Archive of May 2011
Comment: Sexy MPs? I'm recoiling with horror
I want my MPs to make law, not love. Even thinking about the latter is enough to induce panic attacks.
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Greenpeace: We'll stop the polluters
Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven comments to the Guardian newspaper on the record emissions figures released by the International Energy Agency:
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Stern: UK slipping behind on carbon emissions
Nicholas Stern, author of the 2006 Stern review on the economics of climate change, comments on record emissions figures:
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IEA: Emissions figures are serious setback
Dr Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, comments on record high emissions figures in 2010:
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Analysis: Political lipreading is just the tip of the iceberg
Even the prime minister and his deputy aren't safe from lip-reading journalists. Do politicians need to raise their game?
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The week in politics: The strange case of the footballer and the model
He might be President, but even Barack Obama couldn't overshadow the peculiar magic of Ryan Giggs' personal life.
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PM: He's accused of appalling war crimes
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Hague: A historic moment for the region
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Analysis: The two sides of Barack Obama
The tensions between Barack Obama's poetry and prose reveal the dilemmas at the heart of the future of the west - and the world.
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Feature: How did the SNP became the natural party of government?
In 2007, a vote for the SNP was mischievous. By 2011 it was an act of conviction and optimism.
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NYT: It had its moments
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Nick Clegg NHS speech in full
Read Nick Clegg's speech on the NHS in full, on politics.co.uk.
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Times: A moment to savour
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Independent: 'A rhetorical tour-de-force'
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Sketch: Obama in the flesh
Barack Obama manages to be simultaneously more and less impressive in person.
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Obama Westminster Hall speech in full
Read Barack Obama's historic speech to Westminster Hall in full on politics.co.uk.
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Barack Obama visit as-it-happens
Follow our coverage of the US president's press conference with David Cameron and speech to both houses of parliament here.
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Opinion Former Comment: Mayhew Animal Home: GLAs government petition needs to go further for a resolve on dangerous dog issues
Opinion Former Comment Mayhew Animal Home: The GLA currently has a petition online, which they intend to submit to the government after its closure this Friday. The petition addresses the GLA's criticism of government failure to implement effective dog legislation.
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Sketch: Clegg turns DPMQs into a bloodsport
DPMQs used to be good fun, but with some added time, topical questions and the presence of Nick Clegg it's now officially a bloodsport.
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