Cameron arrives in Burma

Friday, April 13, 2012 'Historic Visit': Cameron Arrives In Burma David Cameron arrived in Burma today in what is believed to be the first visit to the former colony by a British prime minister. Upon his arrival the prime minister said Aung San Suu Kyi was "a shining example for people who yearn for freedom." Also in South East Asia, it's not a good day to be anywhere near North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the country's rocket test failed spectacularly. A poll from YouGov out this morning has Labour leading the Tories by 41% to 35%. However the Conservative press team area keen to point out that under these headline figures 50% of people think the Tories are "prepared to take the tough decisions" while only 10% think Labour are. Give It Back, George: Universities (And Vince Cable) Join Charity Tax Backlash Lansley Pledges To Stub Out Cigarette Packet Branding Analysis: Ukip Need A Lot More Than Peter Stringfellow To Make Headway 'Labour MPs Should Pay Cost Of By-Election If They Want To Challenge Me' The Mayoral Election Might Not The Biggest Story Of The Night BLOG POSTS Max Atkinson: More Verbs Needed in Miliband's Latest Speech? In the internet age, we can often can read a speech, free from any 'embargo', before it's actually been given - as with one we'll be hearing from Ed Miliband later today (posted on Politics Home at 9.53 a.m. this morning). Settit Beyene: Sun, Sea and Suspicious Taxes: 8% Increase in Air Passenger Duty Embarking on a gap year in 2012/2013 means I and countless other itchy-footed Brits will have to deal with increased APD on flights, opaque booking costs and 'administration' fees (EasyJet, Ryanair, I'm looking at you). Despite what Madonna said in the '80s, this year, holidays will not be a time to celebrate. The Guyliner: Sorry, There's No Cure For Gay - Why Not Pray For an Antidote to Stupid Instead? There is a time, I imagine, in the lives of most gay people when they wish, if only for a moment, that they weren't gay. Perhaps it comes when they want to kiss their other half without fear of reproachful look or, worse, a boot to the head. Aidan Hartley: Terror in Sudan Here in Sudan's Nuba Mountains the war isn't nearly over. It's escalating as skirmishes between north and South Sudan become bigger battles. The war is widening and more people are dying - and one day we will ask whether we did enough to stop it. Michael Dugher: Cameron's Government is Starting to Look Increasingly Like That of Major's John Major's anniversary this week does remind us that there is one very big difference between these two Conservative prime ministers: namely that Major, unlike Cameron, did manage to win a general election.

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