Does anyone support the coalition's lobbying bill?
By George Eaton - 03 September 15:48
The coalition has succeeded in uniting the TUC, the Taxpayers' Alliance, Labour List, ConservativeHome, Caroline Lucas and Zac Goldsmith against the legislation.
New Statesman
How will the Tories justify Farage's exclusion from the leaders' debates?
By George Eaton - 03 September 13:49
Andy Coulson's warning that the UKIP leader has a "bit of a point" when he demands to be included highlights Cameron's dilemma.
Why Left Unity could become Labour's UKIP
By Salman Shaheen - 03 September 12:01
Undominated by a central charismatic figure, and uncontrolled by a single far-left group, Left Unity is a movement that is being built from the bottom up.
Gove attacks Labour MPs for "celebrating as children had been killed"
By George Eaton - 03 September 10:38
The Education Secretary explains his "heated" response to last week's parliamentary defeat on Syria.
Gove's free schools are failing to solve the school places crisis
By George Eaton - 03 September 8:53
Almost half of English schools districts will soon have too few places for pupils. But free schools continue to open in areas with a surplus.
A digital government really could do more with less.
How remaking government for the digital age could save £70bn
By Chris Yiu - 02 September 21:04
By leveraging technology, data and the internet, a digital government really could do more with less.
Philip Hammond refuses to rule out second vote on Syria
By George Eaton - 02 September 15:46
Defence secretary says parliament could look again at the issue if circumstances "change very significantly".
A third source to boost living standards: the family
By Ryan Shorthouse - 02 September 13:47
Policymakers should seek to mitigate the barriers to the giving and receiving of financial and practical support between family members.
Scottish independence poll puts Yes campaign in front
By George Eaton - 02 September 11:43
For the first time since August 2011, the nationalist side takes the lead by 44 to 43 per cent.
It suits both Cameron and Miliband to move on from Syria - there won't be a second vote
By George Eaton - 02 September 8:34
Both leaders have a shared political interest in avoiding the party splits that a new vote on military action would cause.
New Statesman
The Tories and Labour agree: there won't be a second vote on Syria
By George Eaton - 01 September 11:10
As dismaying as it may be to interventionists, both parties have decided that the wisest political choice is to move on.
New Statesman
The Syria vote was a triumph of parliamentary sovereignty
By James Hallwood - 30 August 16:20
Votes such as last night's are no longer mere rubber stamps but a binding convention that can change the foreign policy of a government.
Syria: the Labour rebels who voted against Miliband
By George Eaton - 30 August 13:47
Six Labour MPs voted against the party's amendment on the grounds that it failed to rule out military action. How many shadow ministers would have resigned?
Britain hasn't been "diminished" by the Syria vote, it has been enhanced
By Kiran Moodley - 30 August 11:53
We should feel proud of a Parliament that seeks to be cautious in matters of war and peace, rather than gung-ho.
Syria: Ed Miliband has had a lucky escape
By George Eaton - 30 August 9:45
Cameron's decision to take intervention off the table means Miliband will never have to decide whether to support military action.
MPs who voted against the Syria motion: the full list
By George Eaton - 30 August 8:10
The names of the 224 Labour MPs, 30 Conservatives 9 Liberal Democrats and others who combined to defeat the motion authorising the possible use of military force against Syria.
Cameron's authority shattered as government motion on Syria is defeated
By George Eaton - 29 August 22:41
The PM is forced to rule out military action after motion is defeated by 285 votes to 272.
New Statesman
Labour frontbencher Jim Fitzpatrick resigns over Miliband's refusal to rule out war
By George Eaton - 29 August 21:50
Shadow transport minister said in the debate: "I’m opposed to military intervention in Syria, full stop."
Labour demands apology after No. 10 accuses Miliband of giving "succour" to Assad
By George Eaton - 29 August 19:58
Vice-chair Michael Dugher writes to Jeremy Heywood demanding that Craig Oliver apologise and withdraw the "infantile and irresponsible" remark.
Ed Miliband's Commons statement on Syria: full text
By New Statesman - 29 August 17:13
"I do not rule out supporting the Prime Minister but I believe he has to make a better case than he did today".
Why Miliband is right to sit on the fence on Syria
By George Eaton - 29 August 16:34
Politicians, far more than commentators, have a moral and a legal duty to proceed with caution.
Why does UKIP oppose defence cuts if it wants to end "foreign wars"?
By George Eaton - 29 August 13:06
The party opposes intervention in Syria and elsewhere but still wants to increase the defence budget by £17.4bn to £50bn.
Trouble for the Tories as net migration rises to 176,000
By George Eaton - 29 August 11:58
The 23,000 increase in net migration suggests Cameron will struggle to meet his target of reducing it to "tens of thousands" by 2015.
It is not enough for the west to punish Syria's use of chemical weapons alone
By John Slinger - 29 August 10:58
The stance taken by the US and the UK fails those vulnerable to 'conventional' slaughter and emboldens murderous regimes present and future.
Labour piles the pressure on Cameron as it warns it could still vote against his Syria motion
By George Eaton - 29 August 9:19
Unless the PM makes further concessions to Miliband, or wins over a sufficient number of coalition MPs, he faces the prospect of parliamentary defeat.
Labour's amendment on Syria: full text
By New Statesman - 28 August 23:04
The party says that military action must be "legal, proportionate, time-limited and have precise and achievable objectives".
After Cameron's haste, it is Miliband who has shown leadership on Syria
By George Eaton - 28 August 21:24
By forcing the PM to delay a decision on military action until after the UN inspectors have reported, Miliband has taken account of the legacy of Iraq.
Intervention in Syria must be aimed at toppling Assad - or there's no point
By Nick Tyrone - 28 August 16:39
Token engagement would be equally damaging to both the west and to Syria. We should consider the costs of leaving the regime in the place.
It's not the UN Security Council that decides whether military action in Syria is right or wrong
By George Eaton - 28 August 14:47
Why do so many still suggest that Russia and China should determine our foreign policy?
Why the Lib Dems are silent on Syria
By Richard Morris - 28 August 11:43
While leaving the door open to military action, the party's MPs know that the evidence required to justify intervention hasn't been presented.