Michael Deacon enjoys the breathless TV news coverage of Chris Huhne's resignation.

First Minister Alex Salmond and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore are to hold independence referendum talks in Edinburgh on 13 February.

Leonard Peltier is a Native American serving his thirty-sixth year in prison. The events that led to arrest and the falsification of evidence used to convict him have long been highlighted by award-winning films like Michael Apted’s ‘Incident at Oglala’ and best-selling books such as Peter Matthiessen’s ‘In the Spirit of Crazy Horse’. Leonard was wrongfully...

Michael Deacon watches Danny Alexander face questions on the peculiar pay arrangements of Ed Lester, head of the Student Loans Company.

In the New York Times, Michael D Shear reports that the influence of Sarah Palin and the Tea Party has waned during the US Republican Presidential primaries: In October, Sarah Palin announced that she would not run for president in 2012, ending the media frenzy around her potential candidacy even as she vowed to remain

By Michael Meacher, from Left Futures What political leader in Opposition has ever stopped in its tracks what looked like irresistible momentum towards a disaster? No, I can’t think of one either. Certainly not Cameron – can you remember any of the positions he took during the 5 years before the 2010 election, apart from

Michael Deacon watches David Cameron and Ed Miliband indulge in some embarrassing tactics at Prime Minister's Questions.

Liberal Democrat Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore MP writes a regular column for local newspapers in his constituency. Here’s this week’s edition. Jobs Economic recovery and jobs remain the most important issues for people here in the Borders and last week was tough in terms of unemployment news. There has sadly been an

Michael Deacon watches David Cameron defend himself to the Commons over his actions at Monday's European summit.

Michael Gove answered questions tweeted in from the public while giving evidence to the Education Select Committee.