Boris to unveil portrait of the Queen at City Hall
Not long after taking office as London Mayor, Boris Johnson discovered that his predecessor (perhaps not that surprisingly) had never… Read more »
All but The Mirror may desert Labour
Newspaper endorsements are not as valuable as they once were but the editorial endorsements of a newspaper are still actively… Read more »
George Osborne will only guarantee that hospitals and overseas aid are protected from spending cuts
1pm Update: In response to this, a Conservative spokesman has just emailed me to say: "Our position on protected areas… Read more »
Damian Green wants his DNA back
Ten days ago, shadow home secretary Chris Grayling demanded that the Government put a stop to storing the samples of… Read more »
Tory GLA member attacks G20 protestor for aiming to make money from her alleged mistreatment by police
Often controversial (see here and here), London Assembly Brian Coleman has today said, according to a press release from London… Read more »
Gordon Brown says sorry for Smeargate
I wondered this morning whether the words "I am sorry" would pass Gordon Brown's lips over the emails sent by… Read more »
Damian Green will NOT face charges over Home Office leaks
The Director of Public Prosecutions has just announced that Damian Green will not be prosecuted for aiding and abetting misconduct… Read more »
George Osborne announces ten new green policy initiatives
Speaking at the Green Building Council this morning, the George Osborne has called on the Government to adopt ten “green”… Read more »
Does the Government now have “a moral duty” to cut public expenditure?
The hare has been set running on the above question today not by a Conservative politician, but by a Labour… Read more »
CPS to rule tomorrow on the Damian Green case
Sky News are reporting that tomorrow the Crown Prosecution Service is to announce its decision on whether to proceed with… Read more »
George Osborne: Brown should say sorry
Nadine Dorries has made clear her views about being a subject of the planned Labour smear operation and Gordon Brown's… Read more »
The Cabinet Secretary replies to Francis Maude’s letter on “Smear-gate”
Yesterday, shadow Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude wrote this letter to Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell asking a number of questions… Read more »
Has the the “Tory toff” attack line now been removed from Labour’s arsenal for good?
Labour's painting of the Conservatives as "Tory Toffs" spectacularly backfired at the Crewe and Nantwich by-election last year. Yet just… Read more »
Francis Maude asks eight questions of the Cabinet Secretary
Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, Francis Maude MP, has written a letter to the Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell asking eight questions… Read more »
Another Labour scandal is the persistence of NHS superbugs
Tory MP Nigel Evans has written an article – at the same time moving and disturbing – for The Daily… Read more »