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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?

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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"

Tactical Briefing

  • By Jesse Armstrong
  • 04 September

From: The Unit
To: GB
Subject: Speech

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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A pointless and brutal practice

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  • 04 September 2008

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  • By Meltem Avcil
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Wisdom teeth

  • By Neil Clark
  • 04 September 2008

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