Paul Mason
Greek crisis: crunch time
The country will divide: right versus left – as it has been divided since British tanks rolled into Syntagma Square in 1944 to install former Nazi collaborators into office.
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Aung San Suu Kyi: a painful metamorphosis
For so long Burma’s chief dissident, now the leader of a political party, Aung San Suu Kyi strongly denies any complacency against persecution.
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Queen’s speech 2015: adopting ‘a one nation approach’
Delivered by the Queen in her speech at the state opening of parliament, the government outlines its political priorities, promising to “bring different parts of the country together.”
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Paul Mason
Spain, Poland and Greece: shudders in Europe’s political foundations
Both in Spain and Poland, centrist pro-EU politics is falling victim to its association with a crony-ist elite and its failure to tell a convincing story to the young.
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Labour drops opposition to EU referendum
Acting leader Harriet Harman says Labour will support David Cameron’s plans for an in/out referendum by the end of 2017.
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The ruthless reality of the Election 2015 digital campaign
As the Conservatives and SNP prepare for battle in a radically altered political landscape, we reveal the relentless precision of the social media campaigns that became vital to their success.
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Email blunder reveals secret Bank Brexit study
Labour criticises “secrecy and concealment” as an accidental email reveals the Bank of England has launched a confidential project to assess the economic risks of leaving the EU.
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Gary Gibbon
EU renegotiation – then and now
I’ve been talking to some with memories of the 1974-5 Common Market renegotiation and asking what lessons it has for the one David Cameron is embarking on.
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Failed Ukip candidate with 6000 votes turns to extreme right
He increased Ukip support in his constituency by 240 per cent and outpolled the party’s deputy leader – but Jack Sen, the party’s former candidate for Lancashire West, is also a “national socialist”.
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Ukip civil war: O’Flynn apologises and steps down
The Ukip leader Nigel Farage accepts the resignation of his economics spokesman Patrick O’Flynn, whose criticism of him sparked days of party in-fighting.
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Can Gove push through plan to scrap human rights act?
Justice Secretary Michael Gove could face opposition from Conservative MP David Davis to government plans to scrap the human rights act. And the SNP’s Alex Salmond has described the plan as “insane”.
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How would people vote in an EU referendum?
Eurosceptics are rejoicing at the prospect of finally getting an in/out referendum. But current polling suggests the vote might not go their way.
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Government crackdown on ‘poisonous ‘ Islamist extremism
David Cameron announces the government will combat “poisonous Islamist extremist ideology” by banning organisations and clamping down on those seeking to radicalise young people.
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Paul Mason
Labour haven’t just failed to win – it’s worse than that
Labour have failed to understand the nature of the SNP challenge and are paying the ultimate price.
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Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader after election failure
After failing to win the South Thanet seat, Ukip leader Nigel Farage admits to disappointment on a professional level but says that on a personal level he has “never felt happier”.
