Prime minister versus statesman: Andrew Hawkins looks at the value of running a presidential campaign to win voters’ hearts and minds
WATCH: A video investigating the implications of the legal aid reforms proposed by Chris Grayling
Our new-build programme has stalled, says Clive Betts MP, while Don Foster MP dons hard-hatted optimism about Cameron’s construction plans
From local gentry to Commander of the Fleets, JB Seatrobe charts the rise of a naval legend
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David Cameron, Mr President?
Opinion by Andrew Hawkins / 21 May 2013
This article is from the May 2013 issue of Total Politics
The Conservatives Party’s 2010 general election campaign put David Cameron up front, even if he was a bit too air-brushed. The rationale was clear: he connected better with voters than Gordon Brown did, even if the poll evidence was not always conclusive.
Ditching Brown gave Labour a popularity boost of around four percentage…
Are we making good progress on building more homes?
Opinion by Clive Betts MP and Don Foster MP / 20 May 2013
Our new-build programme has stalled, says Clive Betts MP, while Don Foster MP dons hard-hatted...
Europe: The tail that's wagging the dog
Blog by Justin Cash / 20 May 2013
Are we really as eurosceptic as Farage suggests, or are perceptions just being driven by...
The Gove-rnment agenda
Blog by Justin Cash / 17 May 2013
Education secretary Michael Gove came to the defence of his cabinet colleagues in last night's...
How a campaign can fizz or fizzle
Campaigns by Peter Carroll / 14 May 2013
Peter Carroll, one of the key figures behind the Gurkha campaign, wonders if achieving success...
Blue collar Tory: Oxymoron or obvious choice?
Blog by Justin Cash / 14 May 2013
At last night’s Blue Collar Conservatism event ‘Perceptions, Policies and Victory in 2015’ Tory aficionados...
Life: Off the record: Researchers' stories
Sex, death and sticking it to Rupert Murdoch - what have our anonymous Westminster staffers been...
Life: Book reviews: Office Politics & Bretton Woods
Book reviews of Office Politics & The Battle of Bretton Woods...
Some last words from the left on Thatcher
Opinion by Dan Hodges / 08 May 2013
Even for some in Labour, the former PM has changed from being a distant, mythical...
'Equality is important but not sufficient', Peter Tatchell
Blog by Justin Cash / 09 May 2013
With stock in UKIP rising, renowned human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell talks to Justin Cash...
WATCH: The fight to save legal aid
Blog by Ed Stradling / 20 May 2013
WATCH: A video investigating the implications of the legal aid reforms proposed by Chris Grayling...
History: They were also MPs: Sir Cloudesley Shovell
From local gentry to Commander of the Fleets, JB Seatrobe charts the rise of a...
Life: 'Who are the propagandists?'
The British Library's new exhibition 'Propaganda: Power and Persuasion' opens today, laying on the communicative...
Life: James Gray MP on nostalgia, justifying war, & patriotism
The Tory MP for North Wiltshire explains why Siegried Sassoon's collection of essays is his...
War - what (prime minister) is it good for?
Articles by Crispin Black / 14 May 2013
Intelligence consultant Crispin Black looks back at two moments when our prime ministers decided to...
David Willetts on today's 'difficult process for Tories'
Articles by Anoosh Chakelian / 14 May 2013
The universities and science minister is an unrelenting optimist, telling Anoosh Chakelian about his party’s...
Life: Making Hay: Peter Florence reveals his festival secrets
Ben Duckworth speaks to Hay Festival organiser Peter Florence about the highlights he’s looking forward...
Felicity Parkes on MPs' dreaded 'local profiles'
Opinion by Felicity Parkes / 08 May 2013
The ‘perfect photo op’ may not be the best way to spice up your MP’s...
Sick and satired of politicians?
Articles by Anoosh Chakelian / 08 May 2013
Do today's politicians supply plenty of colourful material for satire, asks Anoosh Chakelian, or are...
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