The government of the United Kingdom has pulled off one of the great political con jobs, writes David Ritter from London.
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Guy Rundle: Red Ed’s new capitalism — it’s not easy being green
Grinning, young, confident, Labour leader Ed Miliband strode across the vast forecourt of the Liverpool Conference Centre, towards a date with destiny — his first leader’s speech to the party conference.
Blair, Murdoch and the Iraq war — a study of power
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s first comments about Murdoch yesterday were quite pathetic. If David Cameron is being subjected to enormous scrutiny over his dealings with Murdoch then so should Blair, Gordon Brown and John Major.
NotW: Murdoch withdraws BSkyB bid
Crikey media wrap: The News of the World phone hacking scandal didn’t just bring down a paper, it also destroyed Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation’s £8bn bid to buy BSkyB.
Political snippets: Global worming, aka Mr Squiggly with bias
Killjoy academics have struck. The worm, it seems, is positively undemocratic.
France, UK butt heads over nuclear arms; more climate cables
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s push to reduce the numbers of nuclear-armed submarines operating within Britain’s military took US diplomats by surprise, another cable released by WikiLeaks shows today.
Rundle: a book that marks the end of Blair, all echo and no conscience
“You know, I of course I feel sorrow for the people who have died, how could you not…” God, there it was again, that voice, pouring out of the radio at 6:30 in the morning, as one of the last sunny days began outside. Tony Blair back from the shadowlands of post-priministerial life, and right […]
Tony Blair bio blasts Gordon Brown
Tony Blair’s soon to be released tell-all memoir is generating controversy throughout the UK, with the former British PM claiming he foresaw disaster in his beleaguered replacement, Gordon Brown, reports Martin Kettle.
Cameron and Obama cement UK-US ‘truly special’ union
Unlike his predecessor, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s first state visit to the United States has been a great success, complete with matching podiums at his joint press conference with US President Barack Obama, writes Kevin Connolly.
Gordon Brown and Labour’s cone of silence
The British Labour Party needs to break the deafening silence about Gordon Brown and his failed election leadership if they have any chance of moving forward, writes Andrew Rawnsley.
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Send off the clowns — the collapse of mainstream politics
A leader elected to widespread acclaim, empowered to sweep away a discredited regime and now either gone or on the ropes. It happened to Gordon Brown, Kevin Rudd, Angela Merkel and Barack Obama. Why? asks Guy Rundle.
ALP ruthlessness puts British Labour to shame
The assassination of Kevin Rudd may have been act of cold and calculated political maneuvering, but it demonstrates a boldness British Labour lacked when it stuck with fallen leader Gordon Brown, writes Martin Kettle.
Early election boat sails
Daily Media Wrap: Kevin Rudd had the chance to call an early election, one he probably would have won easily, but he didn’t and now the election is a far deadlier fight.
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s UK: Con-LibDems actually want to limit CCTV? Well blow me down.
As it turned out, both the Conservatives and the Lib-Dems said enough was enough on Britain’s Orwellian surveillance state. Who’d a thunk it?
‘Miaow, Prime Minister’: the bureaucats of Downing Street
As David Cameron prepares to move into No.10 Downing Street, a vastly more important British civil service post has yet to be filled: the resident Downing Street cat. It has strong historical significance.
PHOTO GALLERY: Gordon Brown’s last day
A sad photo gallery of Gordon Brown’s final moments at Number 10, as he takes the killer phone call from Nick Clegg and then the drawings by Brown’s children are removed from the walls.
Moving out of Number 10
Gordon Brown resigned as UK PM and 90 minutes later David Cameron was waltzing through the door of Number 10 Downing Street. How did Brown manage to pack up so quickly?
Lessons in History: Leaders who have ‘fallen on their sword’
With Gordon Brown’s resignation following the UK Election, there’s much talk of the man having “fallen on his sword”. But Brown got off lightly compared to samurai days, writes Mike Stuchbery.
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s UK: the Clegg and Cameron double act — not particularly funny
The new “marriage” between David Cameron and Nick Clegg is already getting relationship advice. A fixed five year term is bold. It may well also be unconstitutional, but that discussion is still playing out.
Guy Rundle: It’s really over — New Labour has gone
The UK has a new prime minister and a new government. Whatever New Labour was, it has gone, leaving much and perhaps taking more.
Crikey Says: A thing of UK wonder
The British people are waking up to the news that they have a new prime minister and a new political era. The question is, what kind of political era?
PHOTO GALLERY: The silliest bits of the UK election
It’s all rather dramatic right now in Britain, with a new PM and sneaky deals going on behind closed doors. Instead, from egg throwing to costumed voters, The Telegraph’s havin’ a laff at the funniest election moments.
What electoral reform could mean to Britain
Britain is seriously considering adopting a preferential voting system to avoid big messes like the one they’re currently swimming in. But just how different would the election result have been?
Guy Rundle: Rundle’s UK: Brown resigns, a Labour/Lib-Dems union beckons
Gordon Brown has finally pulled out the Samson Option, offering his resignation to a packed media horde outside No.10 Downing Street early on Monday evening.
Stephen Fry: UK electoral reform and icecream sundaes
“The people have voted for change” is bull, since there is no one single voice of Britain, says Stephen Fry. He gives his take on the UK election debacle with a bit of fudge and bananas thrown in.
