Top Ten hard hats

by Anoosh Chakelian / 21 Feb 2013

Getting the UK working is today’s goal, and dressing the part means your party will get it done, right?

Photos: Paddy Power & TP Political Book Awards

by Josh Kearns and John Russell / 21 Feb 2013

Were you snapped at the Paddy Power and Total Politics Political Book Awards in February?

Lunch with... Greg Barker MP

by Anoosh Chakelian / 18 Feb 2013

Anoosh Chakelian and energy minister Greg Barker chat about green government over some tuna and couscous in Lombard Street. Photo by Josh Kearns

'I got my politics from reading NME' Kerry McCarthy

by Kerry McCarthy MP / 28 Jan 2013

The shadow foreign minister explains why music is so important to her

Ayes to the playwright: James Graham interview

by Anoosh Chakelian / 28 Jan 2013

As James Graham’s production This House wins votes from theatre-going audiences, Anoosh Chakelian finds out if this new young playwright could be the next big political dramatist

Researchers' stories: Off the record

28 Jan 2013

Showdowns in the canteen and a mini expenses scandal: what have our anonymous Westminster staffers been up to this month?

Book review: British PMs and Democracy

by Bill Cash MP / 21 Jan 2013

The Conservative MP for Stone reviews British Prime Ministers and Democracy: from Disraeli to Blair

My old book: Barry Sheerman MP

by Barry Sheerman MP / 14 Dec 2012

The MP for Huddersfield on his love of John Clare's poems

Clive Betts' Parliament Football Team captaincy

by Clive Betts MP / 14 Dec 2012

The Labour MP keeps fit with an energetic game of footie, alongside some of the biggest names in the sport

Lunch with... Tessa Munt

by Anoosh Chakelian / 13 Dec 2012

Tessa Munt, Lib Dem MP for Wells and PPS to Vince Cable, has a delicious and coalitious lunch with Anoosh Chakelian

Events: Bicycles and book launches

13 Dec 2012

Were you snapped cycling, discussing Dickens, celebrating a book launch or attending a parliamentary reception?

Top Ten: Political gaffes of 2012

11 Dec 2012

I didn't just... did I? The moments when it all went wrong this year

Off the record: Researchers' stories

21 Feb 2013

Stray tweets, engraved iPads and mislaid constituents

Book reviews: Bang! & An English Affair

by Ben Duckworth and Keith Simpson MP / 21 Feb 2013

Top Ten famous imitations

14 Feb 2013

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, they say. If so, there’s no end to the royal favourites and politicos of whom we can’t get enough

What is Adam Afriyie's 'comfort blanket'?

by Adam Afriyie MP / 28 Jan 2013

Stalking horse or bookworm? The Conservative MP for Windsor lets us in on his reading habits...

Lunch with... Lord Wood

by Anoosh Chakelian / 28 Jan 2013

Ed Miliband’s strategy adviser Stewart Wood and Anoosh Chakelian have a modern lunch in Westminster Abbey’s former monks’ larder. Photo by Louise Haywood-Schiefer

Shards and pancakes: This month's culture

28 Jan 2013

Our previews of this month's best cultural events for politicos

2012 book reviews: A new leaf

by Keith Simpson MP / 02 Jan 2013

Keith Simpson MP chooses the best page-turners from 2012

Top Ten: Political nicknames

14 Dec 2012

From Tarzan to Wizards, what are the top ten nicknames given to politicians, often by politicians?

Julian Huppert MP: "Sherlock Holmes - without the drugs"

by Julian Huppert MP / 13 Dec 2012

Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, reveals his favourite books and literary characters

Researchers' stories: Off the record

13 Dec 2012

More humorous tales from our anonymous Westminster staffers

Culture previews for politicos

13 Dec 2012

Check out our previews of this month's political culture picks

Events: Some barking snapshots

by John Russell / 10 Dec 2012

Did you attend Westminster Dog of the Year or Pact's 'Made in Britain, Sold Worldwide' reception? See if we spotted you...