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		<title>The pollsters got it wrong – but they are still crucial for politicians</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th January, 2016) Shortly before the 2010 general election, David Cameron sat down with the results of the latest in-depth opinion poll. It was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The false prophets of nationalism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 23:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Independent (11th May, 2015) Shortly before election day I spent an afternoon with the affable Danny Alexander as he fought to save his seat in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Triumph, despair and revenge at the British ballot box</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2015 16:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Wall Street Journal (9th May, 2015) On Thursday evening, as the final voters were trudging to polling stations, David Cameron was handed his party’s predictions for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Stunning victory leaves Cameron awash with political capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2015 18:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Independent (8th May, 2015) This stunning election victory is something to savour for David Cameron. It is a personal triumph that trounces not just political rivals, the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In praise of British politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 07:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Independent (5th May, 2015) Politics can be a unattractive business. It is often described as showbusiness for ugly  people, such is the desire of those involved [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Be more positive if you want our votes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:43:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Independent (27th April, 2015) With a general election looming, it seemed a good time to see a political play. So on Friday night I went [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Labour&#8217;s NHS record is soiled by failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2015 11:38:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published in The Sun (23 April, 2015) If you say something often enough, some people will believe it. Clearly this is Labour’s health strategy, with talk of &#8216;rescuing&#8217; [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Labour can no longer pose as the party of the NHS</title>
		<link>https://ianbirrell.com/labour-can-no-longer-pose-as-the-party-of-the-nhs/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2015 12:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Guardian (21st April, 2015) There are many strange things about this election struggle. Labour poses as the party of fiscal probity; the Conservatives say they are saviours [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Tories must unleash their secret weapon</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th April, 2015) Ed Miliband can be accused of many things, but he cannot be faulted for lack of determination. As rivals know [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Forget the politics of fear and loathing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2015 16:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Published by The Observer (12th April, 2015) The first time I met David Cameron, then a rising star of the Conservatives, I was left with two abiding impressions. First, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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