Steve Richards: Size should not be everything in Cameron's vision of a modern state - Steve Richards, Commentators - The Independent
I have no doubt that Cameron is genuinely interested in the themes around redistribution of power and that some of those who work for him are enthused by this topic, which is why it has not gone away as a theme since 2005. ...The essence of the message...

Bruce Anderson: The EU battle isn't over for Cameron - Bruce Anderson, Commentators - The Independent
Even without Lisbon, Gordon Brown would have gone down in history as the man who ran a government which was weak, bossy, dithering and dishonest. ...If he had persevered, there would have been a crisis in our relations with the EU, whose outcome no-one...

Michael Brown: Labour are running out of viable options – and people - Commentators, Opinion - The Independent
An article detailing the many problems facing Gordon Brown and Labour as the general election approaches.

Op-Ed Columnist - Paranoia Strikes Deep - NYTimes.com
"...the G.O.P. has been taken over by the people it used to exploit. ...Back in 1964 the historian Richard Hofstadter published an essay titled, “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” which reads as if it were based on today’s headlines:...

Cameron's Eurosceptic wing will damage his government | Jackie Ashley
"The Conservative U-turn on a referendum is a big moment; but the possible appointment of David Miliband as the new foreign minister for the EU would also shake panicky Labour."

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Andreas Whittam Smith: Kelly's report cannot be the end of the matter - Andreas Whittam Smith, Commentators - The Independent
"...The explanation for the stink of dishonesty that pervades politics comes in three parts. There is, first, the old adage that "power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely". This is because, once given responsibility for the...

Andrew Grice: Cameron is raising great expectations that may lead to a very bleak House - Andrew Grice, Commentators - The Independent
"...The Tory leader's most important statements were that his government would have far more important things than Europe to worry about – the economy, stupid – and that he did not want a "massive Euro-bust-up"....Sceptics...

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