Archive of February 2015
Voters see Ukip as nasty, racist and unprofessional
Nigel Farage's management of the party called into question by new poll
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Preventing another Savile: The next child abuse scandal is in our prisons
A culture of secrecy in England's jails is preventing a probe of children's safety
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PMQs Verdict: Why David Cameron wants to avoid the televised debates
David Cameron cornered over second jobs proposals
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The 'Boris effect' will not save Tory election hopes
Johnson has overseen a remarkable decline in Tory support in London.
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Comment: Legal aid reforms are not the justice intended in Magna Carta
The battle for the true legacy of Magna Carta is underway
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Comment: Chris Grayling has lit a powder keg under British justice
High court ruling has given Chris Grayling the green light for 'disastrous' reforms
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Comment: Military spending doesn't make us safer - but it does make us poorer
As the pressure builds for an increase in military spending, we should recognise that our threats are of an entirely different nature
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Comment: The Foreign Office pledges to help women – and then the Home Office betrays them
Overseas, the UK government is stopping violence against women. At home, it fails to follow it's own guidelines.
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Will the Russian threat bring an end to defence austerity?
Michael Fallon's jitters about Russian aggression against the Baltic States will mean very little if the UK cuts its defence spending.
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Comment: How did Labour spend a week about HSBC arguing over window cleaners?
The HSBC scandal distilled Miliband's business message - but he spent the week talking about window cleaners and tax receipts instead
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Outsourcing voting: How private companies could profit from British elections
Switching to electronic voting poses lucrative opportunities for private companies – and they're now champing at the bit to get involved.
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Comment: Only ending our reliance on cars will clean our air
There is no technological fix to air pollution
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Comment: How the Home Office fails torture survivors
Our safeguards to protect torture victims in detention are barely worth the paper they're written on
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Comment: Labour must reject this tunnel-vision on roads
Christian Wolmar: The future of cities doesn't lie with the car
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PMQs verdict: Another win for Farage
A little trouble over Geneva bank accounts at HSBC made Nigel Farage the clear winner in this week's prime minister's questions.
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Comment: The British left shouldn't put too much faith in Syriza
Strip away the rhetoric and Tsipras and Varoufakis have a surprisingly conservative programme
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Stop bashing the zombie parliament
Right now we need MPs to be doing less talking and more listening - so what's wrong with a zombie parliament?
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Comment: Buried in a minor consultation - Scotland's ID cards plans
Plans for a Scottish NHS central register reveal that the New Labour project is alive and kicking north of the border
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How EvilCorps' lobbyists are making a mockery of us all
An eye-watering list of bad things lobbyists can do to get their way
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PMQs verdict: So one-sided it was hard to watch
The only reasonable conclusion that any sane and logical person could make from this week's PMQs is that Miliband is finished. And yet...
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Comment: The knives are out for the Green party
Opponents of the Green party are trying to discredit those who want a fairer and more equal society.
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Comment: English votes for English laws will weaken the Union
English votes for English laws is a separatist measure - but at least William Hague's version is the least separatist of all.
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Who'd want to be Ed Miliband? Why Labour has to fight on three fronts
Labour does not look like a party that, as Douglas Alexander claimed yesterday, is "going on to victory". Even if Ed Miliband becomes prime minister, the left looks weak.
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