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• Analysis: An irrelevant Iraq inquiry?

  Mon Dec 22 11:53AM

  Why an inquiry into the Iraq war is hugely important - and irrelevant.Assuming Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki succeeds in persuading parliament to let non-US coalition forces stay in Iraq beyond the end of this year, British forces will be leaving the Middle Eastern country by May 31st next year.It's… More »

• The government's policing bill needs a purpose

  Fri Dec 19 08:54AM

  There's something missing from the government's policing and crime bill. If only a directly elected police board could be appointed to investigate... Unfortunately the government's decision to leave out plans for such direct elections prevents this from being possible. Instead we have a bill which contains everything - bar its… More »

• Why are Labour so weak on immigration?

  Thu Dec 18 10:30AM

  Labour's performance on the economy is now the subject of record, and the public appears to believe it's doing very well. But outside of economics, Labour is now the exact opposite of that popular guy you were jealous of in school, who could be all things to all people. They… More »

• Hutton backs the generals

  Wed Dec 17 08:48AM

  British troops in Afghanistan are driving around in Snatch Land Rovers, known to troops as 'mobile coffins'. Is the government mad?   No, John Hutton patiently explained to the Commons yesterday. His arguments may be sound - but he faces an unenviable task in persuading the British public that lightly armoured vehicles are needed - and favourable… More »

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  Taser - coming to a policeman near you

  Tue Dec 16 08:53AM

  The public would be wholly in favour of Tasers - if they weren't terrified they'd be used against them. Here is a battle for public confidence which is far from resolved. The government's growing commitment on these weapons places more and more importance on their well-managed use - and opinion about them. Misuse of a… More »

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• God in politics

  Mon Dec 15 09:07AM

  Tony Blair will appear on a BBC programme today to explain why he was not more vocal about his faith while he was in Number 10. "It would have caused such a palaver if I had done it while I was still in office," he will say. Why does British politics have such a… More »

• Is Britain turning into a police state?

  Fri Dec 12 08:00AM

  A poll released by politics.co.uk today revealed 65 per cent of users thought Britain is turning in to a police state. Is it true? Well, yes and no.  Lets take stock. Britain was the first country to attempt a database of every car journey taken within the UK through a camera network capable of reading number… More »

• MPs' extra long Christmas holiday

  Thu Dec 11 08:53AM

  Ask a teacher why he does the job, and long summer holidays are nearly always at the top of the list. But not even teachers can match MPs for time off the job. This year's parliamentary Christmas holiday lasts a whole three weeks, from December 18th to January 12th. And that's in addition to… More »

• Will the Iraqi withdraw mean we finally get to ask questions about the war?

  Wed Dec 10 03:27PM

  British troops are leaving Iraq. UK ministers will work closely with their Iraqi counterparts to establish a clean exit, but we can expect to see just a few hundred in the country by June next year.   This raises an interesting question. Where's our inquiry into the war? Gordon Brown repeatedly responded to demands for an inquiry into the… More »

• Cameron speech marks a rise in temperature

  Tue Dec 09 12:52PM

  The audience of students, lecturers and journalists in the LSE today did not learn anything particularly new from David Cameron's speech. The Conservative leader went through his checklist of economic action, meagre though it may be, to neither applause nor derision.   Government-guaranteed loans, cuts in Whitehall waste, reform of public services, reining in borrowing. These… More »

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