by Anushka Asthana / 27 Jul 2011
From Rio to Reagan to tearful farewells in the lobby - Anushka Asthana's had a hectic month
by James Gray MP and Kevin Brennan MP / 07 Jul 2011
James Gray MP and Kevin Brennan MP discuss the pros and cons of online reportage and gadgetry in Parliament
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
by Andrew Hawkins / 22 Jun 2011
Andrew Hawkins clears a path through the thorniest of thorny issues addressed through the polling platform
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by Bill Cash and Julian Huppert / 13 Jun 2011
With discussions ongoing about the need for a British Bill of Rights, Bill Cash and Julian Huppert disagree on whether the UK’s current legislation should be replaced
by James Groves / 04 Jun 2011
The NHS reforms are ‘paused’ but the Department for Education has got going on its ambitious reform programme. James Groves of Policy Exchange outlines the remaining challenges
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
by Priti Patel / 12 May 2011
As Britain’s trade unions threaten waves of industrial action and civil disobedience, Conservative MP Priti Patel makes the case for new legislation to introduce voter thresholds for unions
by Emma Edwards / 29 Apr 2011
Emma Edwards, a member of the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly explains why the islanders want to stay part of the British Overseas Territories community
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
by Andrew Hawkins / 22 Apr 2011
Andrew Hawkins on the tests that the government must pass to keep the public onside
by Mark Lovell / 13 Apr 2011
We should be encouraging enterprise and providing alternative, more vocational forms of education to help tackle the social issues behind unemployment
11 Jul 2011
HS2, the Labour left and sentencing policy - TP's readers have their say on the issues raised in last month's magazine
by Martin Shapland / 03 Jul 2011
Turning Parliament into a tourist trap just isn't going to work, Martin Shapland says
by Sharon Hodgson / 22 Jun 2011
In this month's point of order column, Sharon Hodgson MP lays out why the government should rethink the cuts to children's services
by John Rentoul / 21 Jun 2011
Chief political commentator for the Independent on Sunday John Rentoul on inducting students into the study of Tony Blair, the rise of middle-class Britain and how to tell if someone's got an iPad
by Mark Ferguson / 05 Jun 2011
Mark Ferguson champions engaging the public directly rather than problem-solving via committee
by Adam Afriyie / 25 May 2011
The re-established Committee on Members’ Allowances is good news for taxpayers, constituents and British democracy
by Andrew Hawkins / 24 May 2011
Andrew Hawkins charts the rise and fall of the prime minister’s least credible measure of social wellbeing
by Neal Lawson and Michael Dugher / 09 May 2011
In light of recent discussion over progressive politics, Neal Lawson and Michael Dugher take opposing views of the workability of a pact between the opposition party and the Liberal Democrats
by Harry Cole / 28 Apr 2011
Harry Cole says the lobby is fighting the inevitable decline of their closed shop
22 Apr 2011
Our readers - including John Woodcock MP, Graham Stringer MP and Richard Ottaway MP - air their views on immigration, Lords reform, and High Speed Rail
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
13 Apr 2011
We speak to Labour MPs who reveal which coalition government policy they most oppose and why
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"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined by Leveson."
"The prime minister has said he does not believe that statutory legislation is necessary to achieve the principles outlined
"We have a growing relationship with the EU as an institution, which has an increasing voice in the world,
"Just one day after their botched relaunch, even people at the very heart of Cameron's government are losing faith
"The number one priority now is reducing the deficit that they [Labour] left us - the biggest deficit since
"Our mission is clear: to get Britain living within its means and earning its way in the world once
"Since then, Britain, the colonial power, has refused to return the territories to the Argentine Republic, thus preventing it
"The central premise of my campaign for president was to change the tax code that was too skewed towards
"We have paid a very heavy price but I think the reason for coming here in the first place,
"Public servants should not be rewarded for failure. But that was exactly what happened when the BBC Trust paid
