George Osborne is Politician of the Year
The dramatic political effect of Shadow Chancellor George Osborne’s inheritance tax announcement has been recognised today by The Spectator’s annual… Read more »
Don’t risk it, Australia
This is the latest election video from downunder. It warns that a vote for Labor’s Kevin Rudd will endanger all… Read more »
Labour MPs in marginal seats abused their parliamentary allowances
ConservativeHome can reveal that MPs re-standing in Labour’s fifty most marginal seats increased their spending on taxpayer-funded postage by 35%… Read more »
Who was the best leader: Hague, IDS or Howard?
It’s been a quiet news day so far. So, time for a debate… The three leaders the Party had after… Read more »
Live blog of PMQs: The Prime Minister repeatedly fails to answer questions on the security clearance of 5,000 illegal immigrants
Editor’s verdict: "Another very poor performance from Mr Brown. He dodged the questions of both David Cameron and Vince Cable. … Read more »
CSJ launches new policy groups
Iain Duncan Smith launched a new raft of policy groups yesterday, building on the foundations of BreakdownBritain and BreakthroughBritain: Martin… Read more »
The Government of no talent, in limericks
After his valiant efforts on Friday’s jokes post, reader John Leonard has penned a poetic tribute to Brown’s Cabinet: A… Read more »
Tories to require high taxing local authorities to hold referenda
David Cameron is making a big speech tomorrow morning on council tax. It appears, according to advance reports, that the… Read more »
Has Hague just said something significant about the EU Treaty?
Nick Robinson thinks William Hague said something significant about post-ratification tactics during this afternoon’s Queen’s Speech debate on foreign policy:… Read more »
Zac Goldsmith attacks Government for pandering to the whims of the aviation industry
Writing in today’s Evening Standard, Richmond Park candidate Zac Goldsmith criticises the "misguided" principle behind the proposed new runway at… Read more »
Tories to review rape laws
5pm update: CWO Chairman introduced Cameron by saying she admired the challenge he put to Brown at conference to call… Read more »
Time to give Aitken a second chance
Predictably, the first word used by media outlets such as PA, BBC, ITV, the Observer, the Mail on Sunday, the… Read more »
Immigration poll boost for Conservatives
An ICM poll for the Sunday Express puts the Conservatives eight points ahead of Labour on voting intentions. Labour remain… Read more »
Kate Moss mistakes David Cameron for a plumber
David Cameron is on Parkinson tonight – I’ll open a thread once the programme starts at 10.45pm on ITV1. The… Read more »
Jokes for the weekend
Know any good political jokes? Here’s an adaptation of an American one we saw on the ASI’s blog: A lobbyist… Read more »