Recent stories have focussed on Gordon Brown’s leadership style, but are smears, secret briefings and bullying an endemic part of Westminster politics?

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This week has been dominated politically by the various accusations being thrown at Gordon Brown. What started off (I imagine in my head at least) as a quiet Saturday morning with a breakfast of haggis, …

Gordon Brown has tried to cast himself as the liberal reformer. But if the House of Commons were ever to be elected by the Alternative Vote, democracy would have been dealt a terrible blow.

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At the Fabian Society’s New Year conference, Gordon Brown declared that “Labour is backing Britain’s aspirations; and we’re fighting to win”. Yet, what has been starkly apparent from the latest failed bid to bring …

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This week saw Barack Obama celebrate a year since his inaugration as the USA’s 44th President. As the senator election in Massachusets triggered by the death of Edward Kennedy took place, it became …

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The New Year had barely begun when Gordon Brown faced another coup – this time led by Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt. David Cameron had presented an open goal by admitting he had …

During the last week, the Chilcot inquiry stoked more interest as Alistair Campbell defended the government’s ‘dodgy dossier’ that was used as a pretext for invading Iraq. He argued that ‘it is ridiculous that this …

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?

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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Ok, we get it. Tiger Woods allegedly had an affair with a porn star, said the non-clothes wearer, who by sheer coincidence may or may not be looking for a starring role in any …

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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Gordon Brown is under fire from the press, yet again, for a second blunder involving a letter of condolence sent to the parents of a soldier who died in Afghanistan. Just …

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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 …

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It’s a testament to the capabilities of modern technology that it has made redundant the observation by American feminist author Liz Carpenter that, “what a lot we lost when we stopped writing letters. …

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News that the government is to sell £16bn of public assets in a bid to try and shore up the nation’s finances would almost be amusing were it not so pathetic. These assets …