Police officers will be forced to name any friends who work in the media, or else face the sack, under new guidelines published on Monday. Read more ...
Former Tory chairman Lord Tebbit also warns that legislation could allow him to marry his son to escape inheritance tax [...] Read more ...
A massive tornado rips through neighbourhoods near Oklahoma City, on the second day in a row the state has been pummelled by giant twisters. Read more ...
The PM has emailed a 'personal note' to members saying he would never work with anyone who 'sneered' at activists [...] Read more ...
As membership dwindles, activists have less and less in common with voters. The party system needs a total rethink [...] Read more ...
By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter It is easy to blame the media for UKIP's recent run of success. "Of course they did well, Farage is on TV and in the papers all the time", runs the common narrative. Such an explanation may be widespread but it is not altogether accurate. Certainly their high media profile contributed greatly to their showing [...] Read more ...
High Tory disdain for the party’s grassroots isn’t that new. It’s a tradition going back at least as far as the over-quoted observation by Arthur Balfour – an old Etonian like his present day successor as Prime Minister – that he would rather consult his valet than the Conservative Party Conference. Whoever depicted activists – or didnâ [...] Read more ...
Prime Minister David Cameron’s carelessness has mixed with public contempt for politicians to create a toxic brew [...] Read more ...
Follow the official Scottish Referendum blog to find out more about the referendum process and to keep up to date with the latest news and progress. Read more ...
From Tuesday's Daily Telegraph It’s never a good idea to look backstage. Those mesmerised by the spectacle of the theatre risk disappointment if they sneak a glimpse behind the curtain. In the dark, beyond the lights, all is dusty, held together by ropes and rubber bands, with the fairy-tale princesses smoking, swearing and playing poker. [...] [...] Read more ...
Dear reader, may I beg a moment of your time? I'd like you to complete a quick survey — just two questions. 1. When was the last time you did the following: A) Went to a doctor or a hospital for medical treatment? B) Entered into a lifelong sexual partnership with someone of the same [...] [...] Read more ...
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Senior judges dismiss Helen Macintyre's attempt to hide paternity of child born after brief affair with mayor of London [...] Read more ...
Before and after images of the neighbourhoods hit by a devastating tornado which swept through Moore in Oklahoma City. Read more ...
Polly Toynbee: In a British economy addicted to property inflation, the government's Help to Buy scheme threatens Fannie Mae-style disaster [...] Read more ...
Jerry Hayes: Conservative homophobes have held sway in the party against its reforming wing – until now. But can they all be reconciled? Read more ...
The UK's inflation rate fell to 2.4% in April, says the Office for National Statistics, down from 2.8% in March. Read more ...
Aditya Chakrabortty: The wealthy in America and Britain no longer resemble the prewar elite, but appearances cannot mask how cut off they are from the rest of us [...] Read more ...
The secret of Ukip's success [...] Read more ...
A cyclist says he is lucky to be alive after he was hit by a car whose driver is later believed to have tweeted about the crash. Read more ...
Richard Johnson: By failing to use the specialist services aimed at unemployed people who find it hardest to find a job, the Work Programme is putting the public purse at risk [...] Read more ...
Marks and Spencer reports a big fall in annual profits, as troubles in its clothing division continue. Read more ...
Live chat, 21 May 2013. 12.30PM [...] Read more ...
Former minister Gary Streeter attacks fellow Conservatives risking electoral defeat as Jeremy Paxman claims to have heard senior Tories dismissing activists as 'loons'. Read more ...
A meteorologist in Oklahoma says a gigantic tornado that ripped through a suburb of Oklahoma City left "complete devastation" in its wake. Read more ...
Ed Miliband advised Labour MPs to vote against the amendment, rather than abstain, after Tory whips warned they could be defeated. Read more ...
Experts from the National Childbirth Trust and The Lullaby Trust answer your questions on cot death and co-sleeping [...] Read more ...
Amidst tumultuous political brouhaha and the confusion of ever-shifting public opinion, I have a North star which guides me true on whether my beloved Labour party prospers or falters. I scorn the [...] Read more ...
Sven Olaf Kamphuis is accused of global cybercrime, but Spanish police found him in a squalid flat with his name on the letterbox [...] Read more ...
Gary Streeter, Conservative MP for South West Devon, warns fellow Tories not to sacrifice all to exit EU.Britain's relationship with our EU partners is important. But for most voters it is well down [...] Read more ...
Andrew Sparrow's rolling coverage of all the day's political developments as they happen, including David Cameron's attempts to repair relations with his party and criticism of his leadership [...] Read more ...
After gaining 2,000 members this month, UKIP now has 27,517 and expects to pass the 30,000 mark once the backlog is cleared. Read more ...
All the latest news from the Press Service of the European Parliament: votes, resolutions, debates, parliamentary committees and the plenary. Read more ...
Four media outlets making the most out of the blogging site. Read more ...
