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29 Dec 2012

'Tough choices', Cabinet paper revelations, and the assault on welfare

UK government Cabinet papers from 1982, now released under the 30-year disclosure rule, confirm that the dismantling of the welfare state, the privatisation of the NHS and the savage cutting of public services has been a long-held ambition of the Conservative party.
19 Dec 2012

Queen’s cabinet visit reveals 'feudal heart' of UK politics, says Republic

The group Republic, which campaigns for democratic alternatives to the monarchy, has criticised the Queen’s visit to yesterday morning’s cabinet meeting.
28 Mar 2011

The inauthenticity of Michael Gove

Untruth is not always communicated in outright lies. There is a type of blinkered misapprehension which presents misleading and inauthentic concepts. None of us are immune to this failing and all of us need to keep it under informed scrutiny. But it often seems to come to the fore in politicians in a manner which does at the very least, raise questions as to their judgement and credibility.
1 May 2008

Brown keeps politics in the family

Gordon Brown's political appointees represent corporate influence and PR savvy, says Simon Barrow. But is all this smoothness good for the soul of politics?