No 10 unleashed 'forces of hell on me', Alistair Darling claims
In a blow to Gordon Brown, the chancellor said he was undermined after warning the world faced the worst downturn in 60 years Continue reading...
View ArticleGordon Brown's anger is the least of his problems | Deborah Orr
If the prime minister had more admirable qualities, his temper would be toleratedWhat a psychological double-bind Gordon Brown must have been caught in over these past few days. When things go wrong,...
View ArticleWhen does robust behaviour turn into bullying?
The Observer conversation: The row over claims that the chief of the civil service warned Gordon Brown over abusive treatment of staff has sparked a debate about bullying. Observer policy editor...
View ArticleBrown's bullying has paralysed Labour | Jenni Russell
Far from being irrelevant, Brown's behaviour explains much about Labour's indecisive and ineffectual governance under himThere's a school of thought in Labour circles which believes that the prime...
View ArticleThe sources may be anonymous, but the journalist has a name to protect
Andrew Rawnsley, like America's Bob Woodward, talks to witnesses he cannot identify. But his reputation goes before himWhat price all these unnamed sources chatting to Andrew Rawnsley about "demented"...
View ArticleGordon Brown 'pushed aide out of the way' on stairs of No 10
Prime Minister's denial of bullying allegations undermined by new claimsGordon Brown's attempts to deny that he bullied staff were undermined last night as one of his closest aides revealed, in a...
View ArticleTalking financial Turkey lands newspaper editors in trouble with Ankara
• Recep Erdogan tries to silence negative reporting• GMTV's Penny Smith to leave after 17 yearsLast week found the Turkish government trying to send a newspaper editor to prison for 525 years on 105...
View ArticleThe End of the Party: The Rise and Fall of New Labour by Andrew Rawnsley
This blow-by-blow account of the past nine years of Labour is a compelling but depressing read, says Chris PattenJust after finishing this important if depressing book, I saw TV news interviews with...
View ArticleTory adviser says Cameron cannot avoid raising taxes
Future head of Conservatives' public spending watchdog says 'efficiency savings' alone will not save frontline servicesA Conservative government would have to raise the general level of taxation as...
View ArticleTories red-faced after 'Samantha for Labour' gaffe
Ed Vaizey 'in the doghouse' for saying that Samantha Cameron might have voted for Tony BlairDavid Cameron's aides found themselves performing an unusual damage-limitation exercise when they were forced...
View ArticleGordon Brown's rotten luck | Alexander Chancellor
In referring to Mrs Duffy as a bigoted woman, Gordon Brown has completely blown his claim to be a straightforward manI don't know what the chances are of a prime minister meeting his Armageddon because...
View ArticleRoy Greenslade: Public interest defence for broadcasting of Brown's bigot gaffe
Kenneth Roy argues that Sky News should not have broadcast and released the recording of Gordon Brown's bigot remark. He writes:To record a private conversation is one thing; to transmit it is quite...
View ArticleElection night: who to follow on Twitter
Stay in the loop with tweets from this cast of insiders and comedians Continue reading...
View ArticlePeter Mandelson's memoir tops holiday book list for MPs
New Labour titles and social critiques dominate politicians' beachside reading choices this summerIt could be described as a busman's holiday: the most popular book MPs will be "relaxing" with on their...
View ArticleTony Blair: 'psychological flaws' remark was brutal truth about Gordon Brown...
Alastair Campbell admits he inspired jibe about Gordon Brown which was seen as declaration of warTony Blair had been in power for barely a year when Britain was given a taste of a bitter feud between...
View ArticleArmando Iannucci turns satirical eye on Silicon Valley
Armando Iannucci targets twentysomething titans of the internet with a pilot TV episode for the American cable company HBOThe author of The Thick of It has written a pilot episode about the world of...
View ArticleDouglas Alexander accused of 'divisive' leak by former spin doctor
Senior Labour figures defend party culture under Miliband and say Damian McBride is a 'relic from the past'Douglas Alexander has been accused of "destructive and divisive" leaks by former spin doctor...
View ArticleThe Observer interview with Nick Clegg and Andrew Rawnsley – Gdn Live
Nick Clegg, former deputy prime minister,joins the Observer’s Andrew Rawnsley to discuss his time in government and the current turmoil in mainstream politicsPoliticians and commentators would have...
View ArticleJohn Kerry: A life in politics – watch the discussion live now
John Kerry, the former US presidential candidate and secretary of state for the Obama administration, discusses his life and career with the Observer's chief political commentator, Andrew Rawnsley....
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