Garvan Walshe: Why conservative revolutions are the hardest to pull off
They lack what Lenin called a vanguard of committed full time revolutionaries willing to brave death to transform their society, as Edmund Burke put it, “upon a theory.”
Charlotte Leslie MP: Why my anti-socialist constituents admired Tony Benn. And what follows from it.
The current political divides do not reflect the reality of the public’s difference of opinion.
Matthew Barrett: It’s time to take the agitprop out of the BBC
We shouldn’t have to suffer left-wing comedians using television appearances to deliver political broadcasts.
Henry Hill: Ulster Labour brand Miliband “colonial oppressor” over refusal to stand candidates
Also: Plaid take hard line against UKIP; ‘Amnesty letter’ investigations begin; and questions for Ruth Davidson.
Stephen Tall: The immigration choice for the Conservatives – pro-business, or pro-UKIP?
The Institute of Directors, the Economist, the Centre for Entrepreneurs, the CBI…none of them cared for James Brokenshire’s speech.
Garvan Walshe: Ten actions Cameron can take for Ukraine now.
There are plenty of ways of taking the initiative away from Moscow.
Priti Patel MP: Labour’s threat to you, your family and the country
We should be proud of our record in Government and inspired to campaign hard to win every vote in May’s elections
Lewis Baston: Ernest Marples. Yes, a rogue – but he brightened up the 1950s, and he made things happen
Long-range phone calls, premium bonds, parking meters, yellow pavement lines, summary traffic penalties…his hand was in them all.
Mark Wallace: The Romans ruled an age ago, but they are very much alive in modern culture
A new book spurred me to consider the complexity of our relationship with our ancestors.
Brian Monteith: Now it’s Labour’s turn to take the fight to the Scottish nationalists
The Government has rocked the Yes campaign onto the back foot – now it’s the Opposition’s turn.
Grant Shapps MP: Labour’s failure to build homes in Wales – and the housing choice we all face
Voters in 2015 can plump for the Conservatives and higher house-building in England or Miliband’s party – and its record of house-building failure in Wales.
Henry Hill: When a “not an amnesty” letter is actually an amnesty letter
That IRA letters crisis: Ulster rejects amnesty call; today’s Labour apologises for letters, whilst yesterday’s dismisses outrage.
Garvan Walshe: Sanctions must be imposed on Russia to keep the peace in Europe
And also to save Putin from his very own Vietnam.
Charlotte Leslie MP: Like communists in Eastern Europe, Labour in Wales cares about the system – not NHS patients.
What gets the Party’s MPs angry isn’t the suffering of patients, but threats to a system in which they have a vested interest.
Nick Pickles: Show some love for the buskers
Brilliant, bad or bizarre, busking is a musical tradition that enriches our lives. Let’s hold on to it.