Getting the economics right isn’t sufficient to “persuade people of the merits of the EU”, says the Chancellor – but it is necessary.
And that ain’t necessarily a good thing. The Tories’ moral mission could be forgotten amid all the talk of cuts.
The Chancellor warns against those who “promise easy answers … just more spending on this, and more spending on that” – might he mean Labour?
The Chancellor’s speech was all about summarising various political messages that he’s broadcast before. He now has more than one eye on the next election.
A more targeted, more current, website is a good thing to have – but is it really necessary to delete the whole lot?
The pundits have spoken: David Cameron gave a good speech; and, last week, Ed Miliband gave a good speech; and, the week before that, Nick Clegg gave a good speech (well, no one actually remembers what Nick Clegg said, but it can’t have been that bad otherwise we would’ve done). So, everyone’s a winner. But, […]
The implication of the Chancellor’s speech today is that, eventually, there will be no place in the EU for the UK or any non-euro member.