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By Dan McCurry From day one, it was always inevitable that Ian Blair would eventually be forced out and he must have known this. His mission to transform the Met Police into a body that reflects the ethnic diversity of the community would…
By Douglas Alexander Fair trade is fundamental to a fair world, a vital route out of poverty for millions of people across the globe. Today (Mon 23) marks the start of Fairtrade Fortnight. It is a reminder that our shopping habits can make…
By Alex Smith I received an email today from Conservative Home, which asked: 'what does David Cameron need to do to woo the White Van Man?' It wasn't the shock of receiving an email from Tories that got to me most - I'm a pretty open minded…
By James Mills Last week saw the thirtieth anniversary of the Iranian revolution and this week sees the start of an exhibition at the British Museum on Shah Abbas I of Iran. The latter has only been possible due to the cooperation of the…
By Ed Balls It's become a depressingly familiar sight. Whenever something awful happens in our country, up pops former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith to proclaim it as just the latest example of our so called "broken society" - and that…
By Tom Guise There have been rumblings in the press and on the blogs this week about Daniel "Tallest MP in the House" Kawczynski, the Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, after he advertised for a new intern to replace the one he…
By Dan McCurry I was pondering one of those confusing moments of indecision that the modern world has foisted on us. I was in the kitchen having just blown my nose and I honestly had no idea what the advice is between swing-bin and…
By Tom Miller Many of us have had the experience of meeting people on the doorstep who plan to vote BNP, as laid out here previously by Dan McCurry. I've never really known what to say to these people, as often they have taken on a…
By Derek Draper and Alex Hilton There have been several posts on the blogosphere about LabourList and MessageSpace, which places adverts on various blogs. Last week LabourList suggested that the fact that MessageSpace involves Alex Hilton…
By Dan McCurry I've just been on a spying mission to ConservativeHome and it was hilarious. I only meant to have a nose around, but there was a group bemoaning their lot at the way Hollywood portrays the centre-right. The writer, Peter…
By Ed Mayne In his article in the Guardian today, David Cameron talks about "turning Britain 's pyramid of power on its head" by devolving more powers to local government. He has talked about "localism" before. This time he has backed it up…
By Peter Mandelson UPDATE 4.30 pm My post has been extended to include the full remarks that I have just made to the Council for Foreign Relations on the current economic situation and how we deal with it: Inevitably, handling the banking…
