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Cover story In conversation with Alastair Campbell 14 Iain Dale talks to the former No 10 spin doctor about the tensions between the figures at the top, the impact of David Kelly’s death and why he kept returning to No 10 while coping with depression

So just how do Dave and Nick measure up to our past leaders? p24

Spouse in the House 20 Political parties champion the family, but are the new guidelines unfriendly towards MPs with partners or children?

It’s our birthday! Britain’s party leaders take time out to give us their greetings 13

Ooh! Suits you sirs 24 Julia Langdon explores how the style of Dave and Nick compares to some of our greatest past prime ministers

Next Labour 28 Amber Elliott talks to the five candidates for the Labour leadership about whether policy matters as much as personality

Farnborough Air Show 5-page special 33 Featuring Mark Prisk, minister for business and enterprise, and industry body A | D | S

The Mili-brothers prepare to battle for soul of the Labour Party p28

Regulars Letters 4 Leader 6 Diary 7 Tom Newton Dunn on picking fights with Prezza and losing bets on David Laws Total Opinion Is tribal politics over? 8 Andrew Hawkins analyses whether voters are less tribal in the era of coalition politics Quotes 9 Debate 10 Does the government give too much money to devolved assemblies? Across the border 11 Nerys Evans AM Total History Nye: socialist hero or a self-serving villain? 40 Peter Kerr examines the legacy of the Labour politician who oversaw the creation of the NHS Where are they now? 41 Graham Riddick Memorabilia 43 Baroness Barker They were also MPs 44 CP Scott Total Campaigns How to speak like Churchill 46 John Shosky shows how to emulate Winston Churchill General Election 2010 The Conservative campaign 48 Scott Colvin analyses the Conservatives’ disappointing election performance

They were also MPs CP Scott Total Campaigns Total Campaigns How to speak like Churchill John Shosky shows how to emulate Winston Churchill General Election 2010 The Conservative campaign Scott Colvin analyses the Conservatives’ disappointing election performance

The Labour campaign 49 Douglas Alexander MP says word of mouth helped Labour rob the Tories of an overall majority The Liberal Democrat campaign 50 Ruwan Kodikara says the Lib Dems suffered because they have no solid core of supporters The joy of text 51 Mobiles are the stuff of dreams for politicians because you reach people instantly Surviving in the studio 52 The second of our three steps to achieving success on television or radio Technology 54 Reviews of the latest laptops 10 tips for special advisers 56 One former Labour special adviser on how to survive life working for a minister Campaign Doctor 58

Total Life Book reviews 60 Keith Simpson MP offers a reading guide to coalition government Brought to book 61 Claude Moraes MEP How to be the best MP 62 One ex-bag carrier gives guidance on how to win a researcher’s respect Researchers’ stories 63 Hinterland 64 Robin Harper MSP Top ten political siblings 65 If I were PM 66 Chat show star Trisha Goddard