Comparisons between Labour and John Major's Tories are a load of pants
2005
Off target
Compass is learning the wrong lessons from Sweden, argues Matt Browne
Unfinished business
David Cameron is taking a leaf out of the New Labour playbook. Robert Philpot on his progress so far
Home front
Who are the ‘no-hopers’ on Labour’s backbenches? Charles Clarke keeps Mark Day and Jennifer Gerber guessing
Flat earth theories
There's nothing new about the flat tax and, in practice, it would prove highly unpopular, says Andrew Gamble
Back to the future
If he is to lead the Tories back to government, David Cameron needs to learn from his party’s past. And there are lessons there for Labour too, suggests Tristram Hunt
Labour’s learning curve
Patrick Diamond puts Labour's education white paper to the test
Reviews
Tim Allan looks back at the electoral 'landslip' of 2005, Matt Beech relives Labour history, and Simon Alcock reviews The Truth With Jokes


