Alex Deane: Neglecting our friends

For the Jubilee, the flags of all the Commonwealth countries will be flown in Parliament Square. But I have it… Read more »

Alex Deane: Are you a Londoner? Make sure you vote for Boris – it will be closer than you think

One of the most famous snapshots of President Truman shows him holding a newspaper aloft: the headline is “Dewey Wins”…. Read more »

Alex Deane: How to mark Commonwealth Day

Today is Commonwealth Day – when we mark the significance of our tremendous family of nations. The Queen has spoken… Read more »

Alex Deane: Our news broadcasters need to think carefully about their purpose

By Alex Deane. As I type, chunks of central Athens are on fire and thousands of protesters are on the… Read more »

Alex Deane: In praise of the new Trade Union Reform Campaign

An important new arrival in the political sphere: the Trade Union Reform Campaign (TURC) has its launch party tonight in the… Read more »

“One of the most significant underminings of our liberty” – Nick de Bois MP and Alex Deane discuss the European Arrest Warrant

Alex Deane: Tower Bridge, redux

Last year, in the days of CentreRight, I wrote a piece about plans to sell advertising on Tower Bridge during… Read more »

Alex Deane: In the Lilico v Dorries debate, an interesting rebuttal comes to mind

It was interesting yesterday to listen to two old friends of mine arguing on the Today Programme. Andrew Lilico, who should… Read more »

Alex Deane: the non-high speed case for (and against) HS2

I’ve yet to make up my mind on HS2, but it seems to me that whatever one’s view of it,… Read more »

Alex Deane: The plank in your own eye, Archbishop

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has used a column in the New Statesman to criticise the Coalition for pushing… Read more »

Alex Deane: We must welcome the report of the Red Tape Taskforce as a step towards making volunteering less bureaucratic

By Alex Deane Last week, Lord Hodgson presented Nick Hurd with the report of the Red Tape Taskforce, the suitably… Read more »

Alex Deane: The hypocrisy of Andrew Marr over superinjunctions

By Alex Deane Many will be astonished today by the news that Andrew Marr obtained a superinjunction in the past…. Read more »

Alex Deane: David Davis’s voice must be heard on defence cuts – he speaks for many in the Party, and beyond

By Alex Deane In a must-read column for today's Daily Mail, David Davis says this: Reverse the cuts before it’s… Read more »

Alex Deane: Why I won’t be completing the Census

By Alex Deane I'm not going to fill out the Census form that I received yesterday. I thought that I… Read more »

Alex Deane: The Goldwater candidate…?

By Alex Deane Having been bullied encouraged by our own Tim Montgomerie (@timmontgomerie) into signing up to Twitter (@ajcdeane, since… Read more »