“We wouldn’t need the 50p tax if we taxed the Lib Dems every time they leaked stuff”

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Fraser Nelson is delighted at the prospect of the abolition of the "sadistic" 50p tax… Read more »

The Tory Right must not again look like we are obsessed with tax, crime, Europe and immigration

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Two evenings ago I felt like I'd been transported back two years. David Laws gave… Read more »

Commissioner on British Bill of Rights resigns, accusing Ken Clarke of acting in concert with human rights establishment

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The European Court of Human Rights is a political hot potato. Whether Britain is instructed… Read more »

The great middle-class budget fightback begins

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Conservatives don't always agree about raising new wealth and property taxes, but tend to… Read more »

The public want an elected Lords and this Coalition will deliver it, insists Mark Harper

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter As part of ConservativeHome's series on an elected House of Lords we spoke to Mark… Read more »

Tory members vote overwhelmingly against a House of Lords elected by PR

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Earlier today I introduced this week's focus on Lords reform. The ConHome editorial position is… Read more »

Nick Clegg may leave the Coalition if he doesn’t get an elected Lords

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter If the Lords gets a democratic mandate it will inevitably challenge the legitimacy and authority… Read more »

Tory peers threaten to scupper Coalition legislation if Cameron and Clegg proceed with plans for elected Lords

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The Times has two very interesting stories this morning. The first concerns plans by members… Read more »

By more than two-to-one public now prefers single party to coalition government

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Forget for a moment the awful 7% rating that the Lib Dems receive in the… Read more »

Ten things you need to know about the group of four that runs the Coalition

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter When the Coalition was first formed I predicted the engine room would be this group… Read more »

A terrible Sunday press for Cameron. We are getting back to the unhappiness of the pre-veto period.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter A number of issues are revealing – once again – the fundamental differences between the… Read more »

Dark clouds gathering over Downing Street. Storms possible. Number 10 don’t forecast Tory majority.

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. I read columnists like Fraser Nelson and Iain Martin for analysis of what the… Read more »

To Sayeeda Warsi falls the duty of countering Nick Clegg… and defending Margaret Thatcher’s tax system

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Thatcher's tax settlement… Margaret Thatcher inherited economic ruin and high taxes, and the two… Read more »

How Liberal Democrats can gain ownership of the Coalition – while Conservatives get on with boosting growth

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Next year will see no return to the romance of the rose garden politics… Read more »

61% of Tory members think early General Election would produce a majority for Cameron

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Welcome back! I hope all readers had a great Christmas. While we were eating turkey… Read more »