Five EU questions for Ed Miliband – and one for Nigel Farage

The Labour leader’s speech is typically confused. Here are the key questions it raises.

Terry Barnes: Cameron should have backed AV when he had the chance – but it’s too late now

If the Conservatives doesn’t win a majority in 2015, one of the reasons will be their 2011 decision to stick with First Past The Post.

Three out of five Tory members believe that overseas aid money should be used to tackle Britain’s flood damage

But over a third do not. Indeed, the proportion holding that view constitutes almost two in five activists.

Ed Miliband is a strong argument to vote Conservative

Tory voters are even willing to keep Clegg on if it means preventing Labour’s return to government.

Cameron v Miliband: the three TV debates we need

Voters deserve the chance to see the two potential Prime Ministers go head to head. (If they don’t want to, they can always plump for the off switch.)

WATCH: Farage accepts Clegg’s challenge to a debate

“I nearly choked on my bacon roll when I heard Nick Clegg wanted a debate on the EU.”

Clegg has challenged Farage. Now Hague should challenge Clegg.

If the Deputy Prime Minister really wants a debate on Europe, let the Foreign Secretary give him one. Furthermore, both men could clear up a few mysteries…

Kathy Gyngell: Why illegal drugs shouldn’t be made legal

The last thing young people need is a legalisation experiment foisted on them by ageing libertarians.

Rupert Myers: We must take on and defeat apathy and disillusionment, the democracy-killers

A nation gets the government it deserves, it is said – what do we get if voters just shrug?

And Tory members’ choice for Britain’s next EU Commissioner is…Daniel Hannan

John Redwood is second, Andrew Mitchell third…and Nigel Farage scores a mere 5 per cent.

Carswell abandons rebellion – because a Conservative victory in 2015 is the only way Britain can leave the EU

A major change is underway in euroscepticism – flamboyant but futile cavaliers are being replaced by roundheads who want to win this war.