The A list and its successors haven’t kept a golden generation out of Parliament. Many of those who might have made it up aren’t putting themselves forward for selection in the first place.
In the same interview he said “I tend to be rather bad at politics”, which is true if one takes the holding of great offices of state as the yardstick of success.
This excellent telling of the clash between Francis Bacon and Edward Coke draws out the men beneath the legend.
The PM showed how good it feels to be alive after dodging the attempt by 148 of his own followers to push him under a bus.
Parts of the media suspected, wrongly, that she was an Establishment stooge: her work leading the Vaccine Taskforce has since been triumphantly vindicated.
Unlocking potential and expanding opportunity is a cornerstone to a just society.
A new ConHome series offering a very short introduction to some of those who are making or who have made an intellectual contribution to conservatism.
A new volume of essays puts special advisers in historical context, and suggests the Cabinet has been marginalised by a succession of over-mighty PMs.
She and her team have been one of the most important assets in the UK’s battle with Coronavirus.
“Javid has already seen one SpAd fired. The Prime Minister may push to dismiss at least two more…which he would resist. This one may not end well.”
Points of parliamentary procedure may seem arcane to journalists and the public, but their fair enforcement is vital to the proper functioning of our democracy.