Legalised cannabis will find its way to children
Before allowing cannabis to circulate freely in the adult population we have to ask what effect this would have on its availability to children
The Tory case for all-women shortlists
A measure that until recently seemed intolerable now looks likely to be adopted within a few years.
Jonathan Isaby: Ten policy victories from the first ten years of the TaxPayers’ Alliance
As the TPA celebrates its tenth birthday, Chief Executive Jonathan Isaby looks back on its record so far.
Are 2010 intake MPs really more libertarian than their predecessors?
Crunching the numbers from yesterday’s vote suggests conventional wisdom doesn’t quite match reality.
Lord Ashcroft: We must fulfil our obligations to veterans when they leave the Armed Forces
Veterans aren’t victims – they should be told that the world is their oyster, not that they may become a charity case.
Paterson is seeing more clearly with one eye than some of his critics are doing with two
The details may be obscure, but their drift is clear: policy is being driven back towards what he wanted in the first place.
Interview: Ian Liddell-Grainger – The Environment Agency consists of “lions led by dismal donkeys”
The MP for the flooded Somerset Levels is in a canoe…but with a paddle.
Stephen Tall: It’s May 2015. Cameron’s won a majority. And here’s some advice for him from his Chief Whip…
Keep the LibDems on board while appeasing the right. Prepare for full-on conservatism. Oh, and one other small thing…
Mel Stride MP: In most important ways, UKIP’s more like Labour than the Conservatives
Now that UKIP has become a more serious problem for Miliband, our aim should be to stress the points that ensure that it becomes even more so.
Killing the Liberal Democrats with kindness
There are better ways of hitting back at Clegg than responding in kind.
Priti Patel MP: What Conservatives in government are doing to boost trade with the emerging economies
Exporting to Europe and America is not enough.
Martin Parsons: Ministers should decide flood protection – not the Environment Agency
The EU Habitats Directive and the Flood and Water Management Act have worsened the democratic deficit.
Roll of Honour: The councils cutting Council Tax this year
Over ten councils have already offered plans to ease the burden on residents
Right-wingers should stop boasting about how much income tax the rich pay
The fact that the top one per cent are paying so much Income Tax these days only serves to highlight the long-term growth in their share of our national income
Boris should stop flirting and state his intentions
The longer he delays stating his plans to return to the Commons, the more risk the eventual announcement will destabilise the General Election campaign.