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sue | Different Strokes
- 20:00
- Biased BBC
Faisal Islam | Did US authorities try to palm off Lehman’s to Britain?
- 19:54
- Snowblog
Telegraph Opinion | Friends of the Earth finally cotton on to climate change data row
- 19:47
- Telegraph blog
Dr John Crippen | Khyra Ishaq : time to lynch another social worker
- 19:41
- NHS Blog Doctor
The thriller in the Rhyl-ah!
- 19:40
- Go 4th - John Prescott'...
Andy Newman | 800 jobs to go on London underground
- 19:40
- Socialist Unity
stephen_green7@sky.com (Daily Referendum) | The Lib Dems try to cover up their all white shame.
- 19:40
- Daily Referendum
Union blackmail will bring chaos to Britain
- 19:34
- The Daily Telegraph
Patrick Wintour | Nick Clegg addresses the dreaded hung parliament issue
- 19:28
- The Guardian
Telegraph Opinion | Painless recession is Gordon Brown's killer app
- 19:27
- Telegraph blog
James Forsyth | The Tories won't need a majority to have a majority in the House
- 19:22
- The Coffee House
Michael Crick (BBC News) | Straight man Lembit
- 19:21
- Michael Crick's blog
Daniel Hannan | Bailing out the banks was a disastrous mistake
- 19:15
- Daniel Hannan Blog
MPs' expenses: DPP blames Lords for derailing Uddin prosecution
- 19:14
- The Daily Telegraph
ConservativeHome | James Bethell: Nick Griffin is playing a game with the courts and the continuing...
- 19:12
- ConHome CentreRight
Mehdi Hasan | David Aaronovitch's Iraq omission
- 19:12
- New Statesman Blog
Emine Saner | View from the marginals: volunteer Davids get set to do battle with well-heeled ...
- 18:43
- The Guardian
Gerald Warner | Has the US gun lobby shot itself in the foot by unintentionally undermining stat...
- 18:35
- Gerald Warner Blog
Henry Macrory | Why on earth does Alex Salmond think he should participate in the election debat...
- 18:26
- Henry Macrory
Eric Pickles | Amazing but true - Edward McMillan-Scott's lawyers have just informed us that hi...
- 18:18
- Eric Pickles
Contributor | Public Sector Pensions Costs
- 18:11
- Burning our money
Telegraph Opinion | General Election 2010: 'So what did Portsmouth win under the Tories? '
- 18:09
- Telegraph blog
Cathy Newman | tories embarrassed...party sources say frontbench wanted debt bill to go through...
- 18:02
- Cathy Newman
David Blackburn | The Tories should ignore Byrne’s tax fantasy
- 18:01
- The Coffee House
Stephen Tall | How liberal are our MPs? | Stephen Tall
- 18:00
- Comment is Free
Baroness Verma | Labour have bombarded schools with red tape
- 17:56
- The Blue Blog
Martin Salter | Max Clifford and the News of the World – what a lot of dosh about nothing
- 17:50
- Telegraph politics blog
Iain Martin | Attacking Nick Clegg
- 17:48
- Iain Martin Blog
Melanie Phillips | Is this why the Palestinians 'deserve' a state, Mr Biden?
- 17:47
- Melanie Phillips Blog
Gillian Braunold | NHS electronic records protect patients | Gillian Braunold
- 17:30
- Comment is Free
Ged Carroll | Digital Britain: the Cameron edition
- 17:17
- Left Foot Forward
Robin Simcox | Cameron reiterates promise to ban Hizb ut-Tahrir
- 16:47
- ConHome CentreRight
Tom Harris MP | New LibDem slogan’s a winner!
- 16:38
- And Another Thing...
ConservativeHome | Tory MPs raise questions about the cost of the proposed parliamentary nursery
- 16:31
- ConservativeHome Parlia...
John Rentoul | "I am actually impeccably temporal on the whole criminal justice stuff." Quote o...
- 16:13
- http://bit.ly/bI7C1G
Mark Wallace | Unions offer to be reasonable on anything except the important stuff
- 16:12
- Taxpayers' Alliance Cam...
Libby Brooks | A patronising Question Time
- 16:05
- Comment is Free
Robert Sharp | Write a blog, kill your career?
- 16:03
- Liberal Conspiracy
Robert Peston | Lehman: How $50bn was buried in London
- 15:56
- Peston's Picks
The Orange Party | Tories Dig In For Victory
- 15:56
- The Orange Party
David Blackburn | BNP fails to publish European parliament expenses
- 15:45
- The Coffee House
Paul Waugh | Re Uddin. Lords sources hint that CPS misinterpreted their exes definition of "w...
