Eleven things I learned about monarchs by writing about them

The Queen is about to overtake Victoria and become our longest-serving monarch, yet we understand very little about the allure of the monarchy.

Cameron must think Corbyn will win

Hence the Prime Minister’s warning that Corbyn cannot be trusted with national security, and Betty Boothroyd’s that Labour is galloping over a precipice.

Cameron’s revolutionary secret: the most professional Cabinet in British history

The Prime Minister’s success springs from a preference, new to Westminster, for Cabinet ministers who actually know about their departments.

To hold a second referendum on EU membership would be ridiculous

The case against EU membership will not be won by procedural dodges. The No camp must concentrate on winning the argument.

Interview: Syed Kamall MEP – “I would prefer people to have a choice, personally. I don’t see why we need a shortlist.”

The Conservative MEP leader and would-be London Mayoral candidate on Ambition, Opportunity and Enterprise – and why that shortlist should be extended.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Harman outshines Robertson

Cameron upheld a century of history by accusing Labour of being in hock to the trade unions.

Profile: Tracey Crouch, the Sports Minister who leads Conservative opposition to hunting

Could it be that she has done Cameron a favour by helping to avert a relaxation of the hunting ban?

Andrew Gimson’s Budget sketch: Osborne gives the Tories something to cheer about

The announcement of the national living wage eclipsed all else, and was for the Chancellor a triumph.

Profile: Zac Goldsmith MP, the outsider leading the race to become Tory candidate for Mayor of London

The Richmond Park MP has demonstrated that he has the independent spirit which helped the last two Mayors to victory.

Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Cameron emerges as the Tory Jeeves

Harman tried in vain to convince the House that Boris is in charge of airports policy.

From Tory nazis to feminised Conservatives. An academic view of Party progress with women.

In 2005, the party still only had 17 women MPs. Ten years on, it is 68. The Universities are taking note.

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.

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.

Greece can only be liberated from impossible German rules by leaving the euro

Germany’s political class finds itself in an impossible position, for it promised German taxpayers they would never have to pay for the Greeks.

Interview: Cllr Peter Golds calls for “compulsory integration” in order to defeat corruption in Tower Hamlets

The local Tory leader says that the police are turning a blind eye to the flouting of electoral law, public subsidies for mosques, and expressions of support for Hitler.