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Polls suggest 'Brown bounce' over
Sunday, 6 December 2009
A revival in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's re-election chances evaporated on Sunday as two polls forecast victory for the Conservative party in a parliamentary election due by mid-2010.
Labour to paint Cameron's target seats green
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Labour is to step up its attack on the Conservative Party's climate change divisions by targeting 31 "green seats" that David Cameron needs to win the election.
Windfall tax on bankers' bonus billions being considered by Chancellor
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Treasury officials say that public anger at City 'fat cats' is prompting Darling to ponder imposing one-off levy, and also to charge banks an insurance fee
Tory leader is 'not embarrassed' by Eton, as shadow cabinet keeps quiet over schools
Sunday, 6 December 2009
David Cameron last night insisted that he was "not the slightest bit embarrassed" about attending Eton, amid claims that senior Tories are hiding details of their private school backgrounds in the face of growing attacks on "privilege" by the Labour Party.
Brown bounce or Cameron crumble?
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Labour's 'class war' strategy bears fruit: The gap between the Conservatives and Labour in the polls is closing fast and is now in single figures. Brian Brady and Jane Merrick report
Blair is paid thousands of pounds to 'endorse' a fossil-fuel power plant
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Experts dismiss the former prime minister's claim that Azerbaijan methanol factory is 'the way forward' for green energy. Jane Merrick reports
Sarah's heroes: The PM's wife has been making friends in surprising places.
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Together they have trudged through mud at Glastonbury and dined at countless functions in aid of maternal health. But Sarah Brown has now sealed her unlikely friendship with Naomi Campbell by nominating the supermodel as her 21st-century heroine.
Troop withdrawals unlikely next year, says Cameron
Saturday, 5 December 2009
British troop withdrawals from Afghanistan are unlikely to begin next year, David Cameron warned today on a visit to the country.
Village people: 05/12/2009
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Pickles's optimism *Eric Pickles the chairman of the Conservative Party, is an optimistic fellow. Not only did he send your diarist an email invitation this week to become part of an "exciting new network" called MyConservatives (thanks, but no thanks), he also thinks that his deputy, Lord Ashcroft, would be willing to go on the Today programme to discuss his tax affairs. "I dare say that if you get his lordship on the programme, he will be very happy to answer for you," he said on the programme yesterday.
Cameron vows to double bonuses for Afghan veterans
Saturday, 5 December 2009
David Cameron pledged to double bonuses paid to troops returning from Afghanistan during a visit to the wartorn country.
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1 Police U-turn on photographers and anti-terror laws
2 Violence erupts at Nottingham anti-Islam demo
3 Minister embroiled in hacking row over voicemail messages
4 Polls suggest 'Brown bounce' over
5 'Reformed' teenage burglar who was given a free flat is back in police custody
6 London fails to make top 50 'most live-able' cities
7 The Queen writes to editors over paparazzi
8 Police close scam websites targeting Christmas shoppers
9 Navy supply fleet 'to be privatised', as MoD seeks £200m cuts
10 Brown bounce or Cameron crumble?
11 You don't have to be mad to swim here ...
12 Warning: Do not take this picture
13 Labour to paint Cameron's target seats green
14 Photographers snap over use of Section 44 by police officers
Emailed
1 Myra Hindley vows to fight for her freedom
2 Violence erupts at Nottingham anti-Islam demo
3 Iraq: The inquiry cover-up that will keep us in the dark
4 Police U-turn on photographers and anti-terror laws
5 Navy supply fleet 'to be privatised', as MoD seeks £200m cuts
6 Doors open for 'living' beach hut advent calendar
7 23 fascinating facts about the number twenty-three
8 Call for reform over child witnesses in court
9 'Truth test' to uncover false rape allegations
10 Six new rights for every NHS patient
11 Civil servant wins test case to stop wearing tie
12 The Queen writes to editors over paparazzi
Commented
1Class is the river that runs right through the English soul
3Joss Garman: Climate change deniers cost the earth
4A cup of warm milk for the 'she-devil' of Perugia
5What on Earth? The concerned citizen's guide to global warming
6Knox found guilty of Kercher murder
7Polls suggest 'Brown bounce' over
8The Queen writes to editors over paparazzi
Columnist Comments
• John Rentoul: Brown is safe, but not home and dry
PM had a good week, but murmuring of leadership challengers is always audible.
• Alan Watkins: Tax tweaks nudge the Tories to No 10
The playing fields of Eton decided the battle of Waterloo, but inheritance tax pulls more punches now.
• Sarah Sands: Why diversity works – switch on your set
The BBC ends the year with two dramas of towering intent and execution.
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