Credit to Obama for sticking with the Middle East. But it’s gone very wrong
A whiff of desperation is evident in US attempts to push Israeli-Palestinian talks. The president must start changing course
Published by: The Guardian
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Spending review: Guardian columnists’ verdict | The panel
Our writers give their verdict on George Osborne's plans to cut the deficit announced in the comprehensive spending review
Published by: The Guardian
Osborne will escape public wrath if Labour lets him win the blame game
The myth needs nailing that Brown, not bankers, caused our economic woes. Then the case against cuts can be made
Published by: The Guardian
In Cameron’s pay-as-you-go state, a degree is about earning, not learning
Higher education was once seen as a social good ? now its worth is measured in how it boosts future salary
Published by: The Guardian
The problem with David Cameron’s ‘big society’ is that the Tories don’t buy it
David Cameron's attempt to shift responsibility from state to citizen was too abstract for an underwhelmed Tory audience
Published by: The Guardian
Michael White’s Conference Daily: Law and order
Law and order debates at Conservative conferences once brought forth a crowd of activists demanding a return to capital punishment. No more, it appears.
Published by: The Guardian
Blair left Downing Street years ago, but his ghost haunts all our politics
If the child benefit cut is a calculated attempt to provoke the Tory base, then it comes straight from Tony's playbook
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