Tory movement against wind farms and HS2 is gathering momentum

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The environment is becoming a new source of potential tension within the Coalition and within… Read more »

Forget Plan A or Plan B, it’s Plan E for Euro Economic Emergency

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Even Ken Clarke seems to believe that it's now only a matter of time before… Read more »

HS2 suffers a setback as the Treasury is said to be reluctant to spend money on the scheme

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter A new blow has been struck against the HS2 scheme. George Osborne's Treasury has been… Read more »

Nottingham businesses punished with new parking tax

Labour-run Nottingham City Council has started a new tax on businesses. A Workplace Parking Levy will punish firms that provide… Read more »

Boris rules out third runway at Heathrow

Amidst some muddled briefings to the Sunday newspapers that the next Conservative manifesto might back a third runway at Heathrow… Read more »

J P Floru: Winning a majority with good policies for drivers

Responding to ConservativeHome's Majority page, J P Floru suggests that policies for drivers should be at the heart of the… Read more »

Cameron and Osborne execute a V-turn on their opposition to a third Heathrow runway

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Shadow Ministers tend to hammer away like Nibelung dwarves at their labour, glancing up… Read more »

Tory members support abolition of 50p rate but urge Osborne to make lower petrol duty his Budget priority

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter On Sunday and yesterday 1,922 Tory members took part in our pre-Budget survey. THE 50P… Read more »

The Government finally goes for growth but the politics won’t be easy

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter A week ago I feared the Budget was going to be a cautious affair but… Read more »

Call for more cities for follow example of Boris Bikes

The Government have written to Counciul leaders urging them to investigate follwoing the example of the Boris Bikes in London… Read more »

Tory councils serve notice of legal challenge to HS2

An alliance of (mostly Conservative-run) local authorities opposed to the High Speed rail link have threatened the Transport Secretary Justine… Read more »

Boris Johnson’s re-election budget presents his manifesto for transport, housing and crime

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Earlier today, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson addressed the London Assembly with his proposed… Read more »

Councils bring in “pray and display” Sunday parking charges

The Sunday Times reports (£) on councils increasing parking charges to avoid cutting spending. At least the Brighton and Hove… Read more »

Enfield Council’s Sunday parking charges hit business

There was an interesting debate on Tuesday night in Parliament on the future of town centres and high streets. Parking… Read more »

Bojo scheme has mojo: Cameron now willing to give thumbs-up to Boris Island.

By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Boris Johnson wants a new airport on a man-made island in the Thames Estuary. … Read more »