Should Maria Miller order a judge-led inquiry into the BBC?

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In his column for Saturday's Daily Mail Simon Heffer argued that the new Culture… Read more »

The seven government departments David Cameron should scrap at the next reshuffle

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. At the last reshuffle, David Cameron did something quite unusual: he didn't change the… Read more »

The Left’s real target isn’t Gove’s playing field decisions. It’s his education reforms – and it’s time we all got wise to their game.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Michael Gove is under attack again this morning over school playing fields.  The Guardian… Read more »

Fleet Street won’t acknowledge ministers’ role in London 2012’s success (but papers would have hammered them if the Games had gone wrong)

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Fortunately these aren't today's headlines. The Olympics aren't just going well, they are going very… Read more »

Expect a nudge or two when it comes to gambling

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter There’s much heat and fury about gambling at the moment, in the wake of… Read more »

Blair, Coe and Major win Gold in the Political Olympics; Boris gets Silver; Cameron and Hunt win Bronze

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter I might be one week too early but I'm awarding gold to Tony Blair, Seb… Read more »

Put Sir John Major in charge of a review of sports policy

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter What an unforgettable night. For years to come we'll be remembering Britain's golden day. The… Read more »

Wiggo wants bike helmets to be compulsory. Department of Transport says “no”.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Cameron holds but doesn't wear his helmet Cycle safety might be about to become a… Read more »

Next time round, can we have Aidan Burley as part of the show, please?

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Burley: Speaking for Britain? One view of Danny Boyle's Olympics show is that it… Read more »

On the money — Jeremy Hunt’s decision to double ceremony budget was vindicated by last night’s magical spectacle

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter I was very fortunate to be at last night's opening ceremony. It was an… Read more »

Boris’s Olympics speech – a vivid demonstration of his unquenchable appeal

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter As the Olympics prepare to begin, and as Fleet Street shifts instantaneously from uniform… Read more »

Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks charged in connection with phone hacking

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that eight of the thirteen people arrested… Read more »

Philip Hammond says troops were “always intended” to be part of the Olympic security operation

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond, appeared on Sky News earlier today…. Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: As the Olympics loom, “Jerusalem” is David Cameron’s choice as England’s sporting national anthem

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Mr Cameron has said that were England to have an anthem for its sporting… Read more »

Don’t count on an Olympics bounce (or bust)

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter About year ago — as I mentioned briefly in an article for The Times… Read more »