Open thread on Israel’s elections
8.45pm: Exit polls point to narrow win for Kadima. The BBC reporter analysing the elections recommended talks with Hamas during… Read more »
Australian Liberals copy British Tories’ ‘baby in debt’ campaign
The new Australian campaign: The original British campaign: The Australian Liberals are also circulating a Kevin Rudd credit card: James… Read more »
Australian Liberals attack “reckless” stimulus
Pasted below is the full statement from Liberal Leader Malcolm Turnbull opposing what is a Aus$42bn stimulus from the nation’s… Read more »
US Republicans elect African American as their new Chairman
Michael Steele promises "something completely different" as he is elected Chairman of the Republican National Committee for at least the… Read more »
Benjamin Netanyahu warns against a nuclear Iran sheltering terrorist regimes
Opinion polls suggest that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu is well placed to become Israel’s next Prime Minister. In an interview… Read more »
James McGrath becomes Deputy Federal Director of Australia’s Liberals
I am delighted to report that James McGrath – Australian by birth but a big player in Boris Johnson’s recent… Read more »
Not one Republican votes for Obama’s “porkulus” bill
Despite White House efforts not one Republican Congressman voted for what Rush Limbaugh has called Barack Obama’s "porkulus" plan. Eleven… Read more »
Stephen Harper survives as Canadian Prime Minister after introducing large stimulus plan
Six weeks ago Canada’s Prime Minister was fighting for his political life as his minority government faced being no-confidenced by… Read more »
Republicans urged to abandon “narrowness” and “losing fight” on gay rights
David Frum, author and former speechwriter to President George W Bush, has launched NewMajority.com. It styles itself as a website… Read more »
Canada’s Conservatives join the rush to fiscal stimulus
Following Angela Merkel’s part conversion to a deficit-funded fiscal stimulus, Canada’s Conservatives are now increasing borrowing in order to pay… Read more »
Merkel agrees to €50 billion stimulus package
Under pressure from the CSU section of her centre right party – Angela Merkel has agreed to include tax cuts… Read more »
Republicans see veto of auto bailout as first step toward restoring economic reputation
America’s Big Three carmakers – Chrysler, Ford and GM – are facing very difficult economic times. Sixteen million cars were… Read more »
German CDU joins attack on Gordon Brown’s unfunded fiscal stimulus (as Angela Merkel becomes ‘Frau Nein’)
The British Conservative Party was delighted yesterday when Germany’s left-leaning finance minister, Peer Steinbruck, used an interview with Newsweek to… Read more »
Is Poland the EU’s ‘new Britain’ (or the ‘new Ireland’)?
Nicolas Sarkozy is pursuing an ambitious agenda at today’s EU summit as Mark Mardell blogs. At the heart of this… Read more »
US Republicans debate their attitude to size and scope of government
US Republicans – or, perhaps, I should be writing US conservatives – have been debating their attitude to the size… Read more »