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<title>Times Online | Peter Riddell</title>
<description>Peter Riddell is a leading political commentator. He writes mainly about British politics and has published several books on the subject</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:37:29 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tories threaten to revive the art of the pivotal by&#45;election]]></title>
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Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:48 BST
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<![CDATA[No wonder the Conservatives are so excited about their prospects at the Crewe &amp; 
Nantwich by&#45;election, with an ICM poll yesterday putting them ahead of 
Labour. A victory there on May 22 would end one of the least&#45;coveted records 
in politics: the 26 years since the Tories last captured a seat at a 
by&#45;election.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[The British view: whoever wins the US election, John McCain is last]]></title>
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Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:36 BST
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<![CDATA[Obamamania sweeps Britain. So many primaries are being held in the American 
presidential contest that we thought the 51st state should not be left out. 
So Populus asked British voters which of the two Democrat challengers they 
preferred, and then, separately, to choose between either of the two 
Democrats and the Republican Senator John McCain.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Parties let us believe we can have it all]]></title>
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Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:14 BST
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<![CDATA[Offer politicians or voters a hard choice and they, or rather we, prefer to 
fudge it. Whoever thought up the Conservatives&#8217; slogan about &#8220;sharing the 
proceeds of growth&#8221; accurately caught the public mood: we want it all. That 
is, of course, why this approach was adopted not just by the Tories but also 
by Labour and the Liberal Democrats.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[Gordon Brown is a leader left with very few options]]></title>
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Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 BST
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<![CDATA[Gordon Brown&#8217;s fate largely depends on factors outside his control. He has few 
options available to restore his political authority. Neither he, nor the 
Government, has much influence on the length of the economic slowdown, nor 
on food and energy prices. All that can be done is to hope and wait, and to 
seek, as Mr Brown is trying to do, to alleviate some of the adverse impact.]]>	
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<title><![CDATA[History suggests that there's no way back for Labour]]></title>
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Sat, 03 May 2008 00:00:44 BST
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<![CDATA[Graphic:history of 
election results]]>	
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