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#bbcqt live chat 8/10/10 8 Oct 2010 | 06:12 am

Tonight on Question time David Dimbleby is joined in Birmingham by Baroness Warsi, Charles Clarke(Sorry, had to be done), Susan Kramer, Max Mosley and Rageh Omaar Join us below from 10:30.

#BBCQT Live Chat - 30 September 2010 1 Oct 2010 | 06:10 am

Tonight's panellists are: Grant Shapps MP for Welwyn Hatfield Simon Hughes MP for Southwark and Bermonsey, Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems Diane Abbott @DianeforLeader MP for Hackney North and Stoke New...

Welsh Assembly press ahead with Badger cull 29 Sep 2010 | 11:03 am

Here we go again: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/sep/20/welsh-assembly-badger-cull Don't let the fact culling badgers doesn't work get in the way of placating rural voters...

Plaid lend their dodgy dictionary to their Labour coalition partners 23 Sep 2010 | 06:27 am

Spare a thought for poor Edwina Hart, Health Minister in the Welsh Assembly. Not only are her coalition partners unhappy with her performance - Wrecsam Plaid noting that: There is increasing concern...

When is an increase not an increase? 23 Sep 2010 | 05:44 am

According to page 16 of the One Wales agreement: "Working together, we will create new tools to ensure that housing is affordable in the areas of most severe housing pressure. We will also ensure tha...

BBC Question Time Live Chat 23 September 2010 #bbcqt 23 Sep 2010 | 02:51 am

It's almost that time of the week when otherwise sane people actually choose to watch politicians and low ranking celebrities argue. This week it's being recorded in Liverpool, scene of the recent Li...

#BBCQT Live Chat - 16 September 2010 17 Sep 2010 | 07:29 am

Since that slacker Mark has hung up his keyboard I thought I'd give it a go.  Live chat for Question Time, (nearly) all welcome. It's the Labour leadership contenders this week.  Hmm. The chat will s...

How superstitions are born 16 Sep 2010 | 07:57 am

My son has a cold. It's not too bad during the day, but at night he has been waking up coughing. The coughing is caused (delightfully) by gunk building up at the back of his throat. He's got an extra ...

Plaid Cymru North Wales List Candidates 14 Sep 2010 | 08:21 am

The candidates are confirmed: 1. Heledd Fychan - PPC for Montgomeryshire in the 2010 General Election 2. Llyr Huws Gruffydd - PPC Clwyd West in the 2010 General Election and previously an Assembly c...

I expect Mr Woolas misspoke... 6 Aug 2010 | 10:54 am

Based on this statement from Phil Woolas last April: Our estimate is £1.4 billion, and I remind the House that that would come from the defence budget. I sent a Freedom of Information request to see...

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