More freedom could tackle social issues behind out of work figures
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
Opinion
How should we care for our ageing population?
by Penny Mordaunt / 12 Apr 2011
In this month's point of order column, Penny Mordaunt MP argues for changing the way government approaches the challenges presented by our aging population
The pernicious lies of the No to AV campaign
by Laurence Durnan / 07 Apr 2011
The No to AV campaign are insulting the electorate's intelligence by simultaneously courting their votes while saying the AV system is too complicated for them to understand, writes Laurence Durnan
The rise in muscular liberalism
by Max Wind-Cowie / 31 Mar 2011
Max Wind-Cowie, the head of the Progressive Conservatism Project at Demos, writes about this new expression of conservatism
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Changes at the Foreign Office
by George Pascoe-Watson / 25 Mar 2011
George Pascoe-Watson examines William Hague's efforts to remodel his department
Tax avoidance isn't a dirty practice
by Shane Greer / 22 Mar 2011
Individuals and companies who avoid tax are simply conforming with their obligations. What's wrong with that?
Oxbridge needs to end the Master’s degree freebies
by Chris Leslie / 20 Mar 2011
The practice of converting an Oxbridge BA into an MA without any further study undermines valid qualifications from other universities argues Chris Leslie MP
The UN's belated action isn't good enough
by Shane Greer / 18 Mar 2011
We can hope that the no-fly zone will make the difference. But had the UN acted earlier, needless deaths in Libya could have been avoided
Point of order: Joblessness
by John Woodcock MP / 15 Mar 2011
John Woodcock defends Labour's record on getting people back to work
Chris Patten is right to resign the Tory whip
by Iain Dale / 10 Mar 2011
The former governor of Hong Kong will make an excellent chairman of the BBC Trust, as long as he fulfils his intention to remain non-partisan
A nonsensical attitude to smoking
by Iain Dale / 09 Mar 2011
How can a government that believes in freedom also sanction banning advertising on cigarette packaging, asks Iain Dale
The growth strategy
by George Pascoe-Watson / 01 Mar 2011
In his new column, George Pascoe-Watson examines the likely themes of the Budget on 23 March
Opposing the government
13 Apr 2011
We speak to Labour MPs who reveal which coalition government policy they most oppose and why
The need for gender balance in politics
by Helen Grant / 11 Apr 2011
Helen Grant MP looks at the vital part female politicians play in creating a strong parliamentary body, and as role models for the future
Do trade unions represent modern Britain?
06 Apr 2011
As the unions march against government cuts, Conor Burns MP and John Hannett, general secretary of USDAW, discuss the validity of trade unions in today’s world
Labour just doesn't get the Lib Dems
by Hopi Sen / 29 Mar 2011
The Lib Dems aren't just people who got lost on the way to Labour committee rooms, and Labour would do well to remember that, says Hopi Sen
Close to home
by Andrew Hawkins / 23 Mar 2011
Can localism rescue the big society, asks Andrew Hawkins
The New Guard
by Sophy Ridge / 22 Mar 2011
In her diary, Sky News's political correspondent Sophy Ridge muses on feisty Conservative backbenchers, Middle Eastern politics and the difficulty of avoiding windswept hair on camera
Germany's shameful abstention
by Iain Dale / 18 Mar 2011
Membership of the UN Security Council comes with responsibilities. It's time for Germany to stop abstaining and shoulder their share of the burden
Refocusing the Foreign Office
by Gerard Russell / 15 Mar 2011
Responding to multiple international crises isn't easy, but the FCO should make the effort to look outwards, not inwards
Total Politics tackles 10 O'Clock Live
11 Mar 2011
Our Executive Editor debates Rory Stewart MP and Stop the War activist Tansy Hoskins on the subject of Libyan intervention
Does the media focus too much on personality?
by Sir Malcolm Rifkind and James Lyons / 10 Mar 2011
Debate: Sir Malcolm Rifkind argues yes, while James Lyons says no
Conservative is the new radical
by Nick Pearce / 03 Mar 2011
The ippr's Nick Pearce looks at why the left should tap into conservatism
Politics is polarising the generations
by Mark Wallace / 24 Feb 2011
The political fight is no longer about the centre ground – it's generational, argues Mark Wallace
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