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  • 19 May 2010
    Coalition government and the realities of power

    As the new coalition government settles down, it is important to see past the hype and fear to the real issues of power, says Jill Segger. Asking tough questions of the powerful remains especially important in this new situation, with warning signs and signs of hope both in evidence.

  • 13 May 2010
    We've been here before (350 years ago)

    History has great comic timing. It is 350 years this month since a major political compromise with an uncanny modern-day parallel.

  • 13 May 2010
    Students call on Lib Dems to keep promise on tuition fees

    Students and academics have called on the Liberal Democrats not to abandon their opposition to increases in university tuition fees now that they are in coalition with the Tory Party.

  • 13 May 2010
    Vince Cable urged to act on RBS investments

    The new Business Secretary Vince Cable has been urged to act on his view of the banking system by curbing the unethical investments of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

  • 13 May 2010
    Disgruntled Lib Dems invited to 'come home to the Greens'

    The Green Party have urged Liberal Democrat supporters who object to their party's coalition deal with the Conservatives to join the Greens to achieve real change.

  • 13 May 2010
    Coalition urged to focus on low-carbon economy

    Friends of the Earth have called on the new government to take urgent action to create a low carbon-economy. They said it should be a key priority for the coalition.

  • 12 May 2010
    Greens attack 'fickle' Liberal Democrats

    The Liberal Democrats have been criticised by Green Party politicians and activists for the terms on which they have agreed a coalition deal with the Conservative Party.

  • 12 May 2010
    Don't keep calm. Don't carry on.

    Last week the British public did something extraordinary. With millions of different views and motivations, we managed to vote in such a way as to deliver a hung parliament, driving the first wedge in the door of a system that has for too long kept most politicians far removed from democratic accountability.