessors is his apathy. A popular figure, he was brought into the Home Office in Gordon Brown's last-gasp reshuffle. A potential leadership candidate, he was given the job no-one wants… More »
Copenhagen can't just be about political agreements. It needs to be legally binding.By Hannah RedmondThe last meeting ahead of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen took place this week, with disappointing revelations from UN representatives that a legally bound deal does not seem achievable in December. We're now facing a… More »
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