Nadhim Zahawi: Capitalism is under attack. We must defend it before it’s too late.
The arguments need to be made again, not for the benefit of rich people but for the benefit of everyone in the UK and around the world.
The arguments need to be made again, not for the benefit of rich people but for the benefit of everyone in the UK and around the world.
Plus: The ludicrous Evan Harris. My broken mobile. The menace of TTIP. The smears of Yvette Cooper. And: why Polly Toynbee swiftly changed the subject.
In a Daily Telegraph piece on the eve of poll, Margaret Thatcher argued for Europe, putting co-operation ahead of trade.
The pro-EU campaign is the most Eeyorish, doom-obsessed effort I have ever come across. We have a better message than them.
Also: Welsh Tories set out tax cut plan as they slip into third; SNP accused of dirty tricks and misleading the public; Welsh anti-UKIP campaign launched; and more.
At tomorrow’s manifesto launch I will spell out in detail how we plan to ensure Scotland gets the better government we deserve.
Had Ann Barnes not wisely decided to resign, we could have voted her out of office – an option not available in the days of patronage.
Plus: The Government’s push to rig the EU referendum: guilty as charged. Cameron and tax: innocent until or unless proved otherwise. And: my shoulder freezes over.
The leader of Britain’s Conservative MEPs reports from the European Parliament.
The Panama leak is a boost for tax puritans – and for people like John McDonnell, who are even worse.
The institution’s present popularity is dependent on the Queen, and, surely, her likeableness is tied to her apoliticism.
Also: Hoey claims legal challenge may be needed to force Labour to stand in Ulster; Dugdale under fire over Brexit comments; DUP warn of ‘chaos’ if Sinn Fein win next month; and more.
We can encourage greater international trade and investment without writing off Britain’s working classes.
The so-called kinder, gentler politics that the Labour leadership claims to espouse masks an undercurrent of anti-Semitism and bigotry.
The pull provided by top ups of wages by benefits is about to be overtaken by a significantly larger pull factor in the form of the National Living Wage.