Archive of articles from 2011

Comment: The deaths at Camp Ashraf are an international travesty

David Amess is the Conservative MP for Southend West.

The Iraqi government must immediately withdraw its armed forces from the civilian camp.

Comment: Changes to NHS reforms will be in the details

Neil Churchill is chief executive of Asthma UK.

The government's listening exercise may result in a bill with less of a gap between the principles behind change and the reality of their implementation.

The voting systems you won't find on the referendum paper

There are so many more options than just a simple cross in the box

Will Liberal Democrat fears become reality in this year's local elections in England?

Comment: The case for sceptical royalism

When it comes to the head of state, the most important quality they can have is a lack of democratic legitimacy.

Video: 'Calm down, dear'

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Foreign Office: Syrian ambassador 'should not attend'

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A Foreign Office spokesperson said the Syrian ambassador was no longer welcome at the wedding:

Straw: 'Surprised' former Labour PMs not invited

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Jack Straw told the Today programme he was "surprised" Gordon Brown and Tony Blair had not been invited to the Royal Wedding:

Dugher: 'Dubious people' invited to wedding

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Michael Dugher, shadow defence minister, told the Telegraph:

Alexander: Ambassador would have been 'distraction'

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Douglas Alexander, shadow foreign secretary, responded to the decision not to allow the Syrian ambassador to attend the royal wedding:

Comment: PCC is out of touch

A false story about my expenses has shown me the difficulties of dealing with the PCC.

Hodge: Radical NHS shake-up entails risks

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Margaret Hodge, chair of the public accounts committee, commented on the report:

Lansley: Reforms will help the NHS make savings

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Health secretary Andrew Lansley commented on the public accounts committee report:

Video: Hague threatens Syria sanctions

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PMQs as-it-happened

PMQs as-it-happened

David Cameron and Ed Miliband returned to the Commons for their first PMQs clash in four weeks.

PMQs sketch: No Winners here

Michael Winner's 'calm down dear' popped up in PMQs

No one is quite sure whether David Cameron was sexist to call Angela Eagle "dear". It's these grey areas which make the British so awkward.

Sketch: An AV cat fight

The claws are out in the AV campaign.

The referendum on the alternative vote has become a game of political back-stabbing.

Comment: 'Yes' camp succumbing to a mean-spirited campaign

It's a sad truth that, in politics as elsewhere, a positive and a negative only equal one thing.

Beckett: Ignore Lib Dem 'hysteria'

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Margaret Beckett, former Labour foreign secretary, campaigned against AV with culture secretary Jeremy Hunt:

Huhne: 'No' campaign undermining coalition

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Energy secretary Chris Huhne threatened legal action over "untruths" of the No to AV campaign:

Clegg: No to AV 'death rattle' of Tory elite

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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg told the Independent on Sunday that 'no' campaign was the "death rattle of a right-wing elite":

Comment: Airports must treat turban-wearing Sikhs with respect

Paul Uppal is the Conservative MP for Wolverhampton South West.

Hand-searching Sikh turbans is deeply disrespectful. British airports must offer an alternative.

Comment: AV is for mature thinkers only

As Labour and the Tories continue their decline, we need a system which better reflects political thought in Britain.

Osborne: Brussels need 'reality check'

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Chancellor George Osborne vowed to fight an increase in the European Union's budget:

Open Europe: Budget increase is a 'PR disaster'

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Mats Persson, director of Open Europe, commented on the European Union's proposed budget increase:

Lewandowski: We must pay the bills

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EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski announced the proposed increase in the European Union's budget:

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