Whatever one’s view of the origins of the conflict in Ukraine may be, Putin’s conduct has changed the balance of the argument about threat.
Plus: The girls who went to Syria shouldn’t be prosecuted. Gorgeous Umanna. Kensington selects. LibDems wriggle. And: will UKIP win more than five seats?
This is a social justice issue: people with lower incomes aspire to get married, but face significantly higher financial and cultural barriers to doing so.
The silence can be attributed to three key factors: Firstly, a lack of inspiration. Second, a lack of agreement. Third, a lack of money.
YouGov is currently showing the Tories ahead more often than Labour.
The left-wing vote in the seat is split – and I can come through the middle, as a candidate who was born and bred in the constituency.
It seems that during the campaign both parties will be specific on many small items but less specific on big cuts.
The prospect of losing most of their Scottish seats threatens to throw Miliband’s strategy into chaos.
Even with the economy on the up, approval ratings have remained stubbornly low.
The campaign is impoverished and the electorate insulted by the refusal of the main party leaders to talk about a new settlement for the United Kingdom.
Plus: This week’s focus groups in Stevenage and Southampton Itchen; the TV debates; and if the party leaders worked outside politics, what would they do?
I worry that we are not learning from the experience of the Scottish referendum, and what it might mean for the next plebiscite looming on the horizon.
How a New Zealand attack ad is inspiring the Prime Minister’s election push.
I have no idea whether or not be would be interested. But I can bear witness to his strong leadership, campaigning and personal skills.
I have before expressed concern that excessively loose monetary policy and more debt will eventually spark another crisis on a potentially more devastating scale.