Stephan Shakespeare: Forget the Olympics. Forget Thames Estuary airport. Boris needs to focus on bread and butter stuff to win again.

For the past few years, Boris has looked like a likely two-term Mayor of London. He has surprised many skeptics… Read more »

Andrew Lilico: Good environmentalism improves nature

About eleven years ago, I gave a speech on Christian environmentalism.  My central these was that Scripture's picture for us of… Read more »

Labour voters – and even The Independent – support IDS’ benefits cap, leaving Miliband and the bishops looking isolated

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. YouGov found (£) (PDF) that 69% of British people, including two-thirds of Labour supporters,… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: Cameron says no-one ever lost money by lending to the IMF. But there’s always a first time.

It is becoming a bore, and I imagine a lot of readers are having a similar experience. Everywhere I go,… Read more »

Following his ConHome piece, David Davis warns that he and other Tory MPs would vote against further IMF €urozone funding

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter David Davis told Andrew Neil on the Sunday Politics earlier today that he would vote… Read more »

Andrew Lilico: If it’s okay to do abortions for profit, it should be okay to advertise them

There is a great deal of controversy about the apparent decision of the Advertising Standards Authority to permit for-profit abortion… Read more »

Would Cameron withdraw Britain from the ECHR under a Conservative Government?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I am usually distrustful of startling briefings about policy changes to Sunday papers.  They… Read more »

Ruth Lea: The IMF should stop propping up the Eurozone

Helped by the ECB’s huge liquidity boost, launched last December, the financial markets have recently become more optimistic about the… Read more »

David Davis: The Government should stop pretending that the current Euro should be preserved

By David Davis MP It is time for the Government to stop pretending that preserving the Euro in its current… Read more »

Has the Coalition retreated on recalls and open primaries?

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Over the last few days, Zac Goldsmith MP has noted the mysterious disappearance of… Read more »

Today’s Boris interview in the Sun is a reminder of how effective his campaigning is

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter After yesterday's YouGov poll which placed Boris Johnson two points behind Ken Livingstone in the… Read more »

Why Chris Grayling and Damian Green should have a word with Nick Boles

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter No previous Government has recorded the nationality of benefit claimaints.  This one has taken… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: Put Abu Qatada on a plane and send him to Jordan. If that provokes a political crisis, bring it on.

It was one of Mrs Thatcher's favourite phrases. When she started banging on about it yet again, her entourage would… Read more »

Andrew Bridgen MP: The Government must stop NHS Trusts advertising personal injury lawyers

Andrew Bridgen is the Member of Parliament for North West Leicestershire. Last week I had information passed to me which demonstrated… Read more »

David Cameron’s moral capitalism speech emphasises free markets and the Tories’ popular capitalist roots

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. David Cameron's much-previewed speech on "moral capitalism" is not particularly heavy on grand policy… Read more »