Andrew Lilico: Smacking is the partner of cuddling, kissing, and rough-and-tumble
David Lammy MP recently ignited a debate about smacking, suggesting that restrictions on smacking had made parents afraid to discipline their… Read more »
Not exactly clear support for Lansley from Cameron at PMQs
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Rachel Sylvester's Times (£) column yesterday, which reported a Downing Street source as saying… Read more »
Jill Kirby: Shared access is a sideshow – the Government must do more for marriage
The Government is sending out mixed messages about the rights of fathers after divorce. David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Iain… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Should Christians be able to claim that “God heals”?
A Christian group in Bath has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority from claiming that God can heal illnesses. … Read more »
If the Liberal Democrats want to run health policy, they should take responsibility for it.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter In the long years between the unravelling of John Major's Government and the stitching-together… Read more »
Stephan Shakespeare: We enjoy our fantasies of bold leaders but comforting, pragmatic governments tend to be re-elected
What a sudden and strange shift we've seen in the last week. For no obvious reason, Conservatives have become gloomy… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: The Government needs to start defending bankers because, without them, Britain is finished
David Cameron needs to take note. Henry Angest and Michael Spencer are two of the most admirable men one could… Read more »
Ruth Lea: With Huhne gone here are three paths to a sane energy policy
There has been much speculation that, not least of all on this site, Chris Huhne’s resignation as Secretary of State… Read more »
How many more Syrians have to die, asks William Hague, before Russia and China allow the UN to act?
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The situation in Syria is dreadful. Only today we have read reports of a Government-led… Read more »
Tory members say deregulation should be top growth priority
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In the latest ConservativeHome readers' survey we asked respondents to rate a list of measures… Read more »
Nadine Dorries MP: Every time Cameron pleases Nick Clegg, he upsets the country
This week Parliament voted through the £26,000 cap on benefits. It was the right thing to do and, as David… Read more »
Three political implications of the prosecution of Chris Huhne
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Chris Huhne will be charged with perverting the course of justice. Every person is… Read more »
Criminal records will be wiped clean under plans to give ex-offenders a better chance in job market
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Regular readers of ConservativeHome will know that I'm not the biggest fan of Ken… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Cameron must not be remembered for gay marriage, wrecking the Lords and losing Scotland
Conservatism is in trouble and David Cameron is to blame. We are now confronted by a crisis in cultural Conservatism…. Read more »
Government sends another signal that it’s about to (again) increase our contribution to the IMF bailout fund
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. In yesterday's Daily Mail I suggested that Eurosceptic Tory MPs were playing down the… Read more »