Politics: UK Politics
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Charles Clarke, the New Statesman and the future of the Labour Party
The former Home Secretary's article in this week's New Statesman whipped up a storm, but what's the back story?
In uk politics
Hidden lives, public voices
- 04 September
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen reads Morgan's story - part of our No Place for Children campaign
Five stark truths
- By Martin Bright
- 04 September
The summer did not bring a coup against Gordon Brown, but during this time some inescapable realities have emerged
Time to end Just William politics
- By Charles Clarke
- 04 September
In a New Statesman exclusive Charles Clarke takes on critics who abuse the word Blairite and warns Labour is destined for disaster if it continues on its current course and adds "we will not permit that to happen"
Fairness - or nothing
- By Sunder Katwala
- 04 September
Labour must face down the Tories on the "fair" agenda with concrete policies that they can't follow
Dave's fat-wa downsizes the Tories
- By Kevin Maguire
- 04 September
Pickles has taken to opening his suit jacket to show he's downsizing although, I hear from one underwhelmed gawper, he remains something of a work in progress
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Palin is the new Chuck Norris
Curbing Scottish drinking, being named after a favourite fishing spot and giddy excitement over Bristol's pregnancy...
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- 04 September 2008
Wisdom teeth
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- 04 September 2008
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