Osborne has the potential to leave Labour floundering

Saddled with a religious conviction in the free market, it is action not rhetoric that will get the Tories out of a corner

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Barred by our DNA

Though I was part of the campaign, I can't get too excited about changes to our constitution, which remains grossly unfair

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Red Gordon. The leader the party had dreamed of

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Miliband's speech: the verdict

Better than last year, but no barnstormer. Gordon Brown can sleep slightly more soundly tonight

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The two-state solution is nearly dead. But there's one last chance to save it

The arrival of a new Israeli leader must bode well for the peace process, right? Wrong, say veteran negotiators

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The world's verdict will be harsh if the US rejects the man it yearns for

An America that disdains Obama for his global support risks turning current anti-Bush feeling into something far worse

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Who knows if Palin will bring victory or defeat? But the culture wars are back

The furore surrounding McCain's running mate is a return to the old American politics of red state versus blue state

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