iCam and iCan
David Cameron has recorded a seven minute Podcast for The Daily Telegraph about Tony Blair’s Respect agenda – more of… Read more »
US think tank calls for Tory-GOP relationship to be restored
Washington’s Heritage Foundation has just published a paper by Dr Nile Gardiner and John Hulsman entitled "Britain’s Conservatives Must Reclaim… Read more »
Cameron promises ‘subject streaming’ in schools
David Cameron used his brief time as Shadow Education Secretary to change Tory policy on tuition fees (although the Welsh… Read more »
Expect Brown and Cameron to turn competing shades of Orange
LibDem MP Vince Cable, one of 23 parliamentary supporters of Ming Campbell, has written an interesting article for today’s Telegraph. … Read more »
Ming favourite to lead depressed LibDems
A new opinion poll for BPIX finds the LibDems on their lowest opinion poll rating since 2002. It shows the… Read more »
Tebbit demands more beef from Cameron
Simon Heffer, Melanie Phillips, Peter Hitchens, Jeff Randall, Irwin Stelzer, Fraser Nelson, Geoffrey Wheatcroft… and now Norman Tebbit. Former Tory… Read more »
Patricia Hewitt accuses David Cameron of exploiting his son
The Independent on Sunday has an interview with Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. She is clearly unhappy at the way she… Read more »
Kennedy resigns
Charles Kennedy will not be a candidate in the Lib Dem leadership contest. "I am announcing today that when nominations… Read more »
This blog would like to distance itself from today’s FT
Today’s newslinks give a taste of the doomed nature of Charles Kennedy’s leadership. Discussing the future of the Liberal Democrats… Read more »
Tory membership up 16,000 under Cameron
Today’s Telegraph reports that party membership is up 16,000 in the last month. This "leap," the newspaper says, "is believed… Read more »
Kennedy is a “dead man walking”
This morning’s newspapers do not expect Charles Kennedy to survive as LibDem leader and some senior parliamentary colleagues have also… Read more »
Charles Kennedy admits drink problem and initiates leadership contest
Statement from Charles Kennedy: "I’ve called this press briefing to address an issue – directly – one that has been… Read more »
Today fails again to be a voice for its Conservative listeners
Jim Naughtie didn’t quite say ‘yes please!’ when David Cameron asked if he could talk to a grateful and waiting… Read more »
This blog would like to distance itself from today’s Times
Today’s Times is unhappy about Mr Cameron’s remarks about W H Smith’s promotion of chocolate at its checkouts: "If the… Read more »
Mixed reaction to new Tory health tactics
The Telegraph and The Sun lead the criticism of David Cameron’s new NHS tactics this morning. Much more positive is… Read more »