Blog posts tagged "politics"

May 15, 2012 2:46 pm No Comments

As the Leveson Inquiry calls Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt's former adviser, Adam Smith, to give evidence, Channel 4 News Politics Editor, Gary Gibbon, ponders a potential strategy for the minister.

May 14, 2012 10:33 pm 1 Comment

More trouble up t'mill at the heart of the Tory party? Channel 4 News Politics Editor, Gary Gibbon, finds out.

May 2, 2012 8:50 pm 9 Comments

Political Editor Gary Gibbon blogs on what the local elections will mean for the Lib Dem's existential trajectory.

April 25, 2012 11:11 am 1 Comment

Channel 4 News politics editor Gary Gibbon on Rupert Murdoch's first exchanges at the Leveson Inquiry, in which the media mogul discusses conversations with Margaret Thatcher

April 19, 2012 9:38 pm 1 Comment

Channel 4 News Political Editor, Gary Gibbon, on the battle for reform of the House of Lords at the heart of the government

February 3, 2012 11:29 am 2 Comments

Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary following criminal charges offers an opportunity for Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to bring in fresh faces - and stalwart supporters - into the Cabinet

January 31, 2012 6:02 pm 5 Comments

Mr Fred Goodwin is "sir" no longer at a time of maximum political convenience to the government as it wrestles with a very public and toxic row over bankers' bonuses, writes Gary Gibbon.

January 9, 2012 12:01 pm 13 Comments

A battle of wills started today as the cabinet discussed plans to rein in Alex Salmond, try to reassert and amend London powers to call a referendum, and start calling the shots, writes Gary Gibbon.

December 8, 2011 4:09 pm 11 Comments

A European Commission source tells Gary Gibbon that it's time for Britain to make some tough decisions on Europe, decisions "it has dodged for too long".

December 7, 2011 6:29 pm 6 Comments

The prime minister's in a bind: on the one hand, the potential collapse of the euro without radical intervention from eurozone ministers; on the other, prominent Tory rebellions and calls for Europe referendums. What next, asks Gary Gibbon.