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Bruce Anderson

@IndyVoices

Bruce Anderson is a columnist and former political editor of The Spectator

U.S. President Barack Obama attends the first working session of the G20 summit today in St. Petersburg
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History is already against us, even without Obama, Assad et al

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Why David Cameron should take to the hills

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Egypt is experiencing a crisis that is beyond the reach of any British

Young miners play billiards while their elders look on at the Workman's Institute in Gilfach Goch.
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It was always assumed that the poor were hard working. But that has

Members of both houses of parliament fill the Chamber of the House of Lords to listen to the Queen's Speech in May 2012
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Support Lords reform. But you won’t like it

Picture taken on July 26, 2012 in Paris shows an illustration made with figurines and euro coins.
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The European tide has turned. But can we be honest about it?

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Mark Steel and Bruce Anderson clash on Thatcher’s legacy: where

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Mark Steel and Bruce Anderson clash on Thatcher’s legacy: where

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Newbury, a classic Middle England constituency that has bypassed the

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Don't be fooled: Labour may be ahead in opinion polls, but this

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The Tories have yet to capitalise on Labour's weakness

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He won the battle against Communism but not the fight against

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Yes, Mr Howard acted ruthlessly, but the crime merited the punishment

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Yes, Mr Howard acted ruthlessly, but the crime merited the punishment

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The world's poor can rejoice at this news

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The Chancellor will deploy his Budget-day bravura to transform the

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It will be harder to dislodge the IRA from Belfast than the Syrians

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The Tories have recovered their nerve and could yet make this a

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The Tories have recovered their nerve and could yet make this a

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From town to countryside, has this land ever felt less at ease with

Bruce Anderson

We must learn to appreciate Condi Rice

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Alastair Campbell's return to politics signals a campaign of dirty

Bruce Anderson

Alastair Campbell's return to politics signals a campaign of dirty

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It was truly a great day for the Iraqi people, even if the blood of

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Howard is right to raise the asylum issue - but he should have done it

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The Tories have bigger reasons to be pessimistic than the defection of

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The risk for Mr Blair is not in daring to sack the Chancellor, but in

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Howard is right to raise the asylum issue - but he should have done it

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The Tories have bigger reasons to be pessimistic than the defection of

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The risk for Mr Blair is not in daring to sack the Chancellor, but in

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The Third World cannot expect Western aid without doing something for

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The Third World cannot expect Western aid without doing something for

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Heading towards triumph - or disaster?

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The law lords have usurped the right of the British people to defend

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Mr Blair ought to listen to his critics, not deploy boot boys to

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For the Tories too, this sorry affair is proving a diversion from real

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For the Tories too, this sorry affair is proving a diversion from real

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David Blunkett's real offence lies in his contempt for our laws and

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If you really want to kick away the ladder of social mobility, you

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A question for Boris: do voters really want a chat show star running

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If enough goes right in his next term, George Bush will have achieved

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A February election isn't likely, but you can never be certain with

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If John Kerry becomes president of the US, Islamic fanatics the world

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Three reasons why Boris Johnson was wrong

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Is it time for some negative campaigning?

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The Tories can still win the general election, but only if they

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Mr Blair will try to rally the nation, but his lies mean that even his

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A victory for evasion and prevarication

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A victory for evasion and prevarication

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Something has changed at the top of the Government: Mr Blair now

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Bush hits his stride and Kerry falters

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The more violent the protests in New York, the happier the Republicans

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Grieving families must not have the last word - our soldiers choose

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Grieving families must not have the last word - our soldiers choose

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Blunkett and Howard are right to focus on the collapse of order and

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Why we should worry that the young are simply no longer interested in

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Now we know what a John Kerry presidency would look like - and it is

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Mr Mandelson is better than his detractors admit, but he will be bad

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The Tories look set to lose the next election. But the electorate is

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No wonder Tony Blair is losing the will to fight on - things can only

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Whatever his objectives, Michael Moore could help George Bush get

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Can the Iraqi majority defeat the terrorist minority?

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The European constitution remains an outdated solution to the wrong

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Britain has an allergy to Europe, and even Tony Blair knows he cannot

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Confident of capitalism, unpopular in Europe - he succeeded on every

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Confident of capitalism, unpopular in Europe - he succeeded on every

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The Saudi monarchy may well fall, but will we welcome the regime that

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Democrats will be voting against Bush, not for Kerry

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The Prime Minister's moral standing is crumbling beyond repair

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It's a sad end to a fine career, but for the good of his country Mr

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It's a sad end to a fine career, but for the good of his country Mr

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Why Blair is not Thatcher's true heir

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Why Blair is not Thatcher's true heir

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After all these years, Mr Blair is still just a brilliant Leader of

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The Prime Minister was right first time: avoid a referendum because

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Mr Blair may find that he has finally lost what he really cares about

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How can Blair refuse a referendum for so great a change as the

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The Tories have lost their momentum

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Tony Blair is right - this is a new war and we must accept new ways

Bruce Anderson

Labour's plans for the judiciary betray a lack of thought

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Clare Short must be prosecuted if the Official Secrets Act is to have

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We have seen the Tories' best week since 1992

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The 45-minutes dispute threatens to discredit one of the most moral of

Bruce Anderson

The intelligence services should not take the blame for political

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Tony Blair's best hope is to blame the underlings and let Mr Hoon hang

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Tony Blair's best hope is to blame the underlings and let Mr Hoon hang

Bruce Anderson

The scientists can clone a human being, but they cannot clone its soul

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Tony Blair's best hope is to blame the underlings and let Mr Hoon hang

Bruce Anderson

Tony Blair's best hope is to blame the underlings and let Mr Hoon hang

Bruce Anderson

The scientists can clone a human being, but they cannot clone its soul

Bruce Anderson

All Blair's projects have ended in fiasco - and he has only himself to

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Transforming the Tory party was easy, now Mr Howard must win the

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I accept defeat in the war against drugs

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We should be offering mercy to Carr and exacting retribution on

Bruce Anderson

The only penalty: a felon's death on the gallows

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Calling President Bush a lying, cheating scumbag will only get him

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Tony Blair is watching his greatest political achievement dwindle away

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Mr Bush's speech in London showed the thinking of a great world

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