I keep hearing this thing about spin. As one blogger put it, “with Cameron, you don’t know where the spin ends and the policies begin.” This is the accusation the Conservatives and their leader stand …

Last week, French president Nicolas Sarkozy reprimanded his Culture Minister, for riding his mo-ped to work. It seems that it just wasn’t dignified enough for the President, apparently telling Mitterand in front of cabinet colleagues that …

As manifestos begin to take shape, what issues can we expect each party to put at the core of their campaigns and what strategies will they employ to deliver their message?

In July of 2009 David Cameron told the Local Government Association conference that he would guarantee “more power, but less money” for local government. The speech delivered a realistic message about the financial situation, urging …

Finally stepping up to the plate, all three leaders of the main political parties have agreed to take part in a series of three televised debates in the general election campaign next year.
For those people …

Are televised debates the panacea we need to revitalise our politics?

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It’s often been commented that whilst there is widespread dislike of the government, David Cameron hasn’t emulated Tony Blair’s success in making the Opposition really popular. A hung parliament …

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Prime Minister’s Question Time is becoming increasingly used as an excuse for our right honourable friends to make zoo noises. Last week saw Gordon Brown call David Cameron an “Eton smoothie”, commenting that …

A recent survey shows that immigration remains one of the key issues for UK voters. David Cameron may be able to exploit this, as well as the government’s lack of popularity on the issue to ensure a lock on the election.

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Barack Obama’s decision to announce a withdrawal date for troops from Afghanistan at the same time as announcing the surge is yet another muddled fudge from a leader who is too centrist for …

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On Match of the Day today, Harriet Harman V David Cameron. Gordon Brown’s very left hand woman has stepped up her war on the Tory pledge to ‘reward’ those who marry and stay married, …

Conservative Party allegations at last week’s Prime Minister’s Questions brought two schools into the spotlight under the spectre of a controversial Islamist organisation, Hizb Ut-Tahrir. Factual errors from David Cameron prompted an apology on Tuesday; but the row has uncovered the question of whether such organisations should be banned, or if such would be a blow for freedom of speech.

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For those Tories who expected Gordon Brown to quit without a fight, the news that Labour will pass a law forcing the next government, whoever wins the election, to hold a …

Last week Tory candidate Elizabeth Truss faced down the rebels who sought to deselect her as candidate for the safe Tory seat of South West Norfolk. The 34 year old, described as ‘absolutely excellent’ by …

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David Cameron has, it seems, got himself into a bit of a pickle. Following some fairly serious political miscalculations, it is now virtually impossible for the next Conservative government (estimated time of arrival: Summer …

(c) Nick Clegg
I just watched an party political broadcast by the Liberal Democrats. It is different. It is new. It isn’t what you’re used to. They clearly demonstrated a brand new direction and in the …