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In uk politics

Banning Christmas

  • By Paul Evans
  • 19 December

The blogosphere tries to cope with Christmas, the curious news that William Hague is still Tory leader (perhaps that's why they're plunging in the polls), and more

A year of ups and downs

  • By Martin Bright
  • 18 December

What a difference a year made - and for no one more so than Gordon Brown, who earns five of my coveted parliamentary awards

An excess of yo-ho-hoing

  • By Kevin Maguire
  • 18 December

All the gossip from the Westminster Village

Tactical Briefing

  • By Jesse Armstrong
  • 18 December

From: The Unit
To: GB
Subject: A cruel Yule

Luck is playing the guitar

  • By Gideon Donald
  • 18 December

A Christmas cartoon

  • By David Simonds
  • 18 December

Strictly done dancing

Feature

Bloggers on 2009

The best of the predictions for the new year - Paul Evans trawls the blogosphere on your behalf

More in uk politics

Golden thread, national myth

  • By Tom Holland
  • 18 December 2008

Their right to liberty

  • By Alice O'Keeffe
  • 18 December 2008

Books of the Year 2008

  • By Ian Irvine
  • 18 December 2008

Political predictions for 2009

  • By James Macintyre
  • 18 December 2008

Lord Kagan, Lord Snooty and a romantic Lady

  • By Bernard Donoughue
  • 11 December 2008

Blunkett is coming back

  • By James Macintyre
  • 11 December 2008

Community chest

  • By Liana Wood
  • 11 December 2008

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Bright's Blog

Politics uncovered by Martin Bright, New Statesman political editor

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Best of the Politics Blogs

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Caroline Lucas

The Green Party MEP writes for www.newstatesman.com

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