The Microsoft billionaire's talk to the Parliamentary Labour Party was inspiring.
The former foreign and home secretary Douglas Hurd reviews Bill Cash's biography of John Bright
Labour desperately wants to rebuild its relationship with the working class, but who are they?
The outspoken bag-carrier on a new warzone
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Weekend reads | 27 Jan 2012
Blog by Caroline Crampton / 27 Jan 2012
Here's my pick for this week of longer articles from all over the web. If you've got a Kindle or other eReader, consult the first in this series for how to send them straight from your browser to your device to enjoy later
A few truths about Davos - Lance Knobel
An article stuffed full of fascinating insights into the World Economic Forum in Davos, from a man who used…
Life: Review: John Bright: Statesman, Orator, Agitator
The former foreign and home secretary Douglas Hurd reviews Bill Cash's biography of John...
2012: London’s Year (and probably Boris’s)
Opinion by Andrew Hawkins / 25 Jan 2012
Andrew Hawkins looks at the year’s big event – no, not the Olympics. Will...
Theresa May: A feminist in kitten heels
Articles by Amber Elliott / 24 Jan 2012
She’s had a run in with Ken Clarke, a cat, a civil servant and...
Life: Review: The Conservatives: A History
Keith Simpson reviews Robin Harris's one-volume history of the Conservative Party...
Drinks with... Dylan Sharpe
Campaigns by Shane Greer / 11 Jan 2012
Shane Greer takes out the Countryside Alliance’s Dylan Sharpe, formerly of the No to...
Time for some ethics in business
Opinion by Lisa Nandy MP / 09 Jan 2012
Lisa Nandy MP says it’s time for a change in the field of business...
The next generation
Articles by Caroline Crampton / 05 Jan 2012
Caroline Crampton interviews Charles Hendry MP about his department’s plans for energy generation for...
History: A moment of madness
David Stack examines a dark moment in the UK’s history, the enactment of the...
Miliband for Change
Articles by Amber Elliott / 04 Jan 2012
For the first time, Movement for Change opens its doors to the press. Amber...
Finding your inner iron lady
Blog by Felicity Parkes / 27 Jan 2012
The outspoken bag-carrier on a new warzone...
Bill Cash: ‘I call myself a eurorealist rather than a eurosceptic’
Blog by Caroline Crampton / 26 Jan 2012
Ahead of an unusual Commons debate on Europe, Caroline Crampton talks to eurosceptic champion...
The Cameron curse
Opinion by James Lyons / 24 Jan 2012
The Daily Mirror's deputy political editor shares his horror stories of travelling with the...
Tanni Grey-Thompson and welfare reform
Blog by Caroline Crampton / 18 Jan 2012
The Paralympic athlete turned crossbench peer has made an outstanding contribution to the process...
History: They were also MPs: William Cobbett
The pamphleteer, journalist and farmer believed that reformation was vital to the countryside economy....
Online, on target
Campaigns by Melanie Batley / 10 Jan 2012
Don’t forget that social networking is now the biggest tool in your campaigning box...
Life: Researchers' stories
Our anonymous staffers lift the lid on what really goes on in Westminster...
The 25 club: Diane Abbott
Articles by Holly Smith / 04 Jan 2012
Holly Smith talks to the shadow health minister and former Labour leadership contender about...
Life: Review: The Iron Lady
Ben Duckworth reviews a gold-plated impression of the first lady of British politics by...
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