Viewpoint: Sarah Palin Revelations

Revelations about Sarah Palin's past have come out via a new book. But to Ian Beaumont, the revelations are not the most interesting part of this story.

Viewpoint: African Campaign Contributions

Allegations have surfaced surround contributions to french political campaigns from Africa. Ian Beaumont wonders what's really going on here.

Viewpoint: George Osborne, A Dominatrix and Andy Coulson

George Osborne is in hot water with regards to a dominatrix, a News of the World editorial, and the hiring of Andy Coulson by David Cameron. Ian Beaumont fills in the blanks.

Viewpoint: Broken Promises

David Cameron promised to fight for district hospitals when he was in opposition. Now he's in government, he doesn't seem to be fighting quite so hard. Ian Beaumont hopes some other important promises do not get broken

Viewpoint: Striking off Bankers?

Labour Leader Ed Miliband has backed a proposal to enable bankers to be struck off like doctors. Ian Beaumont likes this idea, especially as he feels the bankers haven't really paid the price for the damage they've done.

Viewpoint: MPs Expenses Revisited

136 MPs are employing family members. 27 of those were elected after the scandal did so much damage. Ian Beaumont is having deja vu.

Viewpoint: 50% UK Tax Rates

The 50p tax rate is damaging the economy, according to 20 economists. Ian Beaumont isn't so sure.

Viewpoint: Phone Hacking Incongruity

Tom Crone and Colin Myler contradicted James Murdoch's previous testimony regarding an email that revealed the extent of the phone hacking. Ian Beaumont wonders how either Murdoch can survive this scandal.

Viewpoint: The Closure of Wapping

News International has decided to close their plant at Wapping. That move has major symbolism, as Ian Beaumont reveals.

Viewpoint: Scottish Conservatives

The Conservatives in the Scottish Parliament have an idea to make them more electable. Ian Beaumont thinks David Cameron should take notice.

Viewpoint: CIA Rendition Revealed

A little noticed court case in New York state is having major implications in what we know of the CIA rendition program. Ian Beaumont ponders the situation.

Viewpoint: Confusion In Libya

When two different sons of Qaddafi, talk of opposing motives, and both talk of their father, who is telling the truth? Ian Beaumont isn't sure.

Viewpoint: Government Briefing on display

When an assistant commissioner had secret papers on display, he ended up resigning, and the Conservatives had a field day. Now the shoe's on the other foot, and as Ian Beaumont reports, their hypocrisy is showing.

Viewpoint: Qaddafi's Family Leaves Libya

Motives are an important thing to understand. With members of his family now safe in Algeria, Qaddafi's motives have become clearer. But Ian Beaumont reveals that other motives are less clear right now.

Viewpoint: Arsenal and Arsene Wenger

In the wake of Arsenal's 8-2 thrashing by Manchester United, Ian Beaumont starts to question manager Arsene Wenger's future with the club.

Viewpoint: Apple Loses Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs' resignation as Apple CEO came as a surprise this week. Ian Beaumont remembers Apple before Steve Jobs returned in 1996.

Viewpoint: Health and Safety Myths

The Health and Safety Executive has criticised councils and companies for being overzealous in application of health and safety rules. Ian Beaumont thinks it's about time that officialdom said something.

Viewpoint: Busy News Day

There are some days when breaking news and developing stories overwhelm. On days like those, researching stories and developing informed opinions, doesn't have the time to happen. Ian Beaumont explains

Viewpoint: Red Light Cameras

Mayor Bloomberg is a fan of these Red Light Cameras, that are used to catch people jumping red traffic lights. He's not the only fan. So is Ian Beaumont.

Viewpoint: Tony Blair and the England Riots

Tony Blair wrote an interesting commentary on the political fallout from the riots that happened in various cities across England. But Ian Beaumont realised that one salient social point was missing.

Viewpoint: Toronto Police and the strip search

Toronto Police have strip seached more than 60% of those people arrested. To Ian Beaumont, this poses a classic problem.

Viewpoint: Gov Christie - You Need To Sign That Bill!

Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may or may not be contemplating a White House run, but he has more pressing business to attend to. A bi-partisan bill that has been "under review" for 10 weeks. For Ian Beaumont, the decision wouldn't have taken 10 seconds, as he explains in this edition of Viewpoint.

Viewpoint: NewsCorp Under Fire

NewsCorp might have thought they had the hacking scandal under control. But the revelation of a letter from 2007 may well have put pay to those efforts. Ian Beaumont wonders just how much more there is in the story.

Viewpoint: Cameron's pledge on broken society

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to fix Britain's "broken society". Ian Beaumont points him in the right direction.

Viewpoint: Pawlenty Drops Out

With Michelle Bachmann winning the Iowa Straw Poll narrowly, and Ron Paul a close second, third place Tim Pawlenty decided enough was enough. But Ian Beaumont thinks that despite what the raw numbers say, Ron Paul was the real winner.

Viewpoint: US and Canada Interest Rates

As the US Federal Reserve made plain this week it was keeping rates low for the next two years, attention turns to Canada, and whether they will follow through on their previous statement about raising rates. Ian Beaumont shares his thoughts.

Viewpoint: Democrats Take 2 Wisconsin Senate Seats From Republicans

As politics in the US takes in the results from Wisconsin, Ian Beaumont has a stark warning.

Viewpoint: Front company political campaign donations

Mitt Romeny's presidential election campaign has benefited from 3 $1 million donations from front companies to a political action committee supporting his campaign. These developments leave Ian Beaumont very concerned.

Viewpoint: The London Riots

Whilst riots have been taking place across London, Ian Beaumont has discerned what is really behind it.

Viewpoint: ECB Emergency Talks

As the ECB held emergency talks this weekend on the EuroZone Debt Crisis, Ian Beaumont gets to the heart of the matter; confidence

Viewpoint: The EuroZone Debt Contagion

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Viewpoint: Phone Hacking Mirror Style

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Viewpoint: A Bad Debt Ceiling Deal

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Viewpoint: NewsCorp Hacking Scandal

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