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Hand-wringing about AstraZeneca is baseless – this is a victory for low tax Britain

Stop griping about good news, and start the hunt for the next US giant to poach.

By Mark Wallace | 30 April 2014 at 3:35 pm | 32 comments

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Cameron gets away with drawing Miliband as Foot or Kinnock

The Speaker sounded like a petulant schoolmaster, but was right to try to restrain the Prime Minister.

By Andrew Gimson | 30 April 2014 at 2:01 pm | 29 comments

Missing: Please send on to Nigel Farage if you can

Address: Not via UKIP, Newark branch.

By Paul Goodman | 30 April 2014 at 8:45 am | 251 comments

The economy may be growing, but it still isn’t nearly fixed

Here are eight reasons – from the deficit to house prices – for Conservatives to refrain from complacency.

By Peter Hoskin | 30 April 2014 at 8:00 am | 17 comments

Join George Osborne, Lord Ashcroft, Lottie Dexter and Ryan Shorthouse at ConservativeHome’s spring conference

The conference takes place on Saturday 24th May.

By Paul Goodman | 28 April 2014 at 5:00 am

Cameron’s reprieve comes with conditions attached

The plotters may have sheathed their knives, but they’re not exactly happy and that unhappiness could make itself known once again.

By Peter Hoskin | 27 April 2014 at 2:34 pm | 109 comments

Should Cameron resign if Scotland votes Yes?

It may come down to “a futile gesture at this stage”.

By Paul Goodman | 27 April 2014 at 7:00 am | 182 comments

Javid has signalled a ceasefire in the battle for press regulation – has Cameron?

The Culture Secretary has taken a strong line on press freedom. Is this a shift in stance from the Prime Minister, or submission to the exigencies of 2015?

By Henry Hill | 26 April 2014 at 2:00 pm | 26 comments

HS2 and Ministers: when whips pull one way and constituents the other

The Telegraph’s Andrea Leadsom story helps to show how the join between executive and legislature is under pressure as never before.

By Paul Goodman | 26 April 2014 at 7:00 am | 68 comments

What’s wrong with political journalism

I do not wish to encourage, even by implication, the idea that if only a journalist is sufficiently honest and independent-minded, he or she will arrive at the truth.

By Andrew Gimson | 25 April 2014 at 7:00 am | 13 comments

Crime is down – does the Government deserve any credit?

A fall of 15 per cent is a single year is very impressive

By Harry Phibbs | 24 April 2014 at 3:41 pm | 13 comments

Clegg & Farage, partners

The two are co-operating in trying to boost their votes at Cameron’s expense.

By Paul Goodman | 24 April 2014 at 12:00 pm | 71 comments

Big beasts for big times

If Cameron wins re-election (and my hunch is that’s a 50/50 possibility) Boris will probably be invited to have a big job

By Tim Montgomerie | 24 April 2014 at 7:53 am | 48 comments

Cry God for Harri, England and St George!

Is Boris poised to take ConservativeHome’s advice about a Parliamentary return?

By Paul Goodman | 23 April 2014 at 10:28 am | 25 comments

The case for splitting up CCHQ

It is expected to plan for the long-term as well as the short. It isn’t doing this – so change is needed.

By Paul Goodman | 23 April 2014 at 8:50 am | 55 comments

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