Fewer and equal seats. The benefits and immigration cap. And shale gas. High priorities from Tory members for any Coalition talks

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I reported yesterday that the top "red line" for Conservative Party members for any… Read more »

Tory members’ top “red line” for any post-2015 coalition deal is…the EU referendum & renegotiation

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Utterly unsurprisingly, holding the promised In/Out EU referendum in 2015 was the top "red… Read more »

Party members want a say in any decision about a second Coalition with the Liberal Democrats in 2015

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Recent opinion polls written up by Anthony Wells of YouGov show the Conservatives at… Read more »

UKIP is part of a global splintering of the Right and is probably here to stay

By Tim Montgomerie Follow Tim on Twitter Andy Coulson, David Cameron's former head of communications, has written an article for… Read more »

There should be no second Commons vote on Syria. We must stay out of its civil war.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I sent out yesterday the following series of tweets on Syria, which re-iterated the… Read more »

An inner Cabinet. More status for Whips. Changes in his circle – and at the Foreign Office. What Cameron should do next.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Yesterday evening's vote makes no real difference to anything.  The economy will continue to… Read more »

The Number 10 operation is beefed up by two wise choices

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. It's been common knowledge for a while that Cameron's team have been looking at a Number… Read more »

Where’s the ambition?…And what’s the plan?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Ed Miliband has broken all the conventional rules of opposition: neutralise your Party's weaknesses,… Read more »

Any proposal for a second Coalition should be put to all Party members – not just MPs

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. David Cameron is absolutely right to plan properly for post-2015 election negotiations, as the… Read more »

“The ethnic minority vote is bigger than the majority of the sitting MP in no fewer than 168 constituencies”

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. "Bluntly, the Conservative Party’s problem with ethnic minority voters is costing it seats," Lord… Read more »

Osborne’s pro-marriage move is part of the Cameron charm offensive

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. George Osborne is sparing with the appearances on camera, deploying them mostly when he… Read more »

The wave of poverty sweeping Britain’s coastal towns requires urgent action

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. A new report from the Centre for Social Justice, Turning the Tide, explores the troubling wave… Read more »

Yesterday’s statements won’t quell the Lynton Crosby controversy

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I wrote last week that Lyton Crosby should first drop his other clients, and… Read more »

Crosby: Will Cameron adopt the ConservativeHome solution?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The Andy Coulson saga involves a trial.  The Lynton Crosby controversy does not.  This… Read more »

First drop Crosby’s other clients. Then put him completely in charge.

It doesn't seem to have occured to Lynton Crosby's critics that he could both have a commercial interest in a… Read more »