Margaret Thatcher listed her Cabinet allies and opponents. Who would Cameron list today?

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Newly-released papers from Lady Thatcher's personal archive have been widely reported today. One that… Read more »

May, Grayling & Hammond launch “a co-ordinated counter-attack” on Osborne over spending

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The Independent reported yesterday that George Osborne has taken it upon himself to intervene… Read more »

Warsi: Under a quarter of Britons think Muslims are compatible with the British way of life

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Earlier today, Sunder Katawala at British Future tweeted the full text of Sayeeda Warsi's… Read more »

Let’s acknowledge that Cameron has moved towards the Conservative Mainstream in recent months

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter © i-IMAGES We still don't quite know for sure what David Cameron will say… Read more »

Loughton “wants to watch the world burn”. So Gove’s aides burn the forest down.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I like and respect both Michael Gove and Tim Loughton.  So I can scarcely believe… Read more »

An All-Women Cabinet of Conservative MPs

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. It is possible to imagine a Conservative Cabinet consisting only of men.  Come to… Read more »

Lord Hill replaces Lord Strathclyde as Leader of the Lords

His resignation letter:

Boris is (again) GQ’s most influential man in Britain (and nine other things you need to know about its list of top 100 men)

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Cover boy – Boris sporting a very nice silk and patriotic handkerchief in his… Read more »

Michael Gove is Conservative Minister of 2012

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter For the second year the Education Secretary Michael Gove wins the highest honour in… Read more »

Owen Paterson is ConHome readers’ One To Watch in 2013

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In the fourth set of results from our end-of-year readers' survey Owen Paterson has… Read more »

The police’s bleak mid-winter

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The media pendulum that swung all the way, one way, is now swinging all… Read more »

The PCC inquiry into #Smeargate and Mitchell must report as soon as possible

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Yesterday evening's investigation by Michael Crick into the Andrew Mitchell affair revealed that an… Read more »

If Andrew Mitchell lost his career over fabrications, David Cameron should give it him back

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The essence of the case against Andrew Mitchell is that he called police officers… Read more »

Duncan Smith, Gove, Hague, Pickles and Hammond top Cabinet league table

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter At the end of November ConservativeHome conducted the latest Cabinet rankings survey and I… Read more »

“Goldfinger” Cameron V “007” Gove

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter "Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time it's enemy action" – Ian… Read more »