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Archive of articles from 2012
2013 preview: Why blinkered austerity politics will ignore Britain's biggest problems
The year in review 2012: When Thatcherism came home to roost
Margaret Thatcher's break with moderate, pragmatic Conservatism led directly to the frenzied single-mindedness of the 2010 Tory intake.
Comment: Not all of us love Christmas
If you're not entirely keen on Halloween, you're not expected to sing its praises; if Valentine's Day makes you feel lonely and unloved, or seems far too commercial, no one will say this makes you a bad person. Not liking Christmas, though, makes you a joyless Scrooge. Bah, humbug!
The Political Week Online: Police power, Tory squabbles, and the rise of UKIP
To some people, asking yourself whether you feel more inclined to trust the tabloid press, the police, or a politician is like asking whether you'd prefer to swim with a crocodile, a shark, or a bunch of hungry piranhas.
Week in review: The scandal before Christmas
As everyone's thoughts turned to Christmas, one former chief whip is hoping he might be able to rescue something from his disastrous 2012...
Top ten political scandals of 2012
Such is the extent of the turmoil which British society now finds itself in that it's hard to tell where political scandals end and begin.
PMQs as it happened
Review our live coverage of the last PMQs before Christmas with our live blog.
Comment: Extending free school meals can help end child poverty
This is a key moment for the future of welfare reform.
Analysis: Ukip's strange rise might just break the mould
Could turmoil on the continent help Ukip transcend the protest vote and make a real impact on British politics?
The Week in Review: How not to introduce gay marriage
Cameron starts the week a liberal hero... and ends it proposing the first anti-gay law since Section 28.
The Political Week Online: Culture Wars
Culture wars came Westminster this week as Tories tore themselves apart over gay marriage
Comment: Fracking is reckless and will destroy carbon targets
The dash for gas helps neither the environment or our fuel bills
Ed Miliband immigration speech in full
Read Ed Miliband's flagship immigration speech on immigration and diversity in full on politics.co.uk
Comment: The wisdom of Scotland's 'smoke-free' gamble
The Scottish government is set to make the country smoke-free. It's a sane response to an insane industry.
Art and politics: Framing the chaos of Westminster
Yes, the Intercontinental London Westminster is not an obvious art venue. Yet its art curator, Peter Millard, has assembled a collection of provocative works which, taken together, capture the essence of British political life.
PMQs verdict: An insufferable parade of bullies and swots
This was David Cameron's first opportunity to bash Ed Balls since the shadow chancellor's autumn statement howler last week. Britain was in for a masterclass in bullying bravado.
As-it-happened: PMQs and Pat Finucane statement
Follow our live coverage of David Cameron trying to cheer Tory party spirits in prime minister's questions, as a weak winter sun shines down on Westminster.
Comment: Gay marriage has its queer critics, too
To many of us, 'equal marriage' is an oxymoron. Let's remind ourselves equality and marriage have rarely intertwined.
Comment: The world is silent while atheists are persecuted
The Foreign Office is very vocal about freedom of religion, so why won't it raise its voice against the persecution of non-believers?
Analysis: Will Cameron be the prime minister who admits the war on drugs has failed?
David Cameron could launch the biggest rethink of British drug policy for 40 years today, but does he have the bravery to see it through?
Comment: The brutal hypocrisy of the royal prank witch hunt
Those who attack the Australian radio DJs are guilty of precisely the crime they claim to be so upset about.
The Week in Review: Britain's austerity groundhog day
This is Britain's version of groundhog day: every time George Osborne updates us on the state of his austerity plans, we're told there are five years to go until the misery is over.
The Political Week Online: Autumn statement becomes cold winter
More cuts are on the way as George Osborne announces the government will miss its debt targets.
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