AfD doesn’t need to win the next election to trigger a meltdown – just keep its national support rising toward the 25 per cent mark, where the mathematics of building stable coalition governments stops working.
This is the essence of the Prime Minister’s message to the nation. He is speaking the truth, even if the country is unlikely to be grateful to hear it.
The evidence from the local elections is not that the voters are abandoning the Tories to back Reform or Ukip , but parties of the centre and the left. Their situation is bad, but it can be made worse.
This means the Government is in effect digging its own political grave on the issue by setting such an impossible goal. It simply repeats the mistake made by David Cameron. Once again, wildly over-promising and under-delivering.
When British politics falls into the hands of trendy university graduates, the working class looks to untrendy leaders – Thatcher, Johnson – for salvation.
At long last, as an independent nation once again, we have the power to eliminate the EU’s one-size-fits-all hulk, and replace it with acommon sense alternative that is tailored to the needs of our businesses and our culture.
This looks to be the latest installment in a contest ConservativeHome has long covered: the endless tug-of-war between constituency associations and CCHQ over the ins and outs of candidate selection.
With the economic picture so bleak, rejoining might be a tempting bone for Starmer to throw his progressive supporters.
But there are truths in life – for example, that a stich in time saves nine, beggars can’t be choosers…and that you can’t spend more than your earn. His premiership ends with record spending and taxes.
Provisional name: the Government Economic Intelligence and Strategy Service. Separated from the regular Civil Service in all respects.Sustained deliberation, but fast responses to calls for urgency. Ministers the only clients.
Never forget: these applicants for asylum are coming from a European country that is already a safe haven.
The question is why the UK is being so timid. is it Johnson, ministers or the Blob? Let’s consider the options.
Whatever the outcome of Sue Gray’s investigation, we must draw a line under the questions being faced by the Government.
Our columnist provides the second piece in our series this week about Brexit – almost a year since the end of transition.
The eight part of our series on reducing demand for government, in which we set out a programme for change – focused on families, civil society and government.