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Who has the more effective leadership style, David Cameron or Gordon Brown?

With both Conservative and Labour party conferences taking place later this month, which party leader displays the best leadership style? Vote now in our online poll.

David Cameron
73%

Gordon Brown
27%

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22 September 2011
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24 August 2011
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19 July 2011
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21 June 2011
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02 June 2011
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19 April 2011
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23 March 2011
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16 March 2011
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10 March 2011
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17 February 2011
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03 February 2011
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20 January 2011
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06 January 2011
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16 December 2010
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02 December 2010
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18 November 2010
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04 November 2010
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21 October 2010
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07 October 2010
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23 September 2010
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09 September 2010
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26 August 2010
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05 August 2010
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22 July 2010
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08 July 2010
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24 June 2010
Is George Osborne right to freeze public-sector pay?
10 June 2010
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27 May 2010
Does it matter that there are so few women in the coalition government?
13 May 2010
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29 April 2010
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15 April 2010
Do you think a hung parliament would be bad for business?
31 March 2010
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18 March 2010
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04 March 2010
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19 February 2010
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04 February 2010
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21 January 2010
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08 January 2010
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23 December 2009
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10 December 2009
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26 November 2009
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12 November 2009
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29 October 2009
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15 October 2009
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01 October 2009
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18 September 2009
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04 September 2009
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21 August 2009
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07 August 2009
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24 July 2009
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10 July 2009
Should public-sector pay be frozen?
26 June 2009
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12 June 2009
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29 May 2009
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15 May 2009
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01 May 2009
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17 April 2009
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03 April 2009
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20 March 2009
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06 March 2009
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19 February 2009
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06 February 2009
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23 January 2009
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09 January 2009
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19 December 2008
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05 December 2008
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21 November 2008
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07 November 2008
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27 October 2008
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10 October 2008
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26 September 2008
Should the mandatory retirement age of 65 be scrapped?
28 August 2008
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15 August 2008
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31 July 2008
Is trade union power diminishing?
17 July 2008
Do family-friendly laws put employers off hiring women of childbearing age?
07 July 2008
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27 June 2008
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05 June 2008
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22 May 2008
Is the government right to restrict public-sector pay rises to 2 per cent?
08 May 2008
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23 April 2008
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01 April 2008
Should the right to request flexible working be extended to all employees?

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