Blog Profile / Nick Robinson
| URL : | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/nickrobinson/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Politics / UK Politics | |
| Posts on Regator: | 374 | |
| Posts / Week: | 3.8 | |
| Archived Since: | July 6, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Exams: U-turn or tweak?
"A humiliating U-turn" by Michael Gove is how Labour describes what they're calling the #EBacctrack. "A tweak" says the education secretary's former deputy, fellow Tory Nick Gibb. We're pleased that the idea of replacing GCSEs has been...Show More Summary
Tory divisions - Why gay marriage has exposed them
Many older Conservatives remember days when they were much more unpopular than they are now - days of strikes, riots and massive protests on the street, days when their leader's name was spat out with anger, days when they felt proud...Show More Summary
Appealing to the people
This has been the tale of two balconies. The first was in Algiers yesterday when David Cameron saw the balcony from which President de Gaulle famously appealed to the masses in a 1958 tour aimed at fighting off bloody demands for Algerian...Show More Summary
Is the defence budget safe from more cuts?
The prime minister does "not resile" from his commitment to increase defence spending after the next election, reporters on his trip to Africa were told yesterday. In October 2010 David Cameron signalled that after five years of cuts,...Show More Summary
Neighbourhood watch not mission creep
"Helping this neighbourhood to help itself." With those words David Cameron heralded his arrival in Algeria - the first Western leader to visit this country since the hostage crisis which left 38 foreigners dead and the first British...Show More Summary
What are we doing in North Africa?
Algeria had, until recent days, scarcely featured on the mental maps of most British politicians. No prime minister has visited the country since it became independent in 1962. On his visit to Algiers on Wednesday, David Cameron will...Show More Summary
How will PM's speech change politics?
Six things that the Europe speech changed: 1. The Tory press is back David Cameron has never enjoyed headlines this good. Even his bête noire Simon Heffer of the Mail praises him ...but for how long? 2. The Tory backbenches are happy MPs...Show More Summary
Europe game-changer?
Six things that the Europe speech changed: 1. The Tory press is back David Cameron has never enjoyed headlines this good. Even his bête noire Simon Heffer of the Mail praises him. ...but for how long? 2. The Tory backbenches are happy MPs...Show More Summary
Do Tory cheers mean the PM's job is done?
The cheers as David Cameron walked into the House of Commons said it all. Conservative MPs liked what they heard today. Not just the promise of a straightforward in/out referendum, not just the pledge to renegotiate Britain's relationship...Show More Summary
Cameron's referendum gamble
No speech by the prime minister has been agonised over for so long. None will be of such consequence. None will be based on a bigger gamble. Today could mark a first step on a road leading to Britain's exit from Europe 45 years after we first joined. Show More Summary
David Cameron faces Europe test
A vote within the next five years on whether to get out of Europe or stay in on new terms. That is the pledge at the heart of the speech on Europe which David Cameron has so long agonised over. Speaking in London and not in Amsterdam...Show More Summary
Terrorism in north Africa - back to the future?
What was particularly striking about the prime minister's statement on the Algerian hostage crisis was not what he said about it but what he said about the wider threat posed by terrorism across north Africa. The language he used had...Show More Summary
Hostages missing in Algeria raid
Some hostages are known to be safe but late last night there were still concerns about the fate of up to 20 who if not missing or in hiding are feared to be injured or dead. In the House of Commons later MPs will hear a statement providing the latest information. Show More Summary
More UK casualties feared in Algeria
I am told that when the news came from the Algerian government that they had begun a military operation without notifying or consulting with other Western countries, including the UK, the reaction in the room - I'm told from someoneShow More Summary
Cameron's anxiety over Algeria
The decision not to come to Amsterdam was taken just before 6pm on Thursday, after the prime minister had spoken again to the Algerian prime minister. You saw in his face, you heard in his voice, you could tell from the words just how...Show More Summary
An EU referendum if...
You hear David Cameron saying on Today people feel increasingly left out of the debate, you hear him say he wants the country to give its full-hearted consent. Ha! You say, yes he's going to give us a referendum on Europe at last. But just be a little careful - the prime minister has ruled out an in/out referendum now on Europe. Show More Summary
Cameron's EU dilemma illustrated
Even before the prime minister has uttered a word of his long-awaited speech on Europe - a speech in which he is expected to call for a re-negotiation of the UK's relationship with the EU followed by a referendum - David Cameron is being...Show More Summary
Coalition: It's not a marriage
It's not a marriage. It never was. They were never in love so they are not renewing their vows. That, in summary, is the reaction inside Downing Street to how the media, including me, have spoken about today's joint news conference to...Show More Summary
Why the Mitchell story matters
What began as a story about what was really said became a story about who leaked a police log but it is now much more serious than that. The Metropolitan Police say they are investigating allegations against a serving police officer of fabricating evidence against someone who was, at the time, a cabinet minister. Show More Summary
Mitchell – Mayor concerned about alleged conspiracy
Who cares whether Andrew Mitchell did or did not say "plebs" when he had an angry confrontation with police officers on the gates of Downing Street? That's the reaction of some to the news that a police officer has been arrested for misconduct in a public office. Show More Summary