The civil service isn’t neutral. It shouldn’t be, it can’t be.
It must necessarily have a worldview. The question is whether or not this has caught up with the Brexit vote.
Don’t assume that Corbyn will lead Labour into the next election
The advent of Boris Johnson is contributing to Labour’s own strategic paralysis and leadership crisis. But whatever happens, McDonnell will flourish.
Who should Conservative members vote for in the leadership election? What matters most for Party and country is delivering Brexit.
Our pre-Commons stage take was that Johnson is best placed to do so on time. As ballot papers are returned, we stick by that judgement.
Our final Next Tory Leader survey before ballot papers arrive finds Johnson on 67 per cent and Hunt on 29 per cent
It offers no evidence of a Hunt surge, and by this time next week a significant percentage of Party members will have voted.
Hunt bends every sinew to make this contest a two-horse race
He is an admirably English candidate, a sensitive and prudent man who can be relied on to behave like an officer and a gentleman.
‘Scammer’ targeting Tory members in leadership election
Associations are on alert after an unidentified man phoned members to demand urgent payments to secure their right to vote in the forthcoming ballot.
Ten questions about entryism in the Conservative Party
Claims about an organised, hostile takeover of the Party have reared their heads again. Is there any truth to them?
The farcical horse-trading of the EU’s top job is a stark reminder of why we must leave
Who are you voting for to run the EU Commission? Have you watched the debates and scrutinised their manifestos? Oh, wait.
Javid. Sometimes when you lose, you win?
His campaign was slow to start, and sometimes misfired. But he found his voice, is part of a Johnson future – and is back on the up.
Javid feels the benefit of his leadership bid in the final Cabinet League Table of the May years
Other candidates for the top job gain ground – but not all do so. Meanwhile, the Cabinet’s collective approval rating rises somewhat as May’s departure approaches.
Conservatism is better than liberalism – and Putin much, much worse than either
What he detests is less liberalism than democracy, and the obstacle it poses to Russian foreign policy objectives.
Fifteen years after I started writing about Johnson, one might almost think his time has come
Johnson’s first biographer confesses to feelings of bemusement, even incredulity, at the recent turn of events.
YouGov’s poll. Last week, it suggested that Johnson would fare better in a general election than Hunt. Now, his lead has been reversed.
A week ago, we reported that, were Brexit delivered, Johnson would perform better in such an election. Hunt has now overhauled him on the same measure.
Our Survey. Half of Tory members now want an electoral pact with the Brexit Party.
A tiny change in the return allows us to write that 50 per cent of Conservative Party members now want a pact.
Gauke. Uncorked today, corked tomorrow?
He is not wide of the election manifesto on which he stood, and should not be no-confidenced this evening. But there is a sting in the tail.