Cameron makes the wrong choice on Conway
The earlier thread on Derek Conway was very interesting. There was an almost universal wish to see our party take… Read more »
Ten day suspension likely for Derek Conway MP
Breaking news over at BBC Online: "A complaint that Tory MP Derek Conway wrongly paid his son MP allowances has… Read more »
It’s 2008, not 1997
Last night’s Westminster Hour on Radio 4 became the latest mainstream media outlet to discuss ConservativeHome’s hares versus tortoises theory. … Read more »
We don’t want “massive spending cuts”, Mr Osborne, just a little moderation
George Osborne was on Andrew Marr’s programme earlier and quite rightly noted that Britain is one of the least-well prepared… Read more »
Questions for you
It’s that time of the month again when we poll readers of this site. What questions should we ask?
Tories just 2% ahead in ICM poll (and 58% think membership of the EU is good for Britain)
An hour ago we reported the YouGov survey for The Telegraph and its 8% Tory lead. We missed this ICM… Read more »
Public increasingly unhappy with Labour’s economic performance
The Tory lead is down very slightly in today’s YouGov survey for The Daily Telegraph but the underlying numbers are… Read more »
A video history of British Conservatism
This ten minute video emphasises the progressive character of conservatism. It takes us right up to present day’s Cameron-led party… Read more »
Steve Richards asks Ken Clarke about the hare versus tortoise debate
Yesterday we noted the hare versus tortoise debate amongst Conservative strategists. Ben Brogan noted it on his blog and Steve… Read more »
David Cameron’s reaction to Hain’s resignation
David Cameron’s reaction Peter Hain’s resignation: "It’s the right decision, but it shouldn’t have happened in this way. I said… Read more »
The tortoises versus the hares… How bold should the Tories be?
In a piece for today’s Telegraph Iain Martin urges David Cameron to be bolder. In The Spectator’s Politics column Fraser… Read more »
Live PMQs blog from noon
EDITORIAL VERDICT: "Emphatic victory for David Cameron. He talked about the big issues of the week – Northern Rock and… Read more »
David Cameron declines to condemn ‘faith school fakes’ in wide-ranging Times interview
In an interview today David Cameron makes a direct attack on the Prime Minister as that "strange man in Downing… Read more »
Brown failed to prepare us for the lean years
As fears grow about an economic downturn George Osborne releases this statement: "Gordon Brown could have used the boom years… Read more »
Rumblings in Scotland over Conservative support for greater autonomy
The Telegraph’s Alan Cochrane reports online this morning that there are tensions in the Scottish Conservatives about Annabel Goldie’s support… Read more »