Gordon Brown&#39;s golden rule: if sums go wrong, blame the Blairites
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In Westminster, you can almost hear the rubbing of hands with glee. Gordon Brown has broken his Golden Rule, say his enemies. Yippee, cry the Tories.
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Who do you feel is to blame; Bernie, the British Racing Drivers&#39; Club, the British government? Was Bernie asking too much, should the BRDC have found the money or should Tony Blair&#39;s government have helped out, and if so how would tax payers react?
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Comment is free: Roy Hattersley: The prime minister has to decide on the limits of private enterprise within the public sector.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown has vowed to support whatever decision Prime Minister Tony Blair makes about his future, saying it was entirely up to the embattled leader.
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Comment is free: Jeremy Leggett: Oil firms' output is down, yet profits skyrocket. It all points to the crisis predicted by the peakists
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Comment is free: Seumas Milne: We're not facing a winter of discontent. But if Brown keeps cutting public sector workers' pay, there'll be a backlash.
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The fate of Kenneth Bigley is a vivid reminder that the Prime Minister&#39;s policy in Iraq is a terrible failure. No one quarrels with Tony Blair&#39;s refusal to concede to the hostage-takers&#39; demands.
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By Adrian CroftMANCHESTER - British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced a key test of his ability to hang on to power on Sunday as finance minister Gordon Brown sought to allay doubts about his suitability to take ...Comment
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Peter Mandelson has risked reopening splits with Gordon Brown by warning against "exaggerated gloating" over Labour's economic success.
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Comment is free: Alexander Chancellor: For Blair, nothing less than being a 'key player' in world politics is good enough
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ACCORDING to those commentators who peddle their political analysis in big, brash, primary colours, thereâs absolutely no question who lost out big time in Tony Blairâs latest ministerial reshuffle.
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Comment is free: Martin Kettle: The government's woes are not all self-inflicted. The party has too long ignored how Cameron's messages are playing
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair may be relieved at Iraq ally George W. Bush&#39;s re-election but analysts and politicians say any near-term gain could soon give way to problems
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TONY EASTLEY: While Mark Latham shores up his leadership, John Howard certainly celebrates his, never so strong in his position. But for British Prime Minister, Tony Blair who&#39;s expected to face an election by mid next year, there&#39;s trouble afoot.
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Comment is free: Polly Toynbee: Brown may look assured, but it's risky to stake all on stability and Tory folly
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Comment is free: Isabel Hilton: Britain is wrong to roll out the red carpet for the head of a defiant army.
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: Brown showed a distinct lack of courage in failing to stand up to Blair. Now he must quickly summon the courage to withdraw.