Cathy Newman
Sexism and the sisterhood in the corridors of power
Female journalists at Westminster should speak out about the sexism they encounter – I wish I had.
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Cathy Newman
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Alex Thomson
Nicola Sturgeon: my 56 MPs will fight to end austerity
Below the Forth railway bridge, in front of her 56 Westminster MPs, Nicola Queen of Scots pledges to fight austerity – and fails to mention “independence” or “referendum”.
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Alex Thomson
When will English politicians understand Scotland and the SNP?
How much longer does the English political establishment go on not only not getting it – but demonstrating with toe-curling embarrassment that they simply don’t get it.
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Cathy Newman
How can MPs win the trust of mums?
What do mums think about politicians? Not much, Cathy Newman finds, and with 75 per cent of the House of Commons male – that doesn’t look likely to change soon.
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Gary Gibbon
Farage/Clegg II: ‘People’s army’ versus ‘modern realism’
Elvis, cheap nannies, Putin and the “underclass” – my take on Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg’s second debate.
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Westminster’s battle of the sexes – FactCheck Q&A
From the so-called “Blair babes” to opposition cries that one in four of Tory female MPs elected in 2010 is leaving, is the face of Westminster really looking more manly? FactCheck has a look.
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Michael Crick
Testimonials story a ‘political smear’ says Shapps
Channel 4 News still can’t find Corinne Stockheath of Surrey who allegedly testified on Grant Shapps’ website. Would the real Corinne please stand up?
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Gary Gibbon
Bloodless, deadpan Coulson testimony
Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on Andy Coulson’s appearance at the Leveson inquiry so far.