Jill Kirby: The real divide in the West today is not between the young and the old, but between those paying for the state and those paid by the state.

In the first of his Reith Lectures yesterday, the economic historian Niall Ferguson linked the relative economic decline of the… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: We need a new economic genius to help end Europe’s crisis

Will it work? On one point we can be certain: the latest instalment of quantitative easing will not fail because… Read more »

Nadine Dorries MP: Free speech on the internet cannot go unpoliced

I applaud Michael Gove’s commitment to the protection of free speech and, like him, I worry about the impact and… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: How much happier Britain would be now after two terms of John Major – who reminded us this week what we lost.

There is much to be said for elder statesmanship. John Major's performance at the Leveson inquiry was a masterclass. He… Read more »

Andrew Lilico: With our EU membership probably drawing to an end, what should we consider instead?

I've never advocated withdrawal from the EU.  I've always hoped we could secure a relationship with our EU partners within… Read more »

PMQs: Miliband’s Leveson attacks fall flat

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Today's Prime Minister's Questions should have been an excitable affair: we hadn't had one for… Read more »

Jill Kirby: “You get pushed around, shoved, you fall on your ass but it’s all in the spirit and you have a f***** great time!!!” If Jeremy Hunt had anything to do with this plan for the Olympics opening ceremony, he should resign

Are you for the mosh pit or the posh pit? Yesterday we learnt that the opening ceremony of the London… Read more »

Stephan Shakespeare: Fair v Selfish – the challenge for the Right

Where is the political ‘centre’ of the British electorate? Two new pieces of polling evidence suggest a serious long-term challenge… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: The implosion of the €urozone would be better for us – and the Europeans – than a drawn out crisis

Despite the weather, it is not the season for Guy Fawkes. Many Conservatives are disappointed. They would love to have… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: The BBC’s Jubilee coverage was a calamity. It should be scaled back to an operation worthy of Reith.

I would hate to sound like a French structuralist. But everyone who is interested in politics should always be interrogating… Read more »

Andrew Lilico: Can democracy and private property coexist for much longer?

I'm angry.  And when I'm angry I sometimes struggle to express myself, in writing, moderately and temperately and coherently.  That… Read more »

Jill Kirby: Unlike politicians, the Queen continues to provide clear and unwavering leadership in an age of uncertainty

As the service of thanksgiving in St Paul's yesterday set the tone for the final day of Jubilee celebrations, the… Read more »

Nadine Dorries MP: The Chancellor must cancel August’s 3p increase in fuel duty

A week ago I had the pleasure of chairing a Westminster Hall debate, on the issue of petrol and diesel… Read more »

Bruce Anderson: The good and bad sides of Ken Clarke

"Fear no more the heat of the sun." We British have an uneasy relationship with high summer. Some years, it… Read more »

Andrew Lilico: Whether Scotland stays in the Union is not purely up to the Scots

One of the most commonly-repeated nostrums of the issue of whether / when there should be a referendum on Scottish independence… Read more »