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MPs 'falling over themselves' to refuse pay rise
Nick Assinder on the pressure faced by MPs to turn down a recommended £1,000 pay increase.
Friday 12th March 2010
Will 2010 really be an internet election?
Will the coming general election be the first where the parties will harness the power of the internet, as many commentators have predicted?
Monday 8th March 2010
The courtesy of Michael Foot
Nick Assinder remembers the kindness, courtesy and generosity of former Labour leader Michael Foot, who sadly died yesterday aged 96.
Thursday 4th March 2010
He is a canny operator, Darling
For somone recovering from an encounter with the full forces of hell, Alistair Darling looked remarkably sanguine at PMQs.
Wednesday 24th February 2010
A guide to surviving as a PPC
Richard Robinson, winner of the ePolitix.com Report of the Year Award at the 2010 Researchers' Awards, reflects on the ups and downs of life as an aspiring MP.
Wednesday 17th February 2010
Punch and Judy turn out for referendum debate
Last night saw a hefty win for the government on a referendum in 2011 on adopting an alternative vote system to elect our MPs.
Wednesday 10th February 2010
Jobs for the family
The torture, it appears, never stops. Just as MPs are talking about moving on from the expenses scandal there are fears it is about to come full circle.
Wednesday 10th February 2010
Politicians need to learn the art of deference
Not broken, but in need of repair. That was Gordon Brown's assessment of the state of British politics at Tuesday's meeting of the liaison committee.
Friday 5th February 2010
Dorries calls for mini-revolt against Mr Speaker
Tory backbencher Nadine Dorries doesn't like Speaker Bercow and she doesn't like the reforms he has introduced to his own dress code, amongst other things.
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
Westminster party politics come to Stormont
As the television cameras remained glued to Tony Blair's appearance before the Chilcot inquiry on Friday, little attention was being paid to the slow progress being made at Stormont.
Friday 29th January 2010
The long struggle for a Commons creche
There may be a few more setbacks along the way, but it appears the Palace is finally to get a creche.
Thursday 28th January 2010
'Van Gogh' tribute to lobby legend Ian Craig
Visitors to Moncrieff's bar and cafe are used to pictures of hacks adorning the walls - but a van Gogh?
Monday 25th January 2010
Clegg faces increasing hostility
There is a growing feeling that Clegg is trying just a little too hard to look like the angriest man in the chamber, says Sam Macrory.
Wednesday 20th January 2010
Dr Jack explains the problem with privilege
There was much stroking of chins and speculative theorising when Sir Menzies Campbell's privilege committee met yesterday afternoon.
Tuesday 19th January 2010
Harriet challenges RBS for public's affection
Welcome to the New Year and the new battle for the title "Most Despised Profession in Britain".
Friday 15th January 2010
Frank and Dave, an usual double act
The press turned out in force to see David Cameron share a stage with welfare renegade Frank Field.
Monday 11th January 2010
Global sporting events 'aid developing nations'
The 2010 World Cup will shine a spotlight on South Africa – the first African nation to host the world's biggest sporting event.
Sunday 3rd January 2010
Philip, the king of political incorrectness
Congratulations to the Duke of Edinburgh for becoming the longest-serving regal consort in British history. I have always been in favour of his so-called gaffes.
Saturday 2nd January 2010
Russia is 'state of open terror' for journalists
There have been countless deaths of government critics and inquiring journalists in Russia during the past eight years.
Friday 1st January 2010
Whitehall from Thatcher to Wolsey
After researching 500 years of Whitehall history, Colin Brown explains why Enoch Powell was right about politics.
Thursday 31st December 2009
Westminster is a journalist's paradise
This classic column from veteran lobby correspondent Chris Moncrieff explains why journalists hang around in Westminster.
Wednesday 30th December 2009
Minimum wage ten years on
The UK's national minimum wage was not regarded as particularly generous when it was first introduced a decade ago.
Tuesday 29th December 2009
Kremlin control of energy challenges EU
Putin's energy policy is "aimed at furthering the geopolitical interests and maintaining the national security of Russia".
Monday 28th December 2009
From the Commons to the High Court
Former member for Dudley North Ross Cranston investigates MPs who became high court judges.
Sunday 27th December 2009
Britain's future depends on low carbon economy
It is no exaggeration to say that our environment, our economy, and our whole way of life are under threat from the impacts of the changing climate, says Joan Ruddock.
