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On an amazing morning my choice for the biggest story…

On an amazing morning my choice for the biggest story…

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What’ll be the impact of Labour’s Libyan links? We are spoilt for choice this Sunday morning with an amazing array of dramatic political stories including the Alastair Darling revelations in the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph splashing plans to disband the Conservative party in Scotland. But the biggest must surely be the Mail on Sunday’s revelations of what is contained in a stash of documents and letters found in the British Ambassador’s residence in Tripoli. Read it here. The…

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At what stage will the “rebels” cease to be “rebels”?

At what stage will the “rebels” cease to be “rebels”?

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BBC news After a dramatic day in Tripoli it seems that we might be getting to the point when we have to change the terms we use – the moment when “rebels” cease to be rebels and when the old regime is finished. We are not there yet but it doesn’t look as though it will be too long. What happens to Gadaffi then becomes the next question. Will he be able to get out or has he already gone?…

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Will the fall of Gaddafi be a big victory for Dave?

Will the fall of Gaddafi be a big victory for Dave?

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What’ll be the domestic fall-out of the dictator going? I don’t know whether this is being a bit premature but it does start to look as though the Gaddafi era in Libya is coming to an end. Things have moved very fast in the past couple of days with fighting now moving into the capital, Tripoli. Whether this will take hours, days, or even weeks it is hard to see the dictator remaining in power. Close aides have begun to…

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A Marf cartoon to amuse us as we wait for ICM

A Marf cartoon to amuse us as we wait for ICM

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The big polling news tonight should be the March ICM survey for the Guardian which was pushed back from its normal slot so as to get reaction to the budget. The details will be published here when they are available – in the meantime here’s Marf’s take on the Libya bombing campaign. UPDATE: Tories back in the lead with ICM Poll/publication End date CON (%) LAB (%) LD (%) ICM Guardian 25/03/11 37 36 16 ICM Guardian 20/02/11 35 38…

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Guest slot by Moses: What’s the end game in Libya?

Guest slot by Moses: What’s the end game in Libya?

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Could UN 1973 have other benefits not initially apparent? When a leader threatens the people with ‘no mercy’ it is inevitable that some form of an International response would be forthcoming. The International community could not again stand idle and do nothing. The lessons of Kosovo have been learned, the method of implementation qualified by the experiences and errors of Iraq but an ‘elephant in the room’ of Bahrain and perhaps even Zimbabwe still do remain and will need to…

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