The UK Independence Party has more reason than any other to complain about the British election system: despite winning 900,000 votes at the last general election it has no MPs. In the European Parliament, which is elected by proportional representation, the party has a dozen MEPs.
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David Walliams to guest edit The Independent and i for Sport Relief
Monday 19 March 2012
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The Saturday Quiz
Saturday 18 February 2012
1. The most populous country in the world where French is the official language is not France. Which country is it?
New year's Eve (12A)
Friday 09 December 2011
Starring: Robert De Niro, Ashton Kutcher, Sarah Jessica Parker
Style shrinks: Our experts analyse Emma Thompson's 'piano teacher' chic
Sunday 06 November 2011
The bag
How We Met: Nick Frost & Bill Nighy
Sunday 13 February 2011
'He has a fear of being "found out" – it's something I've always worried about too'
Oil spike may force rate rise, Bank deputy warns
Thursday 03 February 2011
The Bank of England may be forced to raise interest rates if commodity prices continue to rise, the deputy governor, Charles Bean, has warned.
Horrible Histories: The best laughs are on children's TV
Wednesday 26 January 2011
CBBC's Horrible Histories triumphed over its adult counterparts at the British Comedy Awards – and rightly so, says Gerard Gilbert
Brian Ashton: What Barbarians and 'Blackadder' can teach top coaches
Saturday 11 December 2010
Tackling The Issues
Stars take on 24 Hour Plays gala challenge
Monday 22 November 2010
Some of the biggest names in theatre descended on London’s Old Vic over the weekend to write and perform six plays from scratch as part of the theatre’s seventh “24 Hour Plays” celebrity gala.
Dominic Lawson: Kill a schoolchild. How hilarious
Tuesday 05 October 2010
Richard Curtis will have his latest film hanging round his neck like a stinking fish for as long as he is successful enough to be worth mocking
Climate change film blows up in Richard Curtis's face
Monday 04 October 2010
When it comes to galvanising support for the fight against climate change, many methods have been tried, from switching out the lights in London skyscrapers to handing out free low-energy bulbs. Until now though, no one had thought of detonating two schoolchildren in front of their blood-smeared classmates.
David Flatman: My Blackadder accent is mocked but cunning plan now is to rest
Sunday 27 June 2010
A meaty, fun tour rounds off a long, hard season – and smiling at the haka is a perfect way to bow out
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