China: echoes of authoritarian past as Xi Jinping cements his place at the heart of a Communist Party now entirely built around him: It has been suggested that the removal of Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping’s predecessor, from the closing ceremony of the 20th Communist Party congress could overshadow all other news from Beijing during the …
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Conservative victory in Sleaford by-election cements fears of lost decade for Labour: For the Conservative Party, the by-election victory in Sleaford and North Hykeham on December 8 will have come as something of a relief after the surprise Liberal Democrat win in the Richmond by-election a week earlier. Caroline Johnson won the by-election with a …