Labour needs voters to start asking tough questions of the Tories too

The Conservative party seems to have changed, but its policies won't make good on any new concern for the poor

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Better Labour lose power in 2010 than end up exiled for a generation

Downing Street optimists still think they can win, but a spell in opposition could perhaps let the party redefine its purpose

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As it turns 60, the fear is Israel has decided it can get by without peace

This nation was forged in refuge, not imperialism. But its people have grown cynical about hopes for a deal with Palestinians

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Eleven years after it promised a new dawn, Labour's dusk has arrived

Front page commentary on the May 1 elections from the Guardian