Film 100

Scandal could change politics for ever

The class of 2010 will be a new generation of political virgins who are untouched by outrage over the John Lewis list

Cameron needs a clear blue message

If voters believe that the leader cannot keep the Right in check, they will desert him

Brown is finished. Labour might be too

The coalition of working and middle-class voters that sustained new Labour is fracturing

Come on, Clegg, say your own C-word

Coalition. The Lib Dems don’t deserve to be taken seriously until they admit they can’t win outright

Who dares reveal the instruments of torture?

Labour fears it is already too late to try to gain credit from voters by being honest about the need for spending restraint

That’s another fiasco you’ve got us into

Brown's dismal handling of the Lockerbie affair has dismayed Labour MPs and reignited talk of a coup

Special Relationship. Passed away 2009. R.I.P.

For some time America has regarded this country as Little Britain. The Lockerbie bomber case is seen as the final straw

Are MPs born mad or driven crazy by power?

Even on their summer breaks, our leaders struggle to look normal. Perhaps politics attracts only a certain type of person

The equality row reveals a deeper rift

The meltdown at the human rights quango is symbolic of a battle over the Labour Party's future

Friends: Dave’s strength and weakness

No Westminster set has ever been closer than Cameron’s, but will they alienate the rest of the party?

Lord Sugar and the taste of hypocrisy

As Labour fails to tackle reform of the Lords, Brown grabs headlines by ennobling a TV personality

It’s the beginning of the affair

The Civil Service has turned its back on Labour and is getting into bed with the Conservative Party

Nasty or nice cuts, there will be blood

Tories are obsessed with learning how Canada slashed its spending in the 1990s

Can Brown fix it? No, he can’t

Labour has spent 12 years constructing Britain’s future but nothing has gone up

Everyone wants a change, except MPs

The new Speaker was not chosen for modernising. This election shows the Commons at its worst

Is it Lord or lad for Gordon Brown?

On his right sits Mandelson; on his left, Balls. They disagree profoundly on policy. Only one can win

A party at the gates of Hell

Even some of his new Cabinet question the strength of a Prime Minister who now lacks any sense of political direction