As politicians model themselves on celebrities the British public is taking them less seriously and the boundaries between politics and showbiz are blurring.

The recent spate of violent attacks against schools in China betrays a deeper set of social and political problems stemming from rapid economic growth and government repression.

Whatever your feelings may be about the Conservative-Liberal government, one thing that can be celebrated is that voters delivered blows by the ballot box on the villains of this election.

One of the many fascinating battles fought in last week’s General Election was that of Oxford West and Abingdon where Evan Harris, the incumbent Liberal Democrat MP, lost to first-time Conservative candidate Nicola Blackwood. The contest begs the question: to what extent did religion and science decide the outcome?

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Oh dear, we’ve broken politics. As one political commentator put it, the public hasn’t so much spoken as mumbled incoherently and stormed off. That said, politics has been crumbling for a while now, the …

Independent candidates hoping to capitalise on the expenses scandal were all disappointed in the election.

When I met with Bob Marshall-Andrews in Westminster last month to interview him about his recent trip to Gaza, he already knew that he would not be in Parliament much longer, no matter what the …

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Nearly 3,000 online comments were made following the editorial decision taken by The Guardian to enter a new era of official support for the electoral reform-championing Lib Dems. The timing, just days before …

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Writing their semi-satirical 1969 hit about a former resident of Tucson, Arizona, Lennon and McCartney were hardly suggesting the most radical reorms to immigration policy in recent American history. Four decades later however …

 
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It is impossible not to get caught up in election fever when about two-thirds of each newspaper’s editorial is packed full of stories, interviews and comment about the prospect of a hung …

We need to show MPs how the rushed Digital Economy Act directly affects everyone, not just geeks.

The 2005 Election suggested an increasing number of British people are willing to vote for minor parties whose support could be invaluable in a hung parliament this time around.