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  1. Reading the tea leaves

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    The Tea party has focused public anger at Obama's reforms and forced the political establishment to take note in the run-up to the midterm elections. But is it any more than a knee-jerk response to a Democrat president?
  2. Six must-reads to understand the new Lib-Con moment

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    This is a genuinely exciting political moment. It is the government the country wanted: Cameron, with Clegg; a fired-up blue Quattro, with yellow brakes. It is also uncharted territory. Cameron must now reframe the central narratives of his leadership—the big society, broken Britain, vote blue/go green, the post-bureaucratic age—to create...
  3. Five thoughts on the debate

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    I watched the debate last night with a group of people invited to a bar in central London by a PR company. I have five reflections. 1. Clegg won, therefore Cameron “won.” The conventional wisdom before the event was that Clegg was the likely winner, simply by having a third...