- 15:36
- Paul Waugh
Mandelson confirms £270m loan guarantee for General Motors
- 15:36
- BBC
ConservativeHome | Edward McMillan-Scott has defected to the Liberal Democrats
- 15:30
- ToryDiary
Clancy Sigal | Barack Obama, I want a divorce | Clancy Sigal
- 15:30
- Comment is Free
Jonathan | Edward McMillan-Scott MEP joins the Lib Dems
- 15:23
- Liberal England
Hopi Sen | A woman porn director wants to be an MP? Good for her
- 15:19
- Liberal Conspiracy
Jane Merrick | oops, i just nearly broke embargo on defection story. wondered why twitter wasnt...
- 15:18
- Jane Merrick
Osborne, Geithner and losing the public
- 15:18
- Paul Waugh
Michael Brooks | New lab tests
- 15:17
- The Staggers Blog
DeHavilland | Oh Lib Dems. Teasing us with an exciting embargoed press release that we can't r...
- 15:16
- DeHavilland
The Heresiarch | All About Anna
- 15:12
- Heresy Corner
Jon Bernstein | The internet, TV and the coming election
- 15:10
- The Staggers Blog
Dave Hill | TfL: staff cuts and future funding
- 15:08
- The Guardian
Dylan Sharpe | Now teachers are being trained to spot terrorist pupils
- 15:00
- Big Brother Watch
Liberal Democrats reveal election slogan
- 15:00
- Liberal Democrats
Hugh Muir | A ban-free solution to racist teachers | Hugh Muir
- 15:00
- Comment is Free
That firefight's done. They are quick but pretty accurate fire. Brits say quiet ...
- 14:56
- Alex Thomson
George Eaton | The Lib Dems' dreadful election logo
- 14:54
- The Staggers Blog
Lords to probe expenses of baroness
- 14:52
- Press Association
Mark Pack | What happens to MPs’ websites when Parliament is dissolved?
- 14:50
- Liberal Democrat Voice
channel4news | #BNP membership criteria "likely" to discriminate against non-white people, rule...
- 14:43
- channel4news
James Cleverly | Neither fish nor foul nor good red meat
- 14:43
- James Cleverly Blog
Soldier's just been been shot in the head on roof few feet away.. RMP Tom McGuf...
- 14:38
- Alex Thomson
Paul Waugh | With Lord Paul already on her plate, Manningham-Buller will have her work cut ou...
- 14:34
- Paul Waugh
Yvonne Roberts | The battle for women's votes | Yvonne Roberts
- 14:30
- Comment is Free
Trevor Kavanagh on why a hung Parliament would be a disaster
- 14:29
- The Sun
Mike Smithson | Could this impact on the general election?
- 14:27
- PoliticalBetting
Henry Macrory | Brown says the BA strike is unacceptable...has he told that to his henchman from...
- 14:24
- Henry Macrory
Seen a sneak preview of @pinknews general election poll that's out on Sunday. Ve...
- 14:23
- Benjamin Cohen
Mesh Chhabra | Labour being a bit shy over condemning Unite strike. Are they too busy counting ...
- 14:18
- Mesh Chhabra
@stephenctimms is running 45mins late and apparently there's no chance of a cup ...
- 14:18
- Benjamin Cohen
Eamonn Mallie | The real reasons for the the DUP/Con/UU Hatfield House…
- 14:03
- Slugger O'Toole
Political Scrapbook | Gordon Brown stars in hilarious Tory shoot ‘em up computer game!
- 13:58
- Political Scrapbook
Labour launch iPhone App today!!
- 13:56
- BevaniteEllie
My first time
- 13:54
- LabourList
Paul Waugh | Sarko won't have Sun on his Xmas card list. Refuses to answer another Q re Carla...
- 13:46
- Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh | Sarko gets snarky re Brit hacks Qs re marriage to Carla. "I love Britain. Don't ...
- 13:45
- Paul Waugh
Krishnan Guru-Murthy | ouch! sarkozy furious at journo who asked him about the rumours of his private a...
- 13:43
- Krishnan Guru-Murthy
James Plaskitt | #gordonbrown and Sarkozy meeting in #number10 to discuss the #robinhoodtax. Hope...
- 13:39
- James Plaskitt
Lord Paul Drayson | I'm working on Labours "science manifesto" now. Please tweet yr ideas & views. I...
- 13:38
- Lord Paul Drayson
chris dillow | Tax-dodger, moi?
- 13:37
- Stumbling and Mumbling
Paul Waugh | Sarko in No10 presser: "Whenever I have talks with Gordon Brown I feel enriched ...
- 13:31
- Paul Waugh
David Blackburn | Do these slogans hit the mark?
- 13:30
- The Coffee House
Diane Taylor | The bigger picture on asylum | Diane Taylor
- 13:30
- Comment is Free
Richard Bacon | BBC logs 'just under 8,000' complaints about plan to close 6 Music http://bit.ly...
