James Cleverly MLA: What the Conservative Party can learn from Candy Crush
Political parties and online computer games are not the same, but one sector is seeing massive year on year growth and the other, quite frankly, isn’t.
Cameron versus S*k*rsk*, R*st*wsk*, Kr*w**c, Gr*s & T*sk
The Prime Minister’s plan to keep Britain in the EU stands a better chance of working than theirs.
Garvan Walshe: Israel is starting to push its luck in the West Bank
It needs Mahmoud Abbas in place, and its response to the kidnapping of three teenagers threatens to weaken his position.
Dr James Hannam: The Green Deal isn’t just a failure – it’s a rip off and a scandal
Of the 210,000 people who have had Green Deal Assessments, just 12,000 have gone on to actually make their homes more environmentally friendly under the scheme.
Labour’s lead is down to five points in this week’s Ashcroft National Poll
The party leads on empathy, the Conservatives on ability. When it comes to choosing a government next year, which quality will voters value more?
Charlotte Leslie MP: How my anger at Tony Blair helped to drive me into politics
Why does anyone at Westminster or elsewhere still give him the time of day?
Joe Baron: Head teachers are allowing their best students to be victimised and abused
They are unable or unwilling to extend the same compassion to them as they do to the worst ones.
It’s time to let the Lady rest in peace
She was a great Prime Minister, but modern conservatism’s veneration for Margaret Thatcher is holding both her party and her values back.
The dangerous, unknowable consequences of Help to Buy
The direct effects of Help to Buy haven’t been too bad because they’ve been quite limited. The indirect effects, however, could be a totally different matter.
Owen Paterson MP: Only by using every tool we have – including culling – will we check the progress of Bovine TB
While we would love to have a cattle vaccine at our fingertips right now, the fact remains it is still some years away from being ready for use.
The 1922 Committee prepares to discuss ending the Coalition
As the election draws nearer, Tory MPs are turning their minds to whether or when the Coalition should break up – and if so, how.
Iain Dale: The reshuffle. Who should go up – and who’s at risk.
Plus: Home of the World Cup. Home of the World Cup. Home of the World Cup. Home of the World Cup. Home of the World Cup. Home of the – Aaarrrggghhh!
Olivier Guitta: Why the West cannot ignore Boko Haram
There are reasons which make it very difficult even for the best and richest armies in the world to retrieve the kidnapped girls.
Lord Ashcroft: A big lesson from the Blue-Yellow marginals – don’t assume uniform swing
My poll of closely-contested Conservative-Liberal Democrat seats indicates that were the general election held now Nick Clegg’s party would lose 15 MPs to the Tories.
Conservatives need to learn once more to speak the language of patriotism
Our politicians have left a rhetorical vacuum into which nationalist politicians – Salmond and Farage – have moved.