Andrew Lilico: We shouldn’t underestimate the electoral appeal of the Coalition not having made the economy worse
Politics is paralysed. I want to write about my schemes for the reform of welfare, or university funding, or healthcare,… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: That New Statesman exclusive – have the economists really turned on Osborne’s strategy… or not?
The New Statesman claims to have an exclusive this evening, saying that many of the economists that signed a Sunday… Read more »
Jill Kirby: Despite the Localism Act’s rhetoric, pressure is being exerted on councils to agree to housing development
The Government's localism agenda is going through a sticky patch. Yesterday, plans for elected police commissioners were in the spotlight,… Read more »
Peter Hoskin: Paul Ryan has at least tried to educate the American people about their debt challenge
How easy it is to scoff at Paul Ryan. He’s the most politically extreme Vice Presidential candidate in several generations…. Read more »
Bruce Anderson: It’s time David Cameron took charge and forged a serious narrative for his government
The festival is over. There will be a lot of talk about the Olympic spirit and the legacy. Though both… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Sir John Major is the right man to build on our Olympic success
It has been a strange fortnight, and no-one predicted the outcome. Two weeks ago, everything seemed very different. It was… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Brogan and Hoskin are wrong – the Conservative Party can win the next General Election
Benedict Brogan puts it starkly: "Defeat in 2015 looks certain." Pete Hoskin declares there to be "dwindling hope for a… Read more »
Jill Kirby: Bringing care closer to home would give families the ability to challenge bad care when they see it
Vulnerable adults with learning disabilities are still being dumped in badly-run institutions far away from their families, thanks to the… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: The Conservatives haven’t welched on the Coalition Agreement, but the Lib Dems have
Nick Clegg says that, by failing to support a PR-elected Lords, the Conservative Party has broken the Coalition "contract". To show… Read more »
Peter Hoskin: Reform is creating a state outside the state — and reformers should question that
Have you heard of Serco? It’s certainly becoming harder to ignore this private company’s existence. There was another story at… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Some lessons from the Olympics
A great sporting event such as the Olympics reminds us of some key truths, which are of cultural and political… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Harriet Sergeant’s brave book tells us that something must be done
It is not ideal holiday reading, for two reasons. First, it will make you anti-social; this book demands to be… Read more »
Bruce Anderson: Britain’s civil service can be great again
Relief all round. The Olympiad was preceded by a grumpiad. Many of my friends had been full of foreboding. They… Read more »
Andrew Lilico: Why I have always favoured civil gay marriage
Not being a Muslim or Jew, I do not believe food needs to be Halal or Kosher. Indeed, I actively… Read more »
Jill Kirby: Scope is aiming at the wrong target over sickness benefits
First, here's my summer pledge to readers. For the next three weeks, this Wednesday column will be an Olympic-free zone…. Read more »