In January last year, in the run-up to the Holyrood election, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair laid down a clear marker on Labour's views of a Scottish referendum.
David Cameron today accused Gordon Brown of losing control of the Scottish Labour Party after its leader, Wendy Alexander, broke with previous policy to call for a referendum on Scottish independence.
Sketch: Wendy, Wendy, Wendy. Just when his Britannic Majesty is floundering in political quicksand, Labour’s leaderene from north of the Border decides this is the time to plonk a dead albatross around his neck. With friends like these...
In defiance of medical advice and scientific opinion, the government is to press ahead with the reclassification of cannabis as a class B drug, possession of which will carry a maximum five-year prison sentence.
Tributes were paid last night from across the political spectrum to Ray Michie, Baroness Michie of Gallanach, the former Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll and Bute who has died.
Holyrood Sketch: Roll up, roll up for Wendo, the amazing one-woman circus act. Thrill as she performs a U-turn with double twist on the political high wire. Gasp as she spins on the trapeze, just avoiding an accidental slip that could make Scotland independent.
David Cameron yesterday vowed to turn the Crewe and Nantwich by-election into a referendum on the abolition of the 10p tax rate, piling pressure on the Prime Minister while he still faces the threat of a rebellion on the issue from Labour back benchers.
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