• Ministers are unwise to harp about their migration policies - Bryant

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Chris Bryant MP, Labour's Shadow Immigration Minister, commenting on today's migration figures published by the ONS, said:

  • Floods have shown Government shortsighted - Creagh

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Mary Creagh MP, Labour's Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on the extra £120 million for flood funding announced by Danny Alexander today, said:

  • We should show confidence in the Leveson Inquiry - Ed Miliband

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said:

  • British government's decision to abstain on Palestine vote is worse than a blunder. It is a historic misjudgement - Alexander

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Douglas Alexander MP, Shadow Foreign Secretary, said:"Labour welcomes today's overwhelming vote for enhanced status for the Palestinians at the UN as an important non-violent, legal and diplomatic step towards a negotiated two state solution.

  • IFS report a wake up call on pensions - McClymont

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Gregg McClymont MP, Labour's Shadow Pensions Minister, commenting on IFS research showing that one third of those approaching retirement are unsure how much income they will receive from their private pensions, said:

  • Yet another damning UKBA report - Bryant

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Chris Bryant MP, Labour's Shadow Immigration Minister, said on the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's report on UKBA: "This is yet another damning report about UKBA under this Government.

  • Mitchell's decision to unilaterally reinstate budget support to Rwanda was a serious misjudgement - Lewis

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Ivan Lewis MP, Labour’ Shadow International Development Secretary, responding to the Government’ decision to suspend aid to Rwanda, said:

  • Voters in Croydon, Rotherham and Middlesbrough have put their faith in a One Nation Labour Party - Ed Miliband

    Updated: 2012-11-30 23:26:11
    Ed Miliband MP, Leader of the Labour Party, said: 

  • Is Boris the Kevin Pietersen of politics?

    Updated: 2012-11-30 18:12:29

  • What do yesterday's by-elections mean for the future Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-30 15:25:30
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS What do yesterday's by-elections mean for the future by Emma Burnell 30 Nov 2012 09:53 Emma Burnell thinks it's too early to start predicting the general election Getty Images Related Articles Lib Dems lose their deposit in Inverclyde by Caroline Crampton 01 July 2011 PMQs : Labour try to separate Nick Clegg from his own party by Ben Duckworth 14 March 2012 George Galloway wins the Bradford West by-election by Caroline Crampton 30 March 2012 PM

  • What do yesterday's by-elections mean for the future Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-30 15:25:29
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS What do yesterday's by-elections mean for the future by Emma Burnell 30 Nov 2012 09:53 Emma Burnell thinks it's too early to start predicting the general election Getty Images Related Articles Lib Dems lose their deposit in Inverclyde by Caroline Crampton 01 July 2011 PMQs : Labour try to separate Nick Clegg from his own party by Ben Duckworth 14 March 2012 George Galloway wins the Bradford West by-election by Caroline Crampton 30 March 2012 PM

  • George Osborne appoints Neil O'Brien as new adviser and opens door to a more blue collar, northern conservatism

    Updated: 2012-11-30 11:08:14

  • UKIP's threat to...Labour?

    Updated: 2012-11-30 09:27:02

  • Ding dong! The report is dead. Report is dead. Report is dead. Ding dong! The wicked report is dead...

    Updated: 2012-11-30 07:34:48

  • Can you blame MPs for taking their voters for granted?

    Updated: 2012-11-30 02:27:08
    What does Labour have to do to lose a seat like Rotherham? The previous MP, Denis MacShane, resigned after obtaining public money by deceit – a far worse case of malfeasance than many which attracted heavier opprobrium during the expenses revelations. The candidate chosen to select him, Sarah Champion, was imposed by the NEC, prompting [...]

  • Charlie Critchell Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-29 23:24:47
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Content By Charlie Critchell Croydon North : The real value of by-elections by Charlie Critchell 28 Nov 2012 Today's by-elections offer parties hope and headaches in equal measure : why politicians must not neglect the broader implications of these local ballots Newsletter Sign up Sign up to receive the latest news from Total Politics Register You have now registered Subscribe to TotalPolitics magazine now and Save 25 click here Advertise with TotalPolitics Bloggers Sadie Smith Charlotte Henry Christian May Francesca Preece Emma Burnell Martin Shapland Most read Most recent Most

  • Croydon North The real value of by-elections Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-29 23:24:47
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  • Croydon North The real value of by-elections Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-29 23:24:45
    : Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS Croydon North : The real value of by-elections by Charlie Critchell 28 Nov 2012 14:38 Today's by-elections offer parties hope and headaches in equal measure : why politicians must not neglect the broader implications of these local ballots Getty Images Related Articles Ed Balls on growth , credibility and getting emotional by Caroline Crampton 21 November 2011 This weekend Liberals should trumpet their influence by Martin Shapland 09 March 2012

