Cameron goes on the defensive – “Our battle is with Labour,” he tells Tory activists
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter What was the good part of David Cameron’s speech to Conservative spring forum? Probably the… 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 @Has David Cameron finally found a message he will stick with?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Judging by the extracts that have been released so far, David Cameron’s speech to the… Read more »
Go on, Mr Cameron – scrap PMQs
It’s Wednesday again, and you know what that means: Prime Minister’s Questions at noon. Tweeters are readying their #pmqs hash-tags. Journalists are… Read more »
“There is no left and right – except in political imagination”
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter That quote above? It was uttered by Stephan Shakespeare in his presentation to ConservativeHome’s Victory… Read more »
The OBR has upbraided David Cameron? Good – that’s kinda why George Osborne set it up
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Just as this grey Friday afternoon was slumping into the weekend, Robert Chote has written… Read more »
Robert Halfon MP attacks Labour’s “welfare tax”
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The MP who brought you campaigns on fuel duty and the 10p tax is now… Read more »
Whack! Nigel Farage gives the wedge between the Tory leadership and its base another hit
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Remember when Nigel Farage mentioned the possibility of an electoral pact between his party and… Read more »
What Tory parliamentarians want to see in the Budget
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter With the Budget less than a couple of weeks away, I thought it would be… Read more »
Five points about David Cameron’s speech on the economy
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter David Cameron’s speech on the economy today is a curious beast. Here we have the… Read more »
Cable urges Osborne to do things differently
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter What's Vince Cable up to? The Business Secretary has a cumbersome essay in today's edition… Read more »
More signs that David Cameron’s EU promises aren’t quite connecting
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Here’s an opinion poll that is worth pondering. It’s from Ipsos MORI, and it asks… Read more »
Oliver Letwin and Danny Alexander’s quiet revolution
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Tax cuts, secret courts and Nigel Farages have set the political pages ablaze – but… Read more »
To Hell with the Lib Dems? Nope…
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter “Screw the Lib Dems, and just do it anyway.” Ever since the Coalition was formed,… Read more »
Now’s the time for Honest Dave, Mark II
Trust in politics, ever notice how it keeps coming up as an issue? In the past few weeks alone, we’ve had two… Read more »
What happens if Nick Clegg resigns?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter I’m not saying that Nick Clegg will resign. Nor that the allegations surrounding Lord Rennard… Read more »