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Laying down the law
A great test of political leadership is how well you deal with vested interests on your own side. In his…
Greece should remember the lesson of Black Wednesday
The campaign to keep Greece in the euro has resulted in five years of groundhog days. The unfortunate country seems…
Let Greece go
The campaign to keep Greece in the euro has resulted in five years of groundhog days. The unfortunate country seems…
Cameron’s EU referendum tactics make Harold Wilson look clever
David Cameron is now facing the biggest challenge of his leadership: how to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU without…
A lot to ask
David Cameron is now facing the biggest challenge of his leadership: how to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU without…
This time, on surveillance, the Americans have it right
Britain and America, as George Bernard Shaw is reputed to have said, are two countries divided by their common language.…
Who’s listening?
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thehighpriestsofhealth/media.mp3 Britain and America, as George Bernard Shaw is reputed to have said, are two countries divided by their…
There’s only one sane way David Cameron can meet the foreign aid target
In this week’s Queen’s Speech, the government promised as usual to cut red tape for businesses. But David Cameron is…
Redefining aid
In this week’s Queen’s Speech, the government promised as usual to cut red tape for businesses. But David Cameron is…
Isis is our worst possible enemy
In recent months, as the country went through a general election, our focus has been on our own domestic debates.…
Isis rising
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/michaelgovesfightforjustice/media.mp3 In recent months, as the country went through a general election, our focus has been on our own…
'One nation' politics works. Just ask Nicola Sturgeon
As David Cameron lined up beside Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband at the Cenotaph on the day after the general…
Cameron’s new mission
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thelastdaysofmiliband/media.mp3 As David Cameron lined up beside Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband at the Cenotaph on the day after…
Do you think the age of boom and bust is over? All our party leaders are betting that it is
After working for Bill Clinton, the political strategist James Carville said he had changed his mind about where power really…
Bond villains
After working for Bill Clinton, the political strategist James Carville said he had changed his mind about where power really…
The Tories are now the party of the many — Labour is the party of the few
When election day dawns, it’s worth bearing in mind that two million more people will be going to work than when…
The right choice
Listen http://az592690.vo.msecnd.net/media/channels/viewfrom22/acasts/theelectionwhereeverybodyloses/ALL/ALL/ALL/viewfrom22-theelectionwhereeverybodyloses.mp3 When election day dawns, it’s worth bearing in mind that two million more people will be going to work…
Cameron is the only leader who can deliver an EU referendum. Why is he ashamed to say so?
The election campaign is becoming increasingly dominated by a small party whose raison d’être is to preach independence from membership…
The other union
The election campaign is becoming increasingly dominated by a small party whose raison d’être is to preach independence from membership…
Cameron led calls to remove Gaddafi. Why is he silent on Libya's drowning refugees?
One Friday, 28 people were rescued by the Italian coastguard when the boat on which they were fleeing Libya capsized in…
A deadly silence
One Friday, 28 people were rescued by the Italian coastguard when the boat on which they were fleeing Libya capsized in…
Won't somebody please try to win this election?
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Swing time
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Why aren’t the Tories winning?
When launching the Conservatives’ campaign this week, David Cameron told party activists that the general election was ‘on a knife…
Passion, please
When launching the Conservatives’ campaign this week, David Cameron told party activists that the general election was ‘on a knife…
