Andrew Grice
The Independent's Political Editor Andrew Grice has been writing about politics for 25 years. Formerly Political Editor at the Sunday Times, he claims he started at Westminster when he was 10 but Whitehall sources say he was 25. His column, The Week in Politics, appears in The Independent each Saturday, with regular updates throughout the week at Today in Politics.
Andrew Grice: Don't bank on Cameron ditching sofa government
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Andrew Grice: Brown's insurance against defeat
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Gordon Brown's deathbed conversion to electoral reform may look like pure opportunism and widening the goalposts for his team just as the match kicks off. But in a few months, it might just be a clever insurance policy that pays a handsome reward.
Andrew Grice: For the first time, the Tories are worried – and with good reason
Saturday, 6 February 2010
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Andrew Grice: Stench that will linger long after stables are swept
Friday, 5 February 2010
When I asked an MP recently how the expenses issue was playing on the doorsteps, he replied that some voters were so disgusted that they still wouldn't open their door to any politician.
Andrew Grice: How Cameron's clever trick turned into the second Conservative wobble of 2010
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
It seemed a clever trick at the time. David Cameron knew that Gordon Brown would be holding his monthly press conference at 11am on Monday last week, and so he called his for 9.45am.
Andrew Grice: Capturing the public mood is one thing – keeping it is quite another
Saturday, 30 January 2010
In his first speech to the Conservatives' annual conference after becoming party leader, David Cameron endorsed gay marriages. He didn't know how Tory activists would react. Some old farts sat on their hands, stony-faced. But after a pregnant pause, applause began to ripple around the hall.
Andrew Grice: Weak performance plays into Brown's hands at election
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
When Downing Street issued its list of ministerial engagements and news events for Westminster journalists yesterday, there was no mention of the long-awaited official figures showing that the economy had finally returned to growth.
Andrew Grice: The Iraq inquiry has rebounded on Brown, but he has little to fear
Saturday, 23 January 2010
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Andrew Grice: Gordon must stick to his promise and use the dreaded 'C-word'
Saturday, 16 January 2010
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Andrew Grice: Labour is desperate to prove it can still change
Thursday, 14 January 2010
The card symbolised a time for change, the most powerful message in politics
Andrew Grice: A shift in the balance of power – to Mandelson
Saturday, 9 January 2010
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