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Analysis: Cameron's referendum tactics reveal a deep, deep weakness
Eurosceptic troublemakers have forced David Cameron into a reluctant equivocation which collapses under scrutiny. By refusing to listen to them, they are making him play a terrible political price.
Queen's Speech 2013 analysis: Time running out for real reforms
Local election analysis: What does the rise of Ukip mean?
Analysis: Bishop of London's Margaret Thatcher funeral address
Queen's Speech 2013 analysis: Time running out for real reforms
You can't please all of the people all of the time. But that's not stopping David Cameron and Nick Clegg from trying in the coalition's penultimate Queen's Speech.
Local election analysis: What does the rise of Ukip mean?
Could a Ukip surge split the Conservative vote and let Labour in? Or will it simply drag David Cameron and Ed Miliband to the right?
Analysis: Bishop of London's Margaret Thatcher funeral address
The the Bishop of London's mission was to remove the politics from a political life - and he just about managed it.
Analysis: A towering heavyweight puts our current leaders in the shade
Today's coalition politicians simply don't understand Margaret Thatcher's way of doing things. The change has been fundamental: Thatcher would hate today's government because it is based on compromise.
Analysis: Miliband and Clegg fighting different battles
While Lib Dem knives are out against their coalition partners in this year's council elections scrap, Ed Miliband has his sights set on a bigger prize: No 10.
Abu Qatada: Judgement shows May never stood a chance
Theresa May was never going to beat Abu Qatada - but government lawyers have an unparalleled inability to accept defeat.
Budget 2013: Your life has got worse
Here's five reasons why your life has got a lot worse since the chancellor stood up this lunchtime.
Can Cameron win a Leveson vote? The Commons arithmetic untangled
This Lib-Lab vs Cameron standoff puts the Commons on a knife-edge.
Analysis: Under the skin of Britain's neo-nationalists
The EDL and groups like it have contributed to the poisoning of the national debates about Islam in Europe.
Analysis: You don't have to be a rebel, but it helps
Prof Cowley was one of the seven members of politics.co.uk's jury of experts which sought to answer the question: which MP is most effective at breaking free of the constraints of the party system? Now the process is complete, he offers his take on the final results, which you can read about more in full here.
Eastleigh damage report: The winners and losers of a gripping by-election fight
Disaster for David Cameron, jubilation for Nigel Farage, relief for Nick Clegg and a warning for Ed Miliband
PMQs verdict: Miliband overshadowed by... everybody
When it comes to his despatch box performances, Ed Miliband is barely living up to his job title as leader of the opposition.
Analysis: Amritsar massacre festering sore will not heal easily
The context of the Amrtisar massacre is vital when discussing Cameron's decision not to apologise for it.
Who is the Tories' candidate for Eastleigh?
She's got a degree in race relations and doesn't care about refugees. Meet Maria Hutchings
Analysis: Why the battered coalition can't go on like this
Imagine living with someone you hate for nearly three years and then being put in a boxing ring with them. The coalition government's unity is about to take a battering in Eastleigh.
Analysis: What kind of sentence can Chris Huhne expect?
Sentencing guidelines allow for anything between four and 36 months for perverting the course of justice. But what kind of a sentence is Chris Huhne likely to receive?
Cameron's Europe speech analysis: 2015 trumps 2017
David Cameron has let domestic politics triumph over diplomacy. The closer you look at his EU referendum speech, the more it becomes clear his goal is winning power in 2015.
Analysis: Lisbon treaty U-turn haunts Cameron's Europe long game
David Cameron's frustrating Europe obfuscation can be traced back to his other big crisis on the issue: abandoning the Tories' "cast-iron guarantee" over the Lisbon treaty referendum.
Analysis: Why Labour is at its strongest in a Tory trap
The benefits cap puts Labour exactly where George Osborne wants them, but the chancellor's plan could yet backfire.
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