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A fresh approach?
- 02 July 2009
Could a mixture of tax rises and spending cuts, public service reform and constituonal change be a winning strategy?
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Brown’s PR gamble
- 25 June 2009
- 4 comments
Could a referendum on Scottish independence be held alongside a PR referendum on election day?
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Cameron's wobble
- 18 June 2009
The Tories are ahead in the polls but remain unpopular. And there are divisions behind the scenes.
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First among equals
- 11 June 2009
- 2 comments
Gordon Brown has survived, but humiliated and with his powers reduced. What can he do now?
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After the massacre
- 04 June 2009
- 3 comments
With Brown’s chances of survival “less than 50-50”, a reform agenda with the Lib Dems may be Labour’s only hope
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The Ides of June
- 28 May 2009
- 1 comment
The local and European elections leave both main parties vulnerable, but Gordon Brown’s career depends on his response
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A taxi to the top
- 21 May 2009
As the candidates to replace Michael Martin line up, more and more Labour MPs are backing an unlikely Tory moderniser
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Less than honourable
- 14 May 2009
- 3 comments
MPs led by the Speaker have disgraced our democracy. The only certainty now is unprecedented voter alienation
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To the bitter end
- 07 May 2009
Gordon Brown is “hunkering down” in his bunker at Downing Street as the plotters scheme – but he is going nowhere, writes James Macintyre
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The scent of blood
- 16 April 2009
- 5 comments
The desperate men of Downing Street are trying to hang on to power at any cost. Can a bold, progressive Budget save them?
