Nick Clegg still needs to answer the question of what the Lib Dems are for. A list of achievements will not suffice, writes John Kampfner

Chris Huhne never strayed far from the top of the bookies' list of ministers most likely next to exit the Cabinet - even before coming under the gaze of the police.

The London Labour party have named Christine Quigley as their newest candidate for the 2012 London elections. Christine, originally from Dublin is Vice-Chair of the Labour Party Irish Society and a former chair of London Young Labour. Christine was selected as a reserve by the London regional board in 2011 and takes the list place previously held by Seema Malhotra. Seema is stepping dowe from the ...

Are the following candidates deserving of their titles?

In the past 20 years, 35 people have lost honours, usually after a crime or being censured by a regulatory authority

Lord Mandelson, the former Labour minister, has avoided having to disclose a list of his business clients under new rules intended to improve transparency in the House of Lords.

The IRS sent my tax forms back! AGAIN! I guess it was because of my response to the question : "List all dependents?" I replied -"12 million illegal immigrants;"3 million crack heads; "42 million unemployable people on food stamps, "2 million people in over 243 prisons; "Half of Mexico ; and "535 fools in the U.S. House and Senate.” Apparently, this was NOT an acceptable answer. Cartoon sour...

In this game of posh poker, those who turn down the Queen may still come up trumps, reveals Harry Mount.

The rise of Qatar has been one of the most remarkable developments in the recent history of the Middle East. How this small, oil-rich Gulf state built Al Jazeera and parleyed the TV station's influence into a diplomatic role across the region is an insufficiently explored issue. The list of the monarchy's achievements is impressive, even putting aside how they secured the football World ...

>Amid from the usual barrage of cutting the 50p rate, slashing capital gains tax and further deregulation (not so much a growth strategy as the usual shopping list of free-market policy demands) Nick Clegg is once again talking about raising the personal income tax allowance to £10,000. Raising the personal allowance to £10,000 is long