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The televising of the Commons, begun 20 years ago, was inevitable – but it has diminished the chamber Is it really 20 years since they fitted new, brighter lights above the chamber of the Commons , drove out those atmospheric,...
Telegraph View: The new 'President of Europe' is a Eurofanatic even by the standards of Brussels The new "foreign minister" of Europe is British. The reality is that Europe does not need a foreign minister, and the person...
The UK's constitutional jigsaw still needs to be completed, and politics looks set to become increasingly territorial It has probably escaped the attention of all but the most assiduous Guardian reader, but this week marked an...
Martin Bell tells Sarah Falkland about his general election plans The leading independent campaigner Martin Bell says he is "unlikely" to stand at the next general election. Mr Bell says he has not completely ruled out another...
• Swelling population 'risks demographic disaster' • Cynicism and disaffection among disturbing findings Pakistan faces a "demographic disaster" if its leaders fail to invest in a youth population that is disturbingly cynical...
Who do these booze giants think they’re catering for when they sell two-litre bottles of cider at knock-down prices, asks Alan Cochrane. The coming days are expected to see ministers attempt to beat Scotland’s growing booze...
Ahead of the Senate's first major test vote on healthcare reform, the Dems who refuse to show their cards face a political paradox Once upon a time, I was involved in a union negotiation. Yes, I was on the union side, at the...
What is so important about H.R. 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the ‘Audit the Fed’ bill? This bill “To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the...
The appointment as a little-known peer to become Europe's first "foreign minister" stunned and dismayed many in Westminster today, prompting a barrage of briefing against Britain's most senior female politician.
The UK's planned new fiscal rules are yet more fudge. The Government is setting out legislation to halve the deficit in five years. That's a worthy goal. But Gordon Brown probably won't be Prime Minister in one year let alone...