Saturday 26th December 2009
Let's bin strategic defence reviews
Former Nato secretary-general and defence secretary Lord Robertson and former Royal Marine and Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown call for fundamental reform of armed forces procurement.
Friday 25th December 2009
Society is key to progressive Conservatism
Politics by its nature is debate about the common good. People divide into rival ideological camps over fundamentally different accounts of how to realise the 'good society'.
Wednesday 23rd December 2009
Farewell 2009
In the true spirit of Christmas, let's draw a line, put it all behind us and look forward to 2010 when things can only get, well, worse.
Monday 21st December 2009
The nightmare of a Parliament with no mandate
Will the general election be a turning point for our politics, or are voters so offended that they will simply turn away, leaving Parliament with no mandate to govern?
Saturday 12th December 2009
Darling's grim Christmas Carol
Well it was always going to be grim. And, bingo and boilers apart, it most certainly was grim. On a Dickensian scale.
Wednesday 9th December 2009
Time to man the class war barricades
To judge from the reaction to Gordon Brown's "playing fields of Eton" jibe at PMQs this week you would think he had unleashed the dogs of class war by lobbing a Molotov cocktail through the front door of Tory HQ.
Friday 4th December 2009
Whitewash? What whitewash? The Iraq inquiry is riveting
As journalistic questions go, asking Sir John Chilcot if his Iraq inquiry was going to be a whitewash probably doesn't rate up there with the Frost-Nixon exchanges.
Friday 27th November 2009
Blair missed out on a job he never wanted
British people will have to execute a bit of double-think and re-educate ourselves into the fact that Tony Blair did not want the EU job.
Friday 20th November 2009
An election manifesto dressed in ermine?
Political commentator Nick Assinder delivers his verdict on Wednesday's Queen's speech.
Wednesday 18th November 2009
Youth parliament 'made history'
Young people from across the UK made history on October 30 by sitting on the green benches in the House of Commons, something never done before by non-MPs.
Monday 9th November 2009
Hoyle's passion for Lancashire shines through
Big supermarket chains faced criticism from a passionate Lindsay Holye in the Commons last night.
Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Bercow speaks up for backbenchers
ePolitix.com reviews Speaker John Bercow's speech on reforming the House of Commons.
Friday 25th September 2009
Clegg, Cable and cuts
The Liberal Democrats are likely to emerge from their pre-election conference in Bournemouth in a confident but not celebratory mood.
Thursday 24th September 2009
Ofsted's music report hits the wrong note
If the government wishes to improve music teaching in Britain, it must first redress the balance between culture and sport, argues parliamentary researcher Adam Gillett.
Friday 18th September 2009
Public debt is defining the political debate
The level of public debt seems to be defining the debate in all political parties, argues parliamentary researcher Gurpreet Brar.
Friday 18th September 2009
Kids from lower-income families need early intervention
Schoolchildren from lower-income backgrounds would benefit from early intervention, argues parliamentary researcher Louise Haigh.
Thursday 17th September 2009
Miliband's plans for green economy rest on Copenhagen
Ed Miliband had a clear message for the TUC congress in Liverpool on Wednesday, argues parliamentary researcher Edward Webber.
Thursday 17th September 2009
Mandelson sets the scene for general election
Lord Mandelson's speech on Monday set the tone for the coming general election campaign, argues parliamentary researcher Richard Robinson.
Wednesday 16th September 2009
Thousands of families denied homes by fraudsters
Tackling fraudulent tenants needs both central and local government action, argues parliamentary researcher Mark Forster.
Tuesday 15th September 2009
Recession means tough times for the charity sector
A recession puts extra pressure on the third sector, explains parliamentary researcher Veronica Oakeshott.
Friday 11th September 2009
Co-operative Party 'is not to be sniffed at'
It would be great if the Co-operative party conference received a bit more coverage this year, argues parliamentary researcher Helen Undy.
Friday 11th September 2009
Governing gives Plaid Cymru new confidence
Experience of government has given Plaid Cymru a new confidence in its chances of winning power in the long-term, argues parliamentary researcher Tom Stoate.
Friday 11th September 2009
Putting sport on a stronger footing
The government should be careful in its review of sporting events reserved for free-to-air TV, according to the BBC's director of sports rights Dominic Coles.
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