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A Political Life: We have a long way to go before our immigration system is fair and simple
01 March 2013 06:37 PM
Plus, low voter turnout at Eastleigh is just one sign of a waning appetite for politics
A Political Life: Some of the new Tories are half in love with their own nasty reputation
22 February 2013 06:45 PM
Plus: Are there really so many jobs?; Ask not for whom the telephone rings and what a delight to see Michael Heseltine on Question Time
A Political Life: Reeva Steenkamp, The Sun, and when the profit motive turns ugly
15 February 2013 06:28 PM
Plus, the author of 'How to be an MP' is an unusual minister himself
A lesson to the Commons: drag your feet too long and the Lords will get you
08 February 2013 07:15 PM
Plus, religion's dying roar sounds profoundly out of key in parliament
Boundary changes put on hold and an everyday story of squabbling politicians - aka the Tory Party
01 February 2013 06:25 PM
Plus: local jobs that can't be saved; imaginary legions of supporters; and the eccentric fashion sense of Jack Straw in his time as Lord High Chancellor
A Political Life: They cleaned up the Royal Marriage Act, but forgot one very important thing
25 January 2013 06:49 PM
Why should the monarch be able to decree who a royal can marrry?
Let's give all school children the skills they need to protect themselves from potential abusers
18 January 2013 07:06 PM
By giving children a sense of self-worth, we can help them to help themselves. Making personal, social and health education compulsory would be a good start
A Les Miserable moment in the House of Commons as we took to the (metaphorical) barricades
11 January 2013 06:58 PM
All politicians are romantics at heart. We want moments of clarity and courage. But in practice politics is about compromises, nuance, and least worst options
Strike your blow and then run away into the shadows: Cameron shows the classic signs of a bully
14 December 2012 06:32 PM
A Political Life: The PM launched an unprompted volley at Ed Balls this week
No, George, we haven't reached Nirvana. Your Autumn Statement belongs in Cloud Cuckoo land
07 December 2012 07:23 PM
The Labour MP on how the Chancellor is making a mess of the economy, the need for Commons reform, hypocrisy over human rights and Esther McVey's disgrace
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Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
- 3 British business: We need to stay in the EU - or risk losing up to £92bn a year
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You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
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It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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Masculinity in crisis?
Have US shock jocks gone too far?
The ‘Beverly Hills’ of Surrey
Heavenly Bodies
'He will always be a friend'
The price of pacifism
Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond
Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?
Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs
The experts' guide to summer
Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'
Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned
