Peter Hoskin: For their own sake, the Conservatives should stop whipping up a Red Scare
Action: Ed Miliband attending the Durham Miners’ Gala on Sunday, the first Labour leader to do so for 23 years…. Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Labour’s mid-term lead, in the middle of an economic crisis, should be bigger
Term is almost over and the masters cannot wait. That said, many of them will have to, as sports day… Read more »
Nadine Dorries MP: The Lib Dems aren’t going to get Lords reform. We aren’t going to get new boundaries.
The drama which unfolded on Tuesday seems like an age ago. Before the events which took place are consigned to… Read more »
EXCLUSIVE: As the Olympics loom, “Jerusalem” is David Cameron’s choice as England’s sporting national anthem
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Mr Cameron has said that were England to have an anthem for its sporting… Read more »
The Coalition tries to make lending easier — but to what end?
The past couple of weeks have solidified one thing: our economy’s reliance on the Bank of England. Last week it… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: These Lords reforms should be allowed to rot
It is virtually over. Almost everyone can see that the patient is dead. Refusing to switch off the life support… Read more »
Hague to launch comprehensive audit of how EU affects British life
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The Foreign Secretary William Hague will tell MPs that he is launching a comprehensive… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Can the Coalition last until 2015 and should we care if it can’t?
Along with the Editor and most Conservative Party members, I was sceptical about the Coalition with the Liberal Democrats formed… Read more »
PMQs: Miliband enjoys good performance against an easy target
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. There's no two ways about it, Ed Miliband had an easy target. The Coalition… Read more »
Jill Kirby: It’s time for the Government to admit that Sure Start has been an expensive failure
Nick Boles thinks that Sure Start is a waste of money. In a speech to the Resolution Foundation yesterday the… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Ten points to note on the Lords reform bill vote tonight
The first of the really key votes on Nick Clegg's proposals for an elected Lords are due this evening. Here are ten points… Read more »
Pete Hoskin: Why the Right should claim Robin Hood for itself
Just give me a second while I shuffle through my rolodex of potential column subjects. I’ve already flicked past ‘B… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: The Osborne/Balls fisticuffs – and a deep moral unease
Squeamishness led to incomprehension, and disapproval. There has been a lot of criticism of the Osborne/Balls dogfight. The Chancellor, who… Read more »
Nadine Dorries MP: November’s police commissioner elections will be a disaster – thanks to the Liberal Democrats
I need to begin with a confession: I am not a fan of elected mayors, or the recent decision by… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: It’s the whips’ job to bully, curse and browbeat. But on Lords reform next week, backbenchers must stand up to them.
WARNING. This column contains strong language, albeit in an abbreviated form (which it was not when originally uttered). It is… Read more »