Archive of October 2015

The big political victories already chalked-up by Jeremy Corbyn
New Labour leader has some reason to feel positive about his performance so far
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Staff and students at SOAS walk out over suspended union member
The university was forced to close yesterday after hundreds protested over the suspension
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Nigel Farage: Foreign HIV patients should pay up or get out
Ukip leader says door should be bolted on people suffering life-threatening conditions
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PMQs verdict: Corbyn just hammered Cameron
A relentless focus delivers Jeremy Corbyn a convincing victory over David Cameron
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The Tories' Lords review will make parliament even less accountable
This isn't going to be about democratising the Lords - this will be about making the government more powerful
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The government's changes to voter registration undermine our democracy
Over one million people could drop off the electoral register as a result of changes to how we register to vote
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Tory secrecy on tax credits has come back to haunt them
If the government hadn't tried to sneak the cuts past the public and parliament, the Lords would be powerless to stop them
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Stop and search: Will the real Theresa May please stand up?
Home secretary must decide if she's a moderniser or a crowd-pleaser
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PMQs verdict: Corbyn's lack of focus lets Cameron off the hook
Corbyn is a remarkably confidence Commons performer - but he needs to stop backing off from his attacks
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Milne appointment shows Corbyn has no interest reaching past his core support
Milne won't help Corbyn to reach out to undecided or Tory voters
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The minister in charge of the legal highs bill doesn’t understand his own legislation
Yesterday's debate on the psychoactive substances bill shows how meaningless the legislation is
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As police turn away from cannabis, MPs invent even more drug laws
Police are showing more sense of proportion in their handling of the drugs issue than MPs are
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The rise of the SNP is based on emotion, not reason
Nicola Sturgeon brilliantly harnessed Scots' natural patriotism in her conference speech
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Uber's High Court victory could spell the beginning of the end for London cabbies
London cabbies' suffer devastating blow in their fight against minicab app
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PMQs verdict: Corbyn is slowly learning how to defeat Cameron
With a bit more practice Corbyn could prove genuinely dangerous to Cameron at these weekly encounters.
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How Cameron's compassionate Britain forces children into destitution
Slashing support for failed asylum seekers shows the moral depths this government is operating in
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Labour can win as an anti-austerity party. They can't win as a shambles
Shadow chancellor causes major row after U-turning on Osborne's fiscal charter
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Today's cannabis debate shows how irrational Westminster has become
A small number of MPs will gather in Westminster today to debate cannabis policy
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What does Tristram Hunt really know about connecting with voters?
Labour MP has plenty of experience in disengaging the electorate
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Cameron's speech shows how Corbyn is making this a more left-wing country
Cameron's sudden shift to the left reveals the new political reality Corbyn has created
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It's Theresa May - not immigrants - who's really damaging Britain
Tim Farron: "Theresa May’s speech was based on ingrained prejudice"
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Boris Johnson shows why it's far too early to count him out
London mayor delivers his best ever speech at the Conservative conference
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Tories are jubilant but there's no heart to their conference
Inside the conference secure zone is a nightmarish world in which everyone looks exactly the same
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George Osborne may tell fairy tales, but at least you know his story
The chancellor's is the most successful politician in Westminster. But he still may falter
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Hatred of the press is reaching toxic levels
The distrust and agitation towards the media is increasingly mainstream