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Cameron should ignore the calls for an early election: the Tories need the liberals
The electorate punished the Liberal Democrats in the local elections. But the UK is becoming more liberal. And this is why the Tories, despite calls for Cameron to go the polls now, should stay in coalition with the Liberals.
By Ryan Shorthouse | Eagle Eye | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 at 4:45 pm
Does PM Have a Death Wish?
Number 601 in my series of Questions to Which the Answer is No was asked by the indispensable Paul Waugh yesterday of David Cameron’s instant footnote in history, “Calm down, dear.”
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 3:46 pm
Caught & Social: Beckham cock-a-hoop at game
Daily gossip from the world of celeb
By Luke Blackall | Notebook | Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 11:13 am
Cameron Trashing of past PMs Spoils the Party
A cardinal rule of Britain’s unwritten constitutions is that the royals stay out of party politics. By class, upbringing, wealth and lifestyle they are not on the left. The Prince’s Trust would fit comfortably into the Blue Labour ideas of faith, flag and country and his work is pure Big Society. By contrast, Prince Charles’ [...]
By Denis MacShane | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 10:29 am
An Unenthusiast Writes: AV, I suppose
If there were an Oh-God-I-Suppose-So-2AV I think I might join, because civic duty will drag me to a polling station on 5 May, where I will have to summon the motivation to vote for one alternative or the other.
It is a dire state of affairs that our first national referendum in 36 years could flounder in [...]
By Andy McSmith | Battle of Ideas, McSmith | Tuesday, 26 April 2011 at 3:00 pm
Andrew Lansley’s strange decision
Less than 24 hours after being contacted by journalists – The Independent included – about why Andrew Lansley had decided to be the first Health Secretary in eight years not to attend the Royal College of Nursing Congress he’s decided he will go after all.
By Oliver Wright | Notebook | Friday, 8 April 2011 at 12:31 pm
“Activists first, Musicians second” – The King Blues Interview
You may not have heard of The King Blues, you may not like their music if you have, but none of that matters. With the upcoming release of their third album Punk and Poetry, a sell out tour, a Summer packed with festivals and whispers of breaking into America, I wanted to talk to the band about what’s keeping them awake at night.
By Ilona Burton | Notebook | Monday, 4 April 2011 at 6:27 pm
“The Most Annoying Person in Modern Politics”
David Cameron’s loss of temper with Ed Balls, who was barracking him at Prime Minister’s Questions, instantly turned an unmemorable session into one that will enter the folklore.
On the substance of the clash between the principals, I thought Ed Miliband got the better of the Prime Minister on tuition fees, but lost on police numbers. [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 1:51 pm
March 26th
Tomorrow, on March 26th, hundreds of thousands are expected to march in London, to demonstrate against the government.
By Jody McIntyre | Notebook | Friday, 25 March 2011 at 10:49 am
The “Why Should I Tidy My Bedroom” Theory
The House of Commons is debating Libya – after the planes have gone in, for the Henry Porter Tendency who accuse Tony Blair of riding cliché over parliamentary accountability.
It seems as if it is an interesting debate, and as if Ed Miliband got the tone right in supporting liberal interventionism – a welcome recovery from [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Monday, 21 March 2011 at 7:53 pm
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