The Guardian’s and Mirror’s front pages are overblown, but…
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter It’s not just Easter Monday and ConservativeHome’s eighth birthday, readers – it’s also “the day… Read more »
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.
Follow @David Miliband to stand down as an MP, according to reports
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter We interrupt the football to bring you a breaking news story: according to a report… Read more »
Theresa May splits up the UK Border Agency
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Forget what your calendars say, this has been the month of May. It began with… Read more »
Michael Fallon’s message for the Bank, the Government, Europe and everyone else: we really must do better
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Michael Fallon gave a speech last night. In many respects, it was exactly the sort… Read more »
The new politics of the NHS ring-fence
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Jeremy Hunt is setting out a “back to basics” approach to care in the NHS… Read more »
Download your own “12 Conservative Achievements” card
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Y’know that list of “12 Conservative Achievements” that was handed out at Spring Forum? Grant… Read more »
Highlights from David Cameron’s immigration speech
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Tim blogged David Cameron’s immigration speech once, twice in advance of its delivery – so… Read more »
A step closer to English votes on English laws?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Amid all the bother about immigration and Boris and Cyprus, it’s worth keeping an eye… Read more »
If politicians don’t look beyond the numbers in the Red Book, they’re neglecting Britain’s economy
By Peter Hoskin Follow Peter on Twitter Dear me, the numbers in the Red Book are enticing. I know this from first-hand experience…. Read more »
Rolling blog for Budget 2013
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter 6.15pm: Thank you for tuning in today. Here, by way of drawing a line under… Read more »
George Osborne’s biggest Budget-day decision – he’s joined Twitter
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Forget the personal allowance. Forget the beer duty escalator. Forget capital spending. Only one thing… Read more »
Osborne reheats one of the capital ideas from his Autumn Statement
What’s a Chancellor to do when he wants to increase capital spending, but doesn’t have much money to do it with… Read more »
Your five-point checklist for tomorrow’s Budget
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Only five points? Didn’t the checklist I prepared in advance of the Autumn Statement contain… Read more »
Ukip on 17% in latest ComRes poll – Tories on 28%
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Another poll to enflame Conservative concerns about a split vote on the right: tomorrow’s ComRes… Read more »
Balls to Osborne: Go on, borrow more
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The hull of HMS Ed Balls has taken a real pounding in recent months –… Read more »