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How ready is the PM for 2015?

How ready is the PM for 2015?

With mere months to go, in political terms, David Cameron already has his strategy laid out for 2015

Snooker at Chequers? Never!

Snooker at Chequers? Never!

by George Pascoe-Watson / 02 Jul 2012

Cameron’s hands-off approach is worrying those concerned for the future, notes George Pascoe-Watson. Is there a firm hand on the tiller?

Should we introduce gay marriage?

Should we introduce gay marriage?

by Jane Ellison MP and Peter Bone MP / 24 May 2012

Jane Ellison MP argues for gay people’s right to be ‘married’, not just ‘civilly partnered’, while Peter Bone MP believes marriage should only be for a man and a woman

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Politicians who can't help fuelling the crisis

Politicians who can't help fuelling the crisis

by Graeme Wilson / 24 Apr 2012

What is it about prime ministers and fuel crises? Graeme Wilson discusses the unfortunate jerry-can rush, a lavish visit across the pond and nominitive determinism

How Cameron is staying strong on Plan A

How Cameron is staying strong on Plan A

by George Pascoe-Watson / 01 Mar 2012

The prime minister doesn’t look far for his economic advice but, as the Budget looms, he remains committed to his chancellor’s economic strategy

The Cameron curse

The Cameron curse

by James Lyons / 24 Jan 2012

The Daily Mirror's deputy political editor shares his horror stories of travelling with the PM and takes issue with the BBC

Verbification worries

by Ann Treneman / 20 Dec 2011

Times sketchwriter Ann Treneman confesses her concerns about politicians' use of language, and hands out her 'lickspittle of the year' award

George Osborne seeks his place in history

George Osborne seeks his place in history

by George Pascoe-Watson / 26 Jun 2011

The chancellor is at the very heart of the coalition government, but his legacy depends not on his strong relationship with the prime minister, but with his ability to eliminate the deficit, says George Pascoe-Watson

David Cameron's first year as prime minister

David Cameron's first year as prime minister

by George Pascoe-Watson / 22 Apr 2011

George Pascoe-Watson looks back on David Cameron's first year in Downing Street, and reveals a few choice details of how he divides his time as PM

David Cameron: An inconvenient truth

David Cameron: An inconvenient truth

by George Pascoe-Watson / 09 Oct 2012

David Cameron may not be his party's darling, but he is their best hope for full-term success, far more so than Boris. 

David Cameron badly needs the 301 group of MPs

David Cameron badly needs the 301 group of MPs

by George Pascoe-Watson / 28 May 2012

As the PM is hit by a ‘double dip’ of mid-term slump plus poor local election results, could his new crew save him?

Will the Queen’s Speech rescue Team Cameron?

by George Pascoe-Watson / 30 Apr 2012

The highlight of 2012’s State Opening aims to boost the coalition’s achievements. Crisis? What crisis?

‘Bollocks’ to elected peers

‘Bollocks’ to elected peers

by Roland Watson / 20 Mar 2012

Roland Watson looks forward to a fun, but potentially coalition-damaging, fight over House of Lords reform

For the good of this government’s health

For the good of this government’s health

by George Pascoe-Watson / 26 Jan 2012

No 10 is desperate to stop the NHS becoming a toxic issue. For 2012, it has created a ‘neutralisation’ plan

The year that will keep the PM up at night

The year that will keep the PM up at night

by George Pascoe-Watson / 22 Dec 2011

2012 was meant to be the coalition’s turning point, but the economic crisis intervened. What does David Cameron do now?

The Conservatives’ plan to win back the female vote

The Conservatives’ plan to win back the female vote

by George Pascoe-Watson / 24 Nov 2011

George Pascoe-Watson analyses David Cameron's chances of appealing to women voters

Surfing with Harry Enfield

Surfing with Harry Enfield

by Jo Coburn / 25 May 2011

Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn on covering the AV referendum and the prime minister's encounter with Harry Enfield on a beach in Spain

Nervous laughter

Nervous laughter

by Steve Richards / 21 Apr 2011

In his diary, the Independent's chief political correspondent Steve Richards describes the strange working life of a columnist, taking the flak from his readers and sharing nervous laughter with a former speaker

Catherine Mayer's diary

by Catherine Mayer / 17 Dec 2010

The London bureau chief for TIME on why you should never grumble about interviewing the PM

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