The only one of New Labour's young stars with the courage to resign leaves a smooth but deadly calling card.
An OurKingdom conversation. [History: Stuart Weir > Andy White > this post > Andy White > Stuart Weir]
Andy White doesn’t get it. The crux of my case against
John Strafford of the Campaign for Conservative Democracy had a significant column in yesterday's Observer. He describes how decision making in his party has been scooped away from
All week the British media have trailed two domestic political stories – one about the unravelling of the Cameroon Conservative project, and the other about Gordon Brown’s interview with Piers
Leading figures from Sinn Féin, including Gerry Adams and Martin McGuiness will be in London next Saturday (Feb 20) for a conference on Irish unity at TUC Congress House.
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As the BBC political correspondent, Nicholas Jones incurred Alastair Campbell’s enmity by objecting to his underhand deployment of spin. Here he finds Campbell’s deputy still spinning off-the-record
An OurKingdom conversation. [History: Stuart Weir > this post > Stuart Weir > Andy White > Stuart Weir]
Stuart Weir yesterday criticised the Electoral Reform Society for leading “a foolish
The director general of MI5 writes an impassioned defence of his service, denying allegations of lying to Parliament. Yemen signs a truce with the al Houthi insurgents. Ahmedinejad hails Iran as a ‘nuclear state.’ China protests over Dalai Lama meeting with President Obama. All this and more, in t
Pledges for Progress from the Institute of Ideas
David Rickard proposes a Multi-Candidate First Past the Post system
Operation Moshtarak a crucial test for Obama’s Afghan war strategy. Protestors clash in Sri Lankan capital. Sudan-Chad deal raises hope for an end to Darfur insecurity. Israeli warplanes bomb southern Gaza. Iran makes arrests before revolution rally. British judges order release of secret torture
British conservatives claim that the tax system penalises marriage and that this is responsible for social break down. Simon McMahon finds the first claim fair, but the second less so