  • Net migration falls by a quarter in a year

    Updated: 2012-11-29 13:07:50

  • It has never been harder to be a Whip

    Updated: 2012-11-29 11:07:56

  • There are moral, economic and political reasons to cap payday loan charges — so it's good news that the Government plans to do so

    Updated: 2012-11-29 09:14:36

  • Common law is incompatible with EU criminal jurisdiction

    Updated: 2012-11-29 08:11:16
    In Brussels, one or two Sir Humphrey types are still talking about which EU justice and home affairs policies we might want to opt back into after exercising our block exemption. But the debate in Britain has moved on. It is unthinkable that the Coalition would now accept EU jurisdiction in an area where it [...]

  • Why as a Lib Dem I can't support statutory regulation Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-28 21:56:04
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS Why as a Lib Dem I can't support statutory regulation by Charlotte Henry 28 Nov 2012 16:17 Imposing state licensing is an unacceptable instrution a free press , says Charlotte Henry Getty Images Related Articles PMQs : Labour try to separate Nick Clegg from his own party by Ben Duckworth 14 March 2012 Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Inquiry by Caroline Schelle 25 April 2012 Vince Cable's lack of oomph at BIS by Caroline Crampton 27 April 2012 Coalition

  • Why as a Lib Dem I can't support statutory regulation Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-28 21:56:04
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS Why as a Lib Dem I can't support statutory regulation by Charlotte Henry 28 Nov 2012 16:17 Imposing state licensing is an unacceptable instrution a free press , says Charlotte Henry Getty Images Related Articles PMQs : Labour try to separate Nick Clegg from his own party by Ben Duckworth 14 March 2012 Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson Inquiry by Caroline Schelle 25 April 2012 Vince Cable's lack of oomph at BIS by Caroline Crampton 27 April 2012 Coalition

  • The politics of Leveson are likely to rumble on and on

    Updated: 2012-11-28 15:46:26

  • PMQs Nothing and nobody is working Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-28 13:55:33
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  • PMQs Nothing and nobody is working Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-28 13:55:33
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  • Eurosceptics are set to lose yet another general election

    Updated: 2012-11-28 07:04:58
    The tragedy is that it will come too late. By the time UKIP and the Conservatives accept Britain’s electoral logic, the damage will have been done. It is now likelier than not that the Conservatives will offer an In/Out referendum. The danger is that my party will do so ambiguously, tardily or unconvincingly. Too unconvincingly, [...]

  • A letter to the new Governor of the Bank of England

    Updated: 2012-11-26 16:53:32
    Dear Mr Carney, I'm delighted that you're taking over as Governor of the Bank of England. Although some newspapers are describing you as the first foreign governor, very few British people think of Canadians as properly foreign. William III, who founded the Bank, was technically foreign but was, on most measures, one of our greatest [...]

  • A good day for David Cameron, though the test is yet to come

    Updated: 2012-11-24 08:17:41
    David Cameron will have enjoyed this morning's coverage of the Brussels summit. Our newspapers are taking a straightforward British-PM-holds-out-against-grasping-Eurocrats line and, while Continental papers are less complimentary, their online readers' comments, especially in Germany, Austria and the Netherlands, are overwhelmingly pro-British. The PM has had a successful summit. It's true that he held the highest [...]

  • When One Direction came to Parliament Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-23 22:46:44
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS When One Direction came to Parliament by Grace-Anne Marius and Nisha Thanki 23 Nov 2012 16:29 Mr Speaker , as someone who hasn't even had his first proper snog yet , I'm not even sure I am qualified to talk about equal marriage Grace-Anne and Nisha report from the UKYP Debates 2012 Parliamentary Copyright Related Articles Political debate turns to panto by Sadie Smith 23 November 2012 Ed Miliband as Margaret Thatcher has downsides by Emma Burnell 22

  • When One Direction came to Parliament Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-23 22:46:44
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  • Ed Miliband as Margaret Thatcher has downsides Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-22 22:44:56
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS Ed Miliband as Margaret Thatcher has downsides by Emma Burnell 22 Nov 2012 14:24 Comparing yourself with a divisive political predecessor means you have to take on their whole legacy , not the selected parts , says Emma Burnell Getty Images Related Articles The dangers of tweleting by Christian May 20 November 2012 Corby , Ukip and Labour : the perfect storm for Tories by Tor Clark 20 November 2012 Where has the trust factor' gone in politics by Emma

