Polling: the government's welfare problem
by Andrew Hawkins / 02 May 2012
Have we become a nation of benefit junkies? Andrew Hawkins examines the evidence
Opinion
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?
Who wants to (mis)lead a parliamentary tour?
by Felicity Parkes / 27 Apr 2012
Wanted: A parliamentary tour guide with perky disposition and a lively imagination
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The editor's guide to the new issue of Total Politics
by Ben Duckworth / 24 Apr 2012
Can our cover star Chuka Umunna back up his obvious style with some substance?
Which of our politicians ‘do God’?
by Andrew Hawkins / 26 Mar 2012
Andrew Hawkins looks at the place of religion, and Christianity in particular, in politics
Cure your reshuffle stress with a Russian blonde
by Felicity Parkes / 23 Mar 2012
Impending reshuffle stress? TP's agony aunt Felicity Parkes suggests how to bust it with a few choice must-dos
A growing economic force: Asian female entrepreneurs
by Barbara-Ann King / 07 Mar 2012
Female entrepreneurs in the Asian community must support each other in order to support economic growth
The unions flex some serious muscle
by Dan Hodges / 01 Mar 2012
Ed Miliband is facing possible fracture of the Labour movement
Tax is not a tool for social engineering
26 Feb 2012
We should use tax to fund public spending, and that's it, argues Luke Bozier. It shouldn't be a tool for redistributing wealth
Should we revisit the law on assisted dying?
by David Winnick MP and Nadine Dorries MP / 23 Feb 2012
David Winnick MP and Nadine Dorries MP have strong opposing views on a very controversial and emotive subject
Dan Hodges inspects Labour's New Guard
by Dan Hodges / 01 May 2012
Now is surely the time for a strong Labour offensive, but is the parliamentary party up for it? It seems that it’s down to the new faces to pick up the baton
Where’s the ‘re’ in Remploy?
by Arfon Jones / 29 Apr 2012
Arfon Jones shines a critical light on the government’s latest ‘cost-cutting’ exercise
Does UKIP pose a threat to the Conservatives?
by Nigel Farage MEP and Helen Grant MP / 26 Apr 2012
Nigel Farage MEP see his party as our best defence against the EU, while Helen Grant MP sees a lobbying group that thinks it is a political party. Which of them is right?
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
Dan Hodges: Shadow cabinet mood is ‘resignation’
by Dan Hodges / 29 Mar 2012
Will May be the month when it all goes badly wrong for the Labour Party? Whatever happens, Ed must avoid ‘Australia Syndrome’
Reshuffles: the political rutting season
by Jerry Hayes / 25 Mar 2012
As a pungent fug pervades Westminster, Jerry Hayes hails the start of reshuffle-speculation season
Is our monarchy outdated?
by Ronnie Campbell MP and Andrew Rosinell MP / 22 Mar 2012
Ronnie Campbell MP believes the monarchy represents a classist system, but is not sure what could replace it, while Andrew Rosindell MP thinks the institution is as popular as ever
‘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
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
Conservative justice beyond 'hang 'em and flog 'em'
by Paul Maynard MP / 29 Feb 2012
Paul Maynard MP does not believe Conservatives should obsess with locking all criminals up
A researcher’s guide to socialising in Westminster
by Felicity Parkes / 24 Feb 2012
Felicity Parkes gives her advice on how to locate the best drinks and avoid the backwash on the Westminster researchers' scene
Executive pay and the politics of envy
by Andrew Hawkins / 22 Feb 2012
Andrew Hawkins asks some pertinent questions about the public’s perception of high earners
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