Posts by Peter Hoskin

Peter Hoskin joined ConservativeHome as an Associate Editor in July 2012. Previously, he was at The Spectator for over four years, where he edited the magazine's website and its political blog Coffee House. He has written, and continues to write, on poltics and culture for a range of publications, including The Spectator, The Times, The Daily Beast and Tatler.

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Pinning Down Miliband: Labour’s fiscal plan

Labour are still asking us to take them on trust – but why should we?

Wales is no Scotland, but it could learn to be

If unionist politicians want to stave off Welsh nationalism, then they must deal with its terrible causes. That means actually caring in the first place.

Will Osbornomics save Europe?

The Chancellor must be hoping that something will. A decade of sluggish growth on the Continent is hardly good for Britain’s prospects.

The new Scottish question: would a close victory be good enough for Better Together?

Surely it would surpass the narrow defeat suggested by today’s YouGov poll. But it wouldn’t be without problems for Unionist politicians.

Osborne tops our Cabinet league table for the third month in a row

Our latest Cabinet league table is pasted above. Some brief observations: The Constant Chancellor. For a long time, Iain Duncan Smith… Read more »

Pinning Down Miliband: Jobs

The Labour leader wants to spend his way to better employment figures – but can he?

Osborne retains his place at the top of our Cabinet league table

Also: Warsi leaves the Government as the only Tory with a negative satisfaction rating among party members.

Boris: “I will try to find somewhere to stand in 2015”

Here are three points about the Mayor of London’s revelation, which he went about about in the most Boris-like way possible.

A lukewarm response to the reshuffle from Tory members

The average mark out of ten for Cameron’s recent reorganisation? Just over five.

Peter Hoskin: Legislators through a lens

Hollywood filmmakers have started bringing their cameras into Parliament. Why didn’t they before? Rules and dramatic aspirations.

The shamelessness of Balls

The shadow chancellor had fun with dividing lines in his speech earlier – attacking Cameron and Osborne for Tory policies that, er, aren’t actually Tory policies.

David Ruffley to stand down at the next election

“I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that a protracted media debate on my private life would not serve the wider interests of the Conservative cause in East Anglia.”