The Young Conservatives
Average age of the Cabinet = 54Average age of the Shadow Cabinet = 46
This has just come out of CCHQ on appointments…
The following further appointments have been made to the Shadow Cabinet today: Peter Ainsworth MPShadow Secretary of State for Environment,… Read more »
Still further Shadow Cabinet appointments…
David Lidington (one of Parliament’s nicest people) stays at Northern Ireland… Andrew Lansley (a supporter of David Cameron’s retreat on… Read more »
The one on the left was the future once
This is the latest Private Eye frontpage.
Further Shadow Cabinet news…
David Willetts to Education…Alan Duncan to DTI…Chris Grayling to Transport…Theresa May to Leader of the House…Oliver Heald stays at Constitutional… Read more »
The Beast of Bolsover accuses Osborne of snorting cocaine
BBCi: "Labour MP Dennis Skinner has been banned from the Commons for the rest of Thursday for accusing shadow chancellor… Read more »
Start licking your lips for Prescott versus Hague…
The papers are very positive about David Cameron’s debut at PMQs yesterday but if you enjoyed Blair Vs Cameron you’ll… Read more »
Hague’s dental work on EPP set to take months
One of the reasons why Kennedy was on the Today programme at 7.20am was that William Hague got the prized… Read more »
What does Cameron mean for the LibDems?
I ask this question after hearing Charles Kennedy interviewed on Today at about 7.20am. Interesting that it was 7.20am –… Read more »
Margaret Thatcher in hospital overnight
BBCi: "Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has been taken to hospital after "feeling faint", the Tory party says. Lady Thatcher,… Read more »
Clarke to chair Democracy Task Force
conservatives.com: "David Cameron announced that the Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP will chair the Democracy Task Force. This will… Read more »
Join the Conservative Members’ Panel
Please click here to join the influential Conservative Members’ Panel. Every month you’ll be invited to complete a survey on… Read more »
Rifkind returns to backbenches
As some visitors have started to discuss on this earlier thread, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, John Major’s last Foreign Secretary, has… Read more »
First shadow cabinet announcements
Hague is back as Shadow Foreign Secretary…Osborne stays Shadow Chancellor…Maude stays Chairman…Davis stays Shadow Home… The Davis appointment will be… Read more »
Cameron sets up six policy groups – and IDS returns
David Cameron has established six "policy groups" to examine six key challenges facing Britain and the world: economic competitiveness; quality… Read more »