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You wouldn’t think the general election was still over a year away from the behaviour of the main parties. 

Newly released documents show how the supposedly invincible Thatcher government reeled from the impact of strikes, writes Simon Basketter

In 1984 the IRA blew up a hotel in Brighton hosting Tories staying for their annual conference.

Bulgarians and Romanians failed to ‘invade’—but that hasn’t stopped the scapegoating, writes Ken Olende

Tory chancellor George Osborne promised this week that 2014 will be “a year of hard truths”. This means more cuts. 

The Tory bedroom tax and rocketing energy prices have made it impossible for thousands of poor council tenants to make ends meet. But heartless council bosses are hounding them with threats of eviction.

Some 30 disabled activists, parents and teachers stormed the Department for Education last week to protest against government attacks on inclusive education.

A panicking David Cameron has been forced to deny plans to scrap child benefits and tax credits for families with more than two children.

100 toffs and bosses joined David Cameron on his trip to China

Boris Johnson presents himself as a comical toff in touch with the people. John Newsinger takes a look behind the mask at the great hope of the Tory right.

Veterans of Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) met last Friday in London to remember the epic struggles of 30 years ago. 

David Cameron has announced that he will stop Romanians and Bulgarians from having full rights to claim benefits when European Union (EU) restrictions on their settling in Britain are lifted in January.