Why AV isn't going viral
by Amber Elliott / 21 Mar 2011
AV is a missed opportunity to have some fun with online video content
Amber Elliott
Political Editor
Amber is Political Editor for Total Politics. Since joining the title, she has exposed Sir Nicholas Winterton's penchant for first-class travel, sampled pie, mash and liquor with Ken Livingstone, persuaded Ann Widdecombe to sing along to Bucks Fizz and discovered that Ed Balls blubs at Antiques Roadshow. Amber joined the team from Dods where she worked as a lobby correspondent. Previously, she worked for Sky News and, on the other side of the fence, as a press officer in the London Assembly.
PMQs: in which a briefing paper and Andrew Lansley take a bashing
by Amber Elliott / 16 Mar 2011
Both Ed and David have told each other off for pre-prepared responses, but is 'PMQs unscripted' really any better?
Michael Spicer's battle over Europe
by Amber Elliott / 14 Mar 2011
The former head of the 1922 committee reveals the personal toll of leading a rebellion
Gove to hire two speechwriters on £42k each
by Amber Elliott / 07 Mar 2011
The Department for Education is hiring while other departments lose staff
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PMQs review: the 'Ed and Dave Comedy Roadshow' fails to wow the critics
by Amber Elliott / 02 Mar 2011
Miliband and Cameron should stop trying to be witty because no one is laughing
Is the 'squeezed middle' the 'big society' for Labour?
by Amber Elliott / 01 Mar 2011
Big political ideas have to fill a gap, not create one
Jim Murphy
by Amber Elliott / 28 Feb 2011
The shadow defence secretary talks about his plans for civil defence, walking the line between unpopular interventionism and timely military support, growing up poor in Glasgow and white in South Africa.
Five easy ways to join the big society (in Hackney)
by Amber Elliott / 23 Feb 2011
The big society needs translating into a reality if it will ever work. But it could be as easy as a google search
The new Labour: Tessa Jowell
by Amber Elliott / 18 Feb 2011
The shadow Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, on whether her unwavering support for New Labour will harm her career, and if she is even that worried
Treasury questions: Osborne and Balls play pretend PMQs
by Amber Elliott / 08 Feb 2011
If you grieved for the weekly cat-fight after a subdued PMQs last week, you can now get your fix at Treasury questions.
Haringey Council to hire director on £140k
by Amber Elliott / 18 Mar 2011
Haringey Council has repeatedly come under attack for its high salaries
Labour is playing snog, marry, avoid with the Lib Dems
by Amber Elliott / 15 Mar 2011
Ed Miliband's party needs to decide just what kind of relationship they want with their Lib Dem colleagues
PMQs: in which David Miliband becomes Banquo's ghost
by Amber Elliott / 09 Mar 2011
Ed Miliband must take the higher ground on David Cameron's personal gibes (or get better at fighting back)
Jim Murphy shows Labour how to act in opposition
by Amber Elliott / 02 Mar 2011
Why opposition politics isn't always pretty
At lunch with Lord Dubs
by Amber Elliott / 02 Mar 2011
Total Politics catches up with the Labour peer in advance of the mammoth Lords session on the AV bill
Sarah Brown's 'revealing' Twitter interview session
by Amber Elliott / 01 Mar 2011
Twitter queen Sarah Brown talks about her days in No10 with her tweeple
Mandelson: Ed Miliband's victory was 'wafer thin'
by Amber Elliott / 25 Feb 2011
A revealing new chapter in The Third Man provides further insight into the former business secretary's relationship with Ed Miliband
PMQs review
by Amber Elliott / 09 Feb 2011
Ed Miliband found his groove today at PMQs — by questioning the effectiveness of the big society
Amber Elliott
Political Editor
by Amber Elliott / 03 Feb 2011
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