What the huge upset means for the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the country.
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There are important similarities between the current PM’s woes and John Major’s – but a very important difference, too.
The UK actually rates very well when compared to other nations – depending on what you include in your data.
Paterson has now resigned but the damage caused by MPs voting to block an independent decision has already been done.
The government has U-turned on a controversial plan to reform the independent parliamentary watchdog but it remains on course to take control of the independent body that runs elections in the UK.
The Conservative MP has resigned after a chaotic 24 hours and a deeply controversial parliamentary vote.
As prime minister David Cameron works on the finishing touches of his much-awaited speech on Europe and immigration he is under considerable pressure from his backbenchers and some frontbenchers to signal…
To exaggerate is human, and scientists are human. Exaggeration and the complementary art of simplification are the basic rhetorical tools of human intercourse. So yes, scientists do exaggerate. So do politicians…
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