Giulio Andreotti’s death puts ‘local’ politics in spotlight
The reason the former Italian PM Giulio Andreotti’s death is important, beyond his mafia connections, is that it underlines a central truth about Italian politics – and about the UK,
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In death, Margaret Thatcher finally knew her limits
Loved and loathed in equal measure, Margaret Thatcher did not want a state funeral. It would, in any case, have required the monarch to bless the divisions she wrought.
Leaking lavatories and the Olympic / Paralympic challenge
How will MPs respond to the feel-good-factor sweeping Britain following the Olympics and Paralympic Games? Jon Snow writes on the challenge facing parliamentarians.
We’ve changed – the single party is over
Jon Snow ruminates on the changing political landscape and the likelihood of coalition government rather than single party dominance being the new norm.
Was this when coalition love first bloomed?
At the height of the MPs expenses scandal, the then Commons Speaker Michael Martin – himself under siege – agreed a meeting with the three main Westminster party leaders.
War costs in grief and reputation
The mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan attacks Gordon Brown for equipment shortages. Jon Snow blogs on the messy business of war for politicians.
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