Independence gets chilly reception

The people of Edinburgh react to the prospect of a referendum on the future of Scotland

CERN 'a threat' to nuclear energy research

Physicists fear that costs of Hadron Collider experiments could leave programme for new power stations in disarray

MPs, wake up and smell the anger on expenses

Politicians are deluding themselves if they think they can dodge the public's fury over expenses with a simple sorry

Poor whites 'deserve help like ethnic minorities'

John Denham, the Communities Secretary said white working class communities feel a justifiable sense of grievance

Bush raised Iraq with Blair three days after 9/11

Mr Blair told President he would require "very compelling" evidence to justify military action, Iraq inquiry told

Humbled Salmond unveils independence poll

The First Minister left questions on a ballot unanswered in apparent recognition that he he needs opposition help

UKIP outrage at planned deal with Tories

The emergence of UKIP plans not to stand at the general election in a deal with the Tories has led to talk of resignations

Local government chief executives to quit

One in five is likely to quit next year after Conservative pledges of a clampdown on public sector salaries and pensions

Council chief executives offer great value

Town hall bosses run complex organisations and hundreds of services yet are paid less than private sector counterparts

BNP leader to attend Copenhagen summit for EU

Nick Griffin has secured a place to represent the European Parliament at the Copenhagen climate summit, it is confrimed

‘Zac Goldsmith should be fired over tax’

The Liberal Democrats want the Tory candidate, who is worth about £200 million, to leave after claims he has avoided tax

Goldsmith warned Blair over Iraq war legality

The then-Attorney General sent a previously undisclosed letter warning that invading would breach international law

Blue Peter overturns children's TV ban

Broadcasters claimed that stopping under-14s from taking part in factual programmes would have sunk flagship shows

Unmasking of ‘cybernat’ exposes dark side of blog politics

SNP internet attacks have become part of political life in Scotland

Jim Murphy backs down after Tory threatens defamation action

Scottish Secretary removes article from website after threat by Paul McBride, QC

Cherie Blair: Tony’s only deputy head of household

The former PM’s wife is on a mission to champion working women, and it starts at home – so guess who gets to do the ironing?

Oligarchs hire peers to boost their prestige

Kirill Babayev has revealed how 'grey-headed' British peers can be paid to boost a firm’s image even if they do little significant work