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It’s not just about Iraq, it’s Blair’s style

The poisoned ink is flowing because mandarins hate Labour’s sofa-style government and hope to end it under the Tories

Dave’n’George: trouble ahead?

Though close, there are distinct differences between the more traditional Tory leader and his urban Shadow Chancellor

This election will be won at the school gate

Mum power matters. Politicians of all parties are lining up to test their family-friendliness with the voters on Mumsnet

Graveyard of empires could claim more careers

It is Gordon Brown feeling the heat over Afghanistan now, but the Tories too must decide if this is a war worth fighting

Restore authority fast and face down the mob

The voters are angry over expenses. Politicians must harness the court of public opinion or we will never move on

Only the Milibands can save Labour

It's time for the brothers to head for their local Greek to make a Lemonia pact

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