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A timetable for the London Mayoralty candidate selection is announced. And it looks like good news for Goldsmith.

There will be a long timetable and a primary of all Londoners. Regrettably, it won’t get the chance to consider all the candidates so far declared.

By Paul Goodman | 30 June 2015 at 12:30 pm | 9 comments

Javid attacks the CBI over Europe. How it must miss Vince Cable!

His intervention deftly combined standing foursquare with David Cameron with reminding his audience that, when the referendum takes place, they may differ.

By Paul Goodman | 30 June 2015 at 7:00 am | 93 comments

The politics of airport expansion show no sign of getting any simpler

With the airport commission set to report on Wednesday, we’re no closer to ending decades of inaction.

By Mark Wallace | 29 June 2015 at 3:30 pm | 27 comments

The anti-extremism speech that Cameron should make

He is set to make his first major domestic speech on Islamist extremism. It must be pitched to make no compromises – and win Muslim support.

By Paul Goodman | 29 June 2015 at 7:00 am | 63 comments

Decline and terror. Europe is failing.

There is a common link between horror in Tunisia, murder in France and failure in Greece – a continent-wide crisis of politics, economics and culture.

By Paul Goodman | 28 June 2015 at 7:00 am | 138 comments

The status quo will not be on the ballot paper in the EU referendum

Staying in the EU means growing risks our prosperity and freedom.

By Harry Phibbs | 27 June 2015 at 9:06 am | 99 comments

The rail farce raises serious questions about HS2

As the Government is forced to suspend rail upgrades, and news emerges of problems with other capital projects, is HS2 feasible?

By Mark Wallace | 26 June 2015 at 3:33 pm | 68 comments

Cameron is trying to negotiate with people who can’t agree on anything

Even if they do cobble together a deal, it won’t be meaningful reform and it won’t be lasting. Which leaves Out as the only option.

By Mark Wallace | 26 June 2015 at 12:24 pm | 61 comments

Where’s the timetable for the Conservative London Mayoral candidate selection? Here’s the one we need

The contest should run “long” rather than “short”. And our preference is for a ballot of members – which all candidates’ names should be on.

By Paul Goodman | 26 June 2015 at 7:00 am | 10 comments

If Osborne cuts tax rates for the rich, he must also curb their tax privileges

We won’t complain if the Chancellor reduces the top rate further. But the trade-off should be fairer property and pensions taxation.

By Paul Goodman | 25 June 2015 at 8:47 am | 103 comments

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Harman accuses Cameron of not having to budget

Mrs Clooney stole the show by saying nothing, while Osborne looked solemn at the thought of budgeting for the whole country.

By Andrew Gimson | 24 June 2015 at 2:16 pm | 13 comments

The untold story behind Cameron’s general election victory

The early training that David Cameron and his team received in the Conservative Research Department proved decisive.

By Andrew Gimson | 24 June 2015 at 7:15 am | 54 comments

Goldsmith declares his bid for the Tory mayoral nomination

Having secured a thumping endorsement from his Richmond Park constituents, the environmentalist and Eurosceptic officially joins the race.

By Henry Hill | 23 June 2015 at 12:45 pm | 26 comments

Vladimir Ilyich Gove, the Conservative revolutionary, rides on

The Justice Secretary’s first speech in his new job shows the topic may have changed, but the radical approach continues.

By Mark Wallace | 23 June 2015 at 12:30 pm | 5 comments

Let the rainbow flag fly from Downing Street. And the crescent of Islam. And…

The pastures of diversity stretch out before us in all their fullness‬.

By Henry Hill | 23 June 2015 at 10:30 am | 11 comments

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