Archive of articles from 2009

Looking back: 2009

Here's our month-by-month review of a very stormy political year.

The best resignations of the decade

The best scandals of the decade

Last decade we had sleaze. But the noughties gave us a wider range of political explosions.

The best political films of the decade

politics.co.uk looks at the best political films to emerge since the new millennium.

Feature: Our top ten blog posts of 2009

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Analysis: The great debate gamble

Gordon Brown's decision to agree to a TV leaders' debate could be the best - or the worst - move of his political career.

Audio: Widdecombe on Simon Cowell

Analysis: Life after Copenhagen

We don't have any pictures of Ed Miliband in his underwear, so this will have to do

Climate change secretary Ed Miliband could be forgiven for giving in to the huge temptation to tell cynical journalists: 'I told you so.'

Interview: Ann Widdecombe vs the 'shrug'

Ann Widdecombe has been engaging the disengaged - or trying to, at least

Twittering and blogging MPs believe they're at the forefront of a new media revolution. Ann Widdecombe believes they're wasting their time.

Audio: Ann Widdecombe on impotent MPs

Ann Widdecombe gives her views on Britain's "lousy" parliament and explains why she thinks today's MPs are more impotent than ever.

PMQs as-it-happened

Follow today's PMQs, with politics.co.uk's live coverage.

PMQs sketch: End-of-term truce disarms Harman

Parliament breaks up for Christmas today

Perhaps seized by the festive spirit, William Hague seemed determined to avoid confrontation in the final PMQs of 2009.

Analysis: The Afghanistan fightback

Gordon Brown meets British soldiers serving in Afghanistan

Gordon Brown appears to be winning the political war for support on Afghanistan - for now.

Sketch: Quentin Davies' blustering masterclass

Quentin Davies appeared before the Commons' defence committee

Defence minister Quentin Davies showed how nothing quite beats bluster as he bristled his way through an absurd Commons committee grilling.

MPs' Christmas

Parliament goes into recess on Wednesday December 16th for the Christmas break, and returns on Tuesday January 5th.

Audio: An atomic widow's story

New expenses claims: The big players

How the big beasts of parliament come out of today's revelations.

Sketch: The Commons debates the Smiths

Morrissey featured in the Commons today. He won't be pleased.

Morrissey dominates business questions. But the good life is out there somewhere.

Pre-Budget Report as-it-happened

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PMQs as-it-happened

Analysis: Longer-term dilemmas lie in wait

Those with a vague interest in following the state of Britain's coffers may be dimly aware we have a problem with debt. We don't.

PBR sketch: To boredom, and beyond!

Alistair Darling delivered his Pre-Budget Report with all the fighting tendencies of a semi-runover hedgehog.

Pre-Budget Report in full

Read chancellor Alistair Darling's statement to the Commons on the Pre-Budget Report, in full, on politics.co.uk.

Pre-Budget Report: Reactions

Pressure groups, unions and the bookies react to Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

PBR analysis: A 'pre-election' report

Alistair Darling has one eye on the red box, another on the ballot box

Both Alistair Darling and George Osborne repeatedly talked of the "choice" facing the British people. As the shadow chancellor put it, it's the election rather than the Budget which everyone is focusing on.

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