Royal Mail: we don’t care what the union says
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 Trust is breaking down and a bitter and drawn out dispute between the…
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Political monopoly: does Ashcroft know no bounds?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 We all know that Michael Ashcroft is an influential figure in a world…
PMQs LiveChat about to begin…
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 UPDATE: The LiveChat has now closed for a sombre and relatively quiet PMQs…
Obama’s War: what next for Britain in Afghanistan?
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 President Obama is quietly deploying a further 13,000 troops to Afghanistan this month,…
Primed for Change: live updates
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Primed for Change: why we need primaries in the Labour party
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 On the day that Parliament returns to its duties, Sir Thomas Legg’s letter…
You always sell the car before denying your kids school books
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The Prime Minister will announce tomorrow that he is selling off government owned…
Catch up with today’s political telly
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 “Sopel on Sunday” today features TV interviews with Alistair Darling and Alan Johnson.…
The election campaign starts here
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 The dividing lines are drawn. There are 200 days until the general election.…
Osborne’s £3bn hole; Blachflower fears depression under Tories
By Alex Smith / @alexsmith1982 There are a few important articles about the economy in today’s newspapers that…
