Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I was on the radio twice over the weekend, once in a short BBC profile of Ian McEwan I have only just caught up with. It&
Tom Griffin (London, The Green Ribbon): You wouldn't know it from the debate about the future of North Sea oil, but the Labour Party has moved a long
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): For the first time I can remember a leading politician holding one of the highest offices of state has cut through the guff and grasped the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): I was talking with Andrew Blick about his post below on Michael Anchram’s brilliantly timed-to-be-divisive-just-when-unity-was-needed squib and we hit a fascinating theme. I had not
Andrew Blick (London, Democratic Audit): Today's outburst by Michael Ancram suggests the Conservatives still have a greater appetite for infighting than power - the reverse of their traditional
Jon Bright (London, OK): As someone who takes the bus into work, I suffer only the knock on effects of the 2,300 person RMT strike which has shut down
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Over on ConservativeHome there is a reader's interview with Matt d'Ancona, editor of the Spectator and orchestrator of its brilliant Coffee House
Daniel Leighton (London, Power Inquiry): In today’s speech opening the political season, Gordon Brown called for a new politics in which “the democratic impulse needs to be strengthened to
Bill Emmott (London, writer): The case for a referendum on the EU’s new treaty is stronger in all the other member countries of the Union than in Britain, especially
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): Let's say goodbye to "The Scottish Executive". As you can see the Saltire will replace the Royal Coat of Arms of the
Anthony Barnett (London, OK): On the Today programme Brown tells us, "I am getting on with the business of government and I think people will see by what I
Jon Bright (London, OK): Lots of column inches have been devoted to the unveiling of Nelson Mandela's statue, unsurprisingly, and a lot of them pick up on the