  • Ed Miliband as Margaret Thatcher has downsides Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-22 22:44:56
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS Ed Miliband as Margaret Thatcher has downsides by Emma Burnell 22 Nov 2012 14:24 Comparing yourself with a divisive political predecessor means you have to take on their whole legacy , not the selected parts , says Emma Burnell Getty Images Related Articles The dangers of tweleting by Christian May 20 November 2012 Corby , Ukip and Labour : the perfect storm for Tories by Tor Clark 20 November 2012 Where has the trust factor' gone in politics by Emma

  • David Cameron will block any EU budget rise, but this summit is a warm-up for the repatriation talks

    Updated: 2012-11-22 17:03:26
    It goes without saying that David Cameron should – and almost certainly will – reject any proposal to increase the EU budget or dilute what’s left of our rebate. Not that he needs my help, but here are a couple of points he might make to his fellow heads of government: We remain the second [...]

  • PMQs Bishops police and nurses galore Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-21 15:16:24
    : , Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS PMQs : Bishops , police and nurses galore by Anoosh Chakelian 21 Nov 2012 13:03 Getty Images Related Articles Corby , Ukip and Labour : the perfect storm for Tories by Tor Clark 20 November 2012 PMQs : understudy Cleggers stands in to face Harman by Anoosh Chakelian 07 November 2012 Time for a joined-up One Nation by Emma Burnell 06 November 2012 PMQs : This time , it's personal by Anoosh Chakelian 24 October 2012 Controversial Nobel Peace Prize

  • PMQs Bishops police and nurses galore Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-21 15:16:24
    : , Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Blog Blog Email a Friend Email this article to a friend Your email : Friend's email : Send Twitter Facebook RSS Email a Friend RSS RSS RSS PMQs : Bishops , police and nurses galore by Anoosh Chakelian 21 Nov 2012 13:03 Getty Images Related Articles Corby , Ukip and Labour : the perfect storm for Tories by Tor Clark 20 November 2012 PMQs : understudy Cleggers stands in to face Harman by Anoosh Chakelian 07 November 2012 Time for a joined-up One Nation by Emma Burnell 06 November 2012 PMQs : This time , it's personal by Anoosh Chakelian 24 October 2012 Controversial Nobel Peace Prize

  • We'll be popular in Europe after we leave

    Updated: 2012-11-21 00:22:42
    I've just sat through a Two Minutes Hate in the European Parliament. Or, rather, a Two Hours Hate. The occasion was the budget debate, and the target was Britain. One after another, MEPs rose to jeer at the selfishness and Europhobia of the British. Our government was being dishonest about the relative size of national [...]

  • The speech I'd like David Cameron to give

    Updated: 2012-11-19 16:20:15
    It is reported that David Cameron's big EU referendum speech, postponed from the October Conference, will be delivered shortly. Drafts, we are told, are already circulating in Whitehall. I haven't been asked for a submission but, since the PM tells me he reads this blog regularly, perhaps he won't mind if I use it to [...]

  • Nigel Farage is surely now a more attractive partner than Nick Clegg

    Updated: 2012-11-16 22:28:18
    Corby and East Northamptonshire, like many swing seats, is demographically typical. On most metrics – age, income, blend of urban and rural – it is not far off the national average. In one way, it is unusually representative of the United Kingdom as a whole: its steel plant was manned largely by Scots – a [...]

  • I, Pencil

    Updated: 2012-11-16 08:57:48
    Here is a video which explains why the free market is not simply the manliest and most efficient system on offer, but also the most intricate and exquisite. Even Occupy types will, I hope, be able to grasp its argument.

  • Graceanne Marius Total Politics

    Updated: 2012-11-08 13:25:39
    Total Politics Magazine Campaigns Elections Biteback Publishing Politicos.co.uk Subscribe and save 38 Search Home Blog Opinion Articles Campaigns Life History Subscribe Shop Events Follow us on twitter Home Content By Graceanne Marius Advertise with TotalPolitics Bloggers Sadie Smith Charlotte Henry Christian May Francesca Preece Emma Burnell Martin Shapland Most read Most recent Most comments Yes we can . be patronising limey assholes Red or white poppy No we can't : The alternative Barack Obama speech A post-Reagan Republican could win in 2016 You'll not easily coerce a liberal' : Alistair Carmichael Leanne Wood on Wales , the EU , and Mrs Windsor' Abortion has made me think about what left wing means Scots on independence : No' support builds How governments recover from mid-term blues

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