- 13:29
- http://bit.ly/dlpuzl
Iain Martin | Watch Liam Byrne’s lips: No new tax rises
- 13:28
- Iain Martin Blog
Mortgage rates fall to lowest level since 1993
- 13:25
- The Financial Times
stephen_green7@sky.com (Daily Referendum) | SHOCKER! Labour's biggest backer Unite to Strike - Gordon Brown says nothing.
- 13:24
- Daily Referendum
Paul Waugh | Gordo just told Sarko that we have an "entente formidable". Groan.
- 13:22
- Paul Waugh
Ruth Barnett | iPhone Wars: Labour Launch App
- 13:21
- Boulton & Co.
ConservativeHome | Eric Pickles calls for the Electoral Commission to give Returning Officers an "u...
- 13:13
- ToryDiary
Richard | Party political games
- 13:13
- EU Referendum
Downing Street | No10: Watch the PM's press conference with President Sarkozy, starting shortly: ...
- 13:10
- http://www.number10.gov...
bristolwestpaul: Lib Dem election slogan announced "Change you can spend, buildi...
- 13:10
- Paul Smith
Bagehot | The hardest case
- 13:10
- Bagehot's Notebook
Mark Wadsworth | "Lib Dem election slogan promises more hilarity and confusion"
- 13:06
- Mark Wadsworth
lucy manning | BA strike worrying those travelling close to Easter fearing. One friend said "Br...
- 12:58
- Lucy Manning
Lord Paul Drayson | My team at BIS have responded to over 1,000 emails just on the "science principl...
- 12:51
- Lord Paul Drayson
Keep porn out of politics?
- 12:44
- Comment is Free
John Redwood | Regulators have always made judgements
- 12:41
- John Redwood's Diary
The power of the celebrity Tweeter
- 12:34
- Paul Waugh
Dave Hill | Elections in Hounslow: bad news for the Keens
- 12:23
- Dave Hill's London blog
The digital election: Should we prepare to be spammed?
- 12:14
- BBC
Iain Roberts | Lib Dem Lords offer concessions on Digital Economy amendments
- 12:10
- Liberal Democrat Voice
In (further) praise of Andrew Adonis
- 12:08
- John Rentoul
Daniel Korski | RIP EDA?
- 12:08
- The Coffee House
Will Straw: Social media is about reaching out and empowering your activists
- 12:07
- LabourList
Phil Reynolds | 'Change’, ‘future’, ‘fairness’ – is the Lib Dem slogan different enough?
- 12:02
- Total Politics Party Li...
Ed Jacobs | UUP-Tory alliance a “mongrel relationship”
- 11:59
- Left Foot Forward
Adrian Michaels | Germany wants to punish the euro offenders
- 11:59
- Telegraph politics blog
That LibDem logo in full
- 11:48
- Paul Waugh
Sally Bercow | No I am not depressed coz of BA cabin crew strike. Am disappointed tho'. With BA...
- 11:44
- Sally Bercow
Kevin Maguire | Lib slogan "Change That Works For You. Building A Fairer Britain" covers Lab's "...
- 11:25
- Kevin Maguire
Adonis shows the way on transport, and debates
- 11:22
- Alastair Campbell Blog
Iain Dale | The LibLabCon Election Slogan as Perfected by the LibDems
- 11:18
- Iain Dale
Paul Waugh | How long will it be before the Tories point up links between BA strike union Uni...
- 11:10
- Paul Waugh
lucy manning | no charges for baroness uddin cps decide
- 11:01
- Lucy Manning
Patrick | Are Labour planning to cut police numbers?
- 10:55
- Full Fact
Tim Montgomerie | If I could only follow six Twitterers, they'd be @StephanShaxper, @SamuelCoates,...
- 10:54
- Tim Montgomerie
David Blackburn | At last, the Tories get organised
- 10:49
- The Coffee House
freethinkingeconomist | Banning CDS – a veritable linkfest and stout opinion
- 10:42
- Freethinking Economist
Dizzy | Epic Logo Fail
- 10:30
- Dizzy Thinks
George Eaton | Tory jitters as poll lead falls to three
- 10:29
- The Staggers Blog
Alistair Darling being sent Gordon's
- 10:27
- Paul Waugh
Iain Dale | Porn director Lib Dem candidate 'supports the Labour party'
- 10:20
- Iain Dale
Gorbachev, twenty five years on.
- 10:20
- Three thousand versts o...
Patrick | Friday’s fact-check round-up
- 10:13
- Full Fact
Sara Mojtehedzadeh | Caption Competition
- 10:04
- Boulton & Co.
Brian Walker | Why George Bush made rthe call to Cameron
- 09:58
- Slugger O'Toole
Douglas Carswell | Lost in translation
- 09:50
- Douglas Carswell Blog
Robert Peston | Lehman: How it disguised its frailty
- 09:37
- Peston's Picks
Tom Harris MP | Just got an email from ConHome headlined: "Should Cameron be more angry?"
- 09:35
- Tom Harris MP
BBC Radio 4 Today | FSA chief outlines "proactive" new approach and says Tory FSA plans would be "di...
- 09:31
- BBC Radio 4 Today
Enter Ken Clarke...
- 09:28
- Bob Piper
Parmjit Dhanda | BNP to be allowed to work as teachers? I wouldn't want any extremist teaching my...
- 09:25
- Parmjit Dhanda
Charlie Whelan | Sun joins smears on me and Unite. In case missed Sun poll Labour 3 behind Tories...
- 09:23
- Charlie Whelan
This Mother's Day, don't let the Tories keep mum about workers' rights
- 09:20
- LabourList
Alex Barker | The full text of the Lib Dem “triple lock”
- 09:18
- FT Westminster Blog
Emma Boon | MPs still troughing truffles!
- 09:17
- Taxpayers' Alliance Cam...
Dylan Sharpe | A small victory for common sense
- 09:16
- Big Brother Watch
ConservativeHome | Coulson and Hilton 'join forces' in Tory election team
- 09:12
- ToryDiary
Gerald Warner | Climategate: the IPCC's whitewash 'review' is the AGW camp's biggest mistake yet
- 09:08
- Gerald Warner Blog
David Blackburn | Affluence for influence
- 09:07
- The Coffee House
Shamik Das | Politics Summary: Friday, March 12th
- 09:07
- Left Foot Forward
Miliband 'effectively confirms' May 6 election date
- 09:02
- Paul Waugh
ConservativeHome | Who would Lib Dem councillors favour in a hung Parliament?
- 09:01
- ConHome Local Governmen...
Unity | There ain’t nuthin’ more powerful than the smell of Tory mendacity!
- 09:00
- Liberal Conspiracy
Tehmina Kazi | Should religious leaders tell us how to vote? | Tehmina Kazi
- 09:00
- The Guardian
Richard Murphy | Not just nasty; downright vicious: Tory support for vulture funds
- 08:54
- Tax Research UK
The Tory decline offers Labour the opportunity for renewal
- 08:50
- LabourList
Richard Murphy | What are the Tories ashamed of?
- 08:40
- Tax Research UK
Telegraph Opinion | Greece will be saved, but what about other debtors?
- 08:26
- Telegraph blog
Calling out Cameron on CND slurs
- 08:20
- LabourList
Brian Walker | The cautionary tale of the field marshal MP for North Down
- 08:14
- Slugger O'Toole
ConservativeHome | Quangos: A cull for some, taming for others
- 08:08
- ConHome Local Governmen...
Tim Worstall | But, but, this was the right thing to do!
- 08:07
- Tim Worstall
Betting markets: Tory majority of 18
- 08:03
- John Rentoul
There's no substitute for policy thinking and campaigning
- 08:00
- LabourList
Aluf Benn | How Bibi lost a best friend | Aluf Benn
- 08:00
- Comment is Free
Next Left | So who's really playing politics with the Ashcroft peerage inquiry?
- 07:57
- Next Left
Daniel Hannan | Brussels is run by and for lobby groups
- 07:51
- Daniel Hannan Blog
John Redwood | Travelling safely
- 07:51
- John Redwood's Diary
ConservativeHome | Should David Cameron be more angry about Labour failures and failings?
- 07:44
- ToryDiary
Archbishop Cranmer | David Laws on faith schools and the Liberal Democrats
- 07:41
- Cranmer
Paul Waugh | Nick Clegg admits to GMTV that Lib Dem PPC Anna Span's porn past is "not my cup ...
- 07:36
- Paul Waugh
Toby Young | Is Samantha Cameron the world's most reluctant political wife?
- 07:30
- Telegraph politics blog
Jon Snow | OK, so I’m biased. I shall be supporting the under-dog
- 07:08
- Snowblog
Alexander Chancellor | So it's Sarah Brown v Samantha Cameron | Alexander Chancellor
- 07:00
- Comment is Free
Insurgents are local, know every compound and ditch. You cannot move fast throug...
- 06:55
- Alex Thomson
We're going to fight and win
- 06:33
- Go 4th - John Prescott'...
ConservativeHome | Yousuf Miah: The system of student visas needs a complete overhaul
- 06:10
- ConservativeHome Platfo...
Mike Smithson | YouGov vs AR: Is it all down to the weightings?
- 04:41
- PoliticalBetting

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