There have been some high profile (if not high level) Blairite defections to the Tories. While there are some similarities between the Blair legacy and our coalition partners, the defectees seem to have overlooked or discarded one idea – joining the Liberal Democrats. As Jonathan Powell says in his book, The New Machiavelli, and as

Norman Lamb, a former lawyer and key adviser to Nick Clegg, has replaced Ed Davey as the employment relations and postal affairs minister. He will be tasked with reducing the burden of employment law on business, among other things, picking up where Mr Davey left off.

Points charge cuts short Lib Dem's rapid ascent

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.

This is the title of a poor quality piece in The Guardian. It's mainly a profile of Leanne Wood, apparently the favourite to take over the leadership of Plaid Cymru (who knew?). A "proud republican", she views Wales's economic development as typical of other colonial/extractive economies like those in Latin America. Her "Greenprint" for the south Wales valleys sets out a vision of "food ...

A profile of the man who lost a knighthood

A minimum wage can be beneficial … as long as it’s set at the right level   So is Tidjane Thiam right about minimum wage rules? The chief executive of the Prudential was outspoken in his criticism of minimum wage legislation at a high profile debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos. 10 Comments

Several high-profile figures in the City have followed the three party leaders and agreed to give one-10th of their estates to charity when they die

The republican frontrunner is hobbled by his business past and questions remain over what he really stands for, says Richard McGregor

The huge reserves of coal, oil and gas held by companies listed in the City of London are "sub-prime" assets posing a systemic risk to economic stability, a high-profile coalition of investors, politicians and scientists has warned the Bank of England's governor, Mervyn King. More »