BBC says it has a duty to play 'Ding Dong' song - but does it?

Fri 12 Apr, AT 12:05 Richard Jinman

Broadcaster's argument for playing anti-Thatcher song contradicts its history of censorship

What does Washington gun law 'breakthrough' mean? Nothing

Fri 12 Apr, AT 11:09 Charles Laurence

It is far easier to pile teddy bears on the graves of child victims than it is to change US law or culture

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Labour pull ahead 14 points: has Thatcher grief backfired for PM?

Thu 11 Apr, AT 10:40 The Mole

YouGov poll suggests that any 'Thatcher bounce' is boosting Labour rather than the Conservatives

Afghanistan needs interpreters to be brave and stay at home

Wed 10 Apr, AT 12:19 Crispin Black

It is not Britain's 'moral obligation' to give the Army's Afghan war interpreters automatic asylum here

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Some Labour MPs boycott Mrs T tribute - others aim to speak out

Wed 10 Apr, AT 10:32 The Mole

Tricky afternoon ahead: how do Labour MPs stay polite for Ed's sake when they remember Thatcher with fear and loathing?

Hillary Clinton for President! A timely boost from Thatcher?

Tue 9 Apr, AT 11:56 Charles Laurence

Political strategists and fundraisers already pushing for Hillary before this 'glass ceiling' reminder

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Thatcher handbags Ed Miliband from beyond the grave

Tue 9 Apr, AT 10:35 The Mole

Problem for Labour's leader is that the Thatcher dissidents – Scargill, Kinnock, Hatton – sound like political pygmies

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As polls back welfare reform, Miliband sticks to tax bashing

Mon 8 Apr, AT 13:03 The Mole

Labour leader concentrates on the 'unfair' tax cuts for those earning more than £150,000 a year

Privatised air-sea rescue: from duty to day job

Fri 29 Mar, AT 08:41 Crispin Black

Handing over the helicopter rescue service to a US company is a bad idea – just ask Prince William

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David Miliband lacks killer touch - so don't expect a comeback

Wed 27 Mar, AT 10:32 The Mole

South Shields by-election gives Ed Miliband chance of a victory parade in one of Labour's safest seats

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