Nick Herbert explains how rural areas are feeling the effects of the recession
Nick Herbert was appointed shadow secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs last week and today he… Read more »
The economy dominates another PMQs
Jonathan Isaby’s verdict: No killer blows from David Cameron today, but he certainly scored more highly than Brown. The Prime… Read more »
Talk of a Tory landslide is premature and counterproductive
At the weekend, my fellow editor Tim Montgomerie posted a piece stating that "The Tories are heading for a landslide… Read more »
David Cameron pledges to introduce sanctions for peers who break the rules
As the story has continued to run this week about the Sunday Times allegation that Labour peers have taken money… Read more »
William Hague repeats call for Iraq Inquiry as Cabinet minutes are set to be published
William Hague has been swift to respond to this afternoon’s decision by an Information Tribunal that minutes of two Cabinet… Read more »
Ken Clarke responds to car industry statement at the Despatch Box
Below is a sight many of us didn’t think we’d be seeing: Ken Clarke responding to a government statement from… Read more »
Ken Clarke is wrong to oppose Tory policy on marriage
He said it six weeks ago but this is what Ken Clarke said about Tory policy on marriage just before… Read more »
A Tory Government would consider capping Government IT contracts at £100 million
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne is considering adopting a plan that would see a Conservative Government cap government IT contracts at… Read more »
“Multiracial Britain is a success but immigration is too high”
That is how I would sum up the message which David Cameron delivered when asked about the thorny issue of… Read more »
Gay rights groups attack Tories for protecting right to make “temperate criticism” of homosexuality
Dominic Grieve – now the party’s Justice spokesman – has this afternoon defended the amendment put down by former Home… Read more »
Tories 12% ahead in new ICM survey
The Conservatives are on 44% (+6%), Labour on 32% (-1%) and the Liberal Democrats on 16% (-3%). More in The… Read more »
Independent waste watchdog will pounce on suspected inefficiencies under a Tory government
Further to my earlier report on George Osborne’s plans to introduce financial incentives for civil servants to save money, the… Read more »
George Osborne and Francis Maude promise rewards to money-saving civil servants
The Telegraph and Daily Mail report that the next Conservative government will "rewrite civil service contracts to include a new… Read more »
The most dangerous thing in Britain is the nothing-to-lose Labour Party
The Brown bounce is over. The latest opinion poll points to a massive Labour defeat. In today’s Independent, Matthew Taylor,… Read more »
ComRes: Tory lead up to 15%
A new ComRes survey has the Conservatives up to 43% (up 2%); Labour down to 28% (-4%) and the LibDems… Read more »