Bruce Anderson: Right-wing pundits should stop the belly-aching and let Cameron get on with a very difficult job
The wisest Tory aphorism was minted by Lord Falkland: "When it is not necessary to change, it is necessary not… Read more »
Ruth Lea: Eurozone leaders should stop trying to save the Euro, and move on to preparing for its breakup
I had intended that this week’s piece would be an “EU free zone”. But the Eurozone crisis staggers on and… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: A disorderly collapse of the €uro would probably shrink the UK economy by 10%. Here’s a plan to avoid it.
Some commentators write about the disorderly collapse of the euro as if it would be an event somewhat more serious… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: At least with the middle classes, the threat of prison works
Crime and Punishment Wednesday's student protests in London passed off much better than had been feared, largely because there were… Read more »
Jill Kirby: David Cameron should apply his Big Society message to Europe and repatriate powers and sovereignty
For all his ebullient confidence in the House of Commons and his evident ease in the role of Prime Minister,… Read more »
Anthony Browne: Conservatives must join the debate about the morality of capitalism
If you chose not to take part in a debate, you can’t complain when it doesn’t go your way. It… Read more »
Anthony Browne: Why is the Home Office cutting the Border Agency – which is meant to pay its own way?
The current immigration furore is an unwelcome return to the sort of headlines we came to expect under Labour, and… Read more »
Stephan Shakespeare: We muddle better if we have sight of a broadly derived strategy
Beset by an increasing sense of confusion and crisis, the main actors in the Euro drama look dazed. People are… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: There are three key strands to the issue of credit easing
At Conservative Party Conference, George Osborne announced that the Treasury would be investigating credit easing. Credit for this initiative was widely… Read more »
Anthony Browne: Labour policies do little to help tackle unfairness, but a lot to exacerbate it
It is easy politics for Ed (or as the Independent calls him, David) Miliband to launch a new front in… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: As the world is wracked around us, ditch your concepts – and cling to your prejudices
Toryism has never been more necessary. So we Tories must rise to the challenge of the times. Confronted by global… Read more »
Ruth Lea: Without fiscal union, the Euro will surely die
Even by the standards of international meetings, last week’s G20 shindig in Cannes was a costly failure. There were hopes… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: What powers we should repatriate – and how to do so
Here are the alternatives for the UK with respect to Europe: A) Repatriate powers, soon;B) Leave. The position of desiring… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Max Hastings, Conrad Black and repenting sinners
Over the past few years, Standpoint Magazine has established itself as a serious publication. Every issue is guaranteed to contain… Read more »
Anthony Browne: Why the Greek referendum is the most important in EU history
Well, we will get to enjoy watching a European referendum after all, even if it is not us who get… Read more »