The coalition’s dance of danger
As Britain enters 2012, Labour MPs are caught between frustration and despair with Ed Miliband, while David Cameron — for the moment — “feels his sails filled with the wind of public opinion” since his Brussels veto. And the Lib Dems are holding tight.
All gloom on the growth front
There seems scant hope of an economic revival in the year ahead.
Sing of the new invasion
Ralph Fiennes’s upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus shows its versatility – and proves it is a better play than Hamlet.
The 10 most-read articles of 2011
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Glossy façades can’t hide an Indian spring
From Jammu Kashmir to Maharashtra, in a land of empty advertising slogans and fantastic wealth that barely conceals vast poverty, you can see the first signs of a popular new uprising.
The real reason the Lib Dems are languishing in the polls
Is there a pantomime in the land that didn't feature a "Nick Clegg breaking a promise" joke this Christmas?
Web Only: the best of the blogs
The five must-read blogs from today, including the Stephen Lawrence verdict.
Rupert Murdoch and Alex Salmond: an old friendship
What lies behind Murdoch's praise of the SNP leader on Twitter.
Labour's London problem comes into focus
Ken Livingstone is presenting the mayoral contest as a dress rehearsal for the next general election.
What does Labour's new stance on welfare mean?
Liam Byrne's article is replete with generalities but short on specifics.
How to read the Iowa caucus results
All eyes are on Iowa, where voters are still undecided. Here is what to look out for in the results.
US election 2012: runners and riders
As the Republican primary season begins in earnest, here's everything you need to know about the top candidates.
Hugo Chávez: Is the US giving Latin American leaders cancer?
The Venezuelan leader ponders whether the US could have "developed a technology to induce cancer".
Top 5 political funnies of 2011
Herman Cain doesn't know what he thinks about Libya, Ed Miliband thinks "these strikes are wrong", and we think these are the best (worst?) political
Stephen Lawrence's killers found guilty
Gary Dobson and David Norris, two of the original suspects in the racist murder, finally found guilty after 18 years.
Full transcript | Nick Clegg | Speech on the "open society" | Westminster, London | 19 December 2011
"Liberals pay people the compliment that they know what is good for them, without ideological instruction."
Full transcript | David Cameron | Speech on troubled families | Sandwell Christian Centre, Oldbury | 15 December 2011
"We will not fix these problems without a revolution in responsibility... personal, parental, social and civic"
Full transcript | George Osborne | Autumn Forecast Statement | House of Commons, London | 29 November 2011
"If the rest of Europe heads into recession, it may prove hard to avoid one here in the UK."
Wanted: a vision to trump Cameron’s offer of bleak isolation in Europe
The problem is that if the euro sinks, the UK will be dragged down with it.
Labour will make a big, open offer to the Lib Dems on Europe
The Lib Dems should work with us to try to get a better outcome for Britain.
What lies behind the Tories' poll bounce?
The Tories surge past Labour in the polls after Cameron's rejection of a new EU treaty.
"I agree with Nick." Why Ed brought it back
The old pre-election refrain gets an airing.
Paper Promises: Money, Debt and the New World Order
The paper money system is a matter of faith.
The Books Interview: Mourid Barghouti
Across the Land and the Water: Selected Poems 1964-2001
Down the memory hole.
Zoot Suit: the Enigmatic Career of an Extreme Style
Revolt into style
Best European Fiction 2012
Beyond the euro crisis
How have those economic predictions for 2011 held up?
Those economists who insisted that the recovery was on track have been left with egg on their faces.
Who is really exploiting Louise Mensch's looks here?
Predictable harrumphing about the Tory MP's photoshoot with GQ.
Why do we let our leaders get away with their decisions for three decades?
Waiting 30 years to release information means that it is too late to hold people to account.
It's time to give up Twitterstorms
In this guest post, James Ball argues that perpetual outrage is obscuring the truly important issues.
Paisley, the Pope, and the 1981 papers
Today, the torch of anti-papalism has been passed from Protestants to atheists.
Your Democracy
Everything you want to know about your MP, the Lords and the UK’s main political parties. Plus, browse debates from 1803 to the present day.
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Osborne called it wrong on private sector employment
New figures show that the private sector isn't making up for public sector job losses.
Who are Standard and Poor's and why should we care?
The credit ratings agency has warned it could downgrade all 15 eurozone countries. Why does this matter?
The destruction of animal spirits
Osborne's plan to galvanise the economy through austerity has failed.
So who pays?
When forced to find new resources, the coalition's instinct is to take them from low-to-middle income families.
Osborne to borrow more than Labour was projected to
Chancellor forecast to borrow £19bn more than the Brown government was expected to.
Sing of the new invasion
Ralph Fiennes’s upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus shows its versatility – and proves it is a better play than Hamlet.
Black Mirror (Channel 4)
Rachel Cooke has a nauseous reaction to a joke-free satire.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Radio 4)
Antonia Quirke is perturbed by a distorted Brontë adaptation.
“If music can be art, why can’t food?”
Nathan Myhrvold was Stephen Hawking's researcher and Bill Gates's right-hand man at Microsoft. Now, he's written a £395 cookbook
All you need to know
An Indian spring?
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