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The reality of Boris's cuts

London Mayor Boris Johnson's Tory administration has already embarked on a round of cuts. Katy Taylor talks to opposition politicians about what services are being hit

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Tackling the real crisis

  • By Phil Bloomer
  • 10 October

In a week dominated by the growing global financial crisis, a couple of potential tipping points in the climate change debate have passed almost unnoticed

Shouldn't have gone to Iceland

  • By Paul Evans
  • 10 October

David Cameron's lack of lustre in the Commons provoked a curious consensus in the blog plus the financial wisdom of (some) local authorities

The onward march of Vince Cable: you read it here first

  • By Martin Bright
  • 09 October

The Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman is now the bookies' favourite to be the next Chancellor

Mesmerised by the snake

  • By Tara Hamilton-Miller
  • 09 October

For all the Westminster talk of Mandelson's supposed genius, his lust for power at any cost, and political savvy the Tories reckon the voting public still think he’s slimy

Out of the bunker

  • By Martin Bright
  • 09 October

In the end the rescue package for the banks was the right thing but the Prime Minister stands accused of dithering, of being behind the curve rather than ahead of it

Tactical Briefing

  • By Jesse Armstrong
  • 09 October

From: The Unit
To: GB
Subject: Requests for GB Moneyfacts

Feature

Labour's private school heroes

Jonathan Calder looks down with bafflement from the top of the Stiperstones at the Labour Party's attitude to education

More in uk politics

What happens when the money runs out?

  • By Iain Macwhirter
  • 09 October 2008

Don't blame me for Labour's failings

  • By John Redwood
  • 09 October 2008

The facade cracks

  • By James Macintyre
  • 09 October 2008

Polly snubs Miliboy

  • By Kevin Maguire
  • 09 October 2008

News hit by whiteout

  • By Brian Cathcart
  • 09 October 2008

Unfinished project

  • By Charles Clarke
  • 09 October 2008

Fighting on to the end

  • By Anthony Howard
  • 02 October 2008

Blogs

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Bright's Blog

Politics uncovered by Martin Bright, New Statesman political editor

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Sian Berry

The Green Party activist and anti-4WD campaigner writes for http://www.newstatesman.com

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