Andrew Lilico: Should governments be guided by pragmatism or principle?
In discussing moral questions, I have found that there is an interesting distinction between two kinds of people. Some people declare their… Read more »
PMQs: Miliband finds some form as he attacks the Government on unemployment figures
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. A stronger than usual performance by Labour's Ed Miliband today. He used his questions… 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 »
Jill Kirby: Why on earth does Grant Shapps want to give the state a bigger role in housing the elderly?
Why would old people voluntarily put their own houses at the disposal of their local authority? I find it extraordinary… Read more »
Any Tory rebellion against the Government’s plans to allow gay marriage will be embarrassing for Cameron
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter According to today's sensationalist Independent front page, David Cameron is expected to face a serious rebellion… Read more »
Any move to give the IMF more money could return David Cameron to the Euro-crisis from which his veto rescued him
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Standard and Poors has struck again, downgrading the European Financial Stability Facility, and the… Read more »
Liam Fox warns that the debt crisis will last a decade – and that it threatens America’s global leadership
In recent days, Liam Fox has resurfaced after his resignation as Defence Secretary. In two internventions, he has focused on… Read more »
Difficult, hazardous and right: the Government’s push to reform disability benefits
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter My popularity with Guardian readers soars to new heights this morning as I make… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: The evidence is overwhelming – a lot of Scots are suffering from an inferiority complex.
To start with a confession: I do not understand Scottish Nationalism. With the possible exception of the United States of… Read more »
Boris declares the end of the beginning of the beginning of campaigning against HS2
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Today's Sunday Telegraph carries the following Boris quote: "I am not viscerally hostile. I… Read more »
Ruth Lea: Wind power is one of the great follies of our age
Stories about wind turbines self-destructing in gales have become staple fodder in the wind-sceptic press. Pictures of turbines catching fire… Read more »
Cameron’s challenge to Osborne: build a new bureaucracy to means-test child benefit
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Two days ago, David Cameron made it clear that he would like changes made… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: For a family on £80,000, Child Benefit is a tax rebate
The government is apparently engaged in a re-think about its policy of cutting child benefit for the wealthy. Osborne is… Read more »
Cameron’s visit to Saudi Arabia undermines William Hague’s call for Islamic democracy in the Middle East
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter David Cameron's first Prime Ministerial visit to Saudi Arabia today will not be helped by… Read more »
Liam Fox should write a blog
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Richard Kay of the Mail wrote today about Liam Fox's party earlier this week. … Read more »