Autumn Statement Verdict: Osborne 3 Balls 1
It was Osborne's day and no-one was going to take it away from him.
Comment: The only 'long term' Osborne understands is until the general election
This isn't a plan for financial stability. It's a scheme to get Tories re-elected.
The only Autumn Statement 2013 live blog without any numbers in it - at all
Chancellor George Osborne is mixing good news with bad today as he delivers his autumn statement on the economy today. Follow our live coverage here.
Comment: Gagging extremism will only drive it underground
By banning the expression of warped world-views, we undermine the very freedoms that set us apart from these anti-democratic ideologies in the first place.
Podcast
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Podcast: Living with dirty politics
British political culture isn't very nice. It's a deeply entrenched problem - and yet the Politics.co.uk team was able to solve it in just 18 minutes...
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Podcast: Britain's energy crossroads
It's decision time for Britain's energy debate. Not in the next week or so, or even the next few months. But in the next ten years or so, when our politicians will be making a series of crunch decisions that will determine the nature of the UK's energy mix for much of the next century.
Opinion Former Comment
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BFAWU: Yes, there is an alternative to austerity
Working people are disillusioned but successes like the Wigan strike show what is possible.
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NARPO: Rewarding service?
NARPO calls for "careful consideration" over police pensions.
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Blue Badger: Listen to the scientific evidence against the badger cull
David Cameron said recently that it takes "political courage" to pursue the policy of culling of badgers in the face of widespread opposition. I talked with the Prime Minister at the 2012 Conservative party conference wearing a white shirt with the Blue Badger icon emblazoned... Read more.
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BFAWU: "If the unions really bankroll Labour, we’re getting a pretty poor return on our investment"
It’s now clear that the real issue of corruption in politics is the influence of lobbyists, who have been found paying huge amounts of money to political parties. It has been suggested that these ‘donations’ have helped to influence and shape government policy. Read more here.
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TACT: A Charter for all seasons?
A report published last week by the Children’s Society highlights the disturbing impact changes to emergency support are having on vulnerable families and young people.
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How politics trumped economics: The sorry tale of the coalition's welfare cap
Exempting the basic state pension leaves a big hole in the chancellor's plan.
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Porno Britain: Are we all to blame for child-on-child sex abuse?
And if we're all to blame, what are we all going to do about it?
Ian Dunt
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By being so relaxed, Tom Daley showed what sexuality is for young people
Tom Daley just did more for gay culture by lying back on a couch than thousands of hours of diligent campaign work could ever hope to achieve.
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Carey's right: These are the final days of the Church of England
Even the former Archbishop of Canterbury realises that the days of religion in Britain are numbered.
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The word 'gay' is sometimes used disparagingly. Get over it.
Stonewall and Mumsnet's new campaign is neither desirable or achievable.
Comment
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Comment: The only 'long term' Osborne understands is until the general election
This isn't a plan for financial stability. It's a scheme to get Tories re-elected.
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Comment: Gagging extremism will only drive it underground
By banning the expression of warped world-views, we undermine the very freedoms that set us apart from these anti-democratic ideologies in the first place.
Analysis
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Autumn statement political analysis: True-blue Osborne dedicates this one to the fans
Even when presented with the opportunity to tailor his own news agenda, George Osborne fails to reach very far beyond the core Tory vote.
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Analysis: Why David Cameron's right to snub the Scots
While Scottish celebs will be earnestly chewing the delicately-prepared fat over Alex Salmond's independence white paper, the prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will be having dinner with EU leaders.
Feature
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The Week in Review: George Osborne's Pyrrhic Victory
Osborne claims victory - but the public disagree.
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The Political Week Online: A Week in December
What a week. It started off with a young swimming star coming out, and ended up with an old civil rights icon reaching the end of his life. Somewhere in the middle, an editor was forced to defend his patriotism to a select committee. And the chancellor delivered his autumn statement.
Sketch
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Autumn Statement Verdict: Osborne 3 Balls 1
It was Osborne's day and no-one was going to take it away from him.
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PMQs verdict: After two months, Cameron still has no answer to Miliband's price freeze
Cameron managed to avoid another Commons drubbing, but he is still particularly vulnerable to Miliband's weaponised energy policy.
Interviews
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Interview: Natalie Bennett
Is the characterisation of the Greens as a "watermelon" party - green on the outside, but red in the middle - preventing them from forming a broader coalition of support?
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Interview: Liam Fox
Liam Fox thinks Britain needs power and influence. Which, coincidentally, is what he could with a bit more of himself.
Review
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Review: Denis Healey sings at Stand Up For Labour
He occupies a place in Labour legend. He spoke at the 1945 Labour conference. In 2013 Denis Healey made his conference return - singing lewd songs at a stand-up event somewhere in a backstreet in Brighton.
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Review: Propaganda and Power, British Library
As the British Library's new exhibition shows, when it comes to propaganda the ridiculous - and our own politics - are never far away.
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