Justine Greening diverts aid from India to even poorer nations
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In her first major announcement as International Development Secretary, Justine Greening has confirmed weekend… Read more »
David Cameron welcomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. David Cameron has welcomed the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who was appointed… Read more »
David Cameron to spend next fortnight shoring up European alliances ahead of key EU budget vote
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. David Cameron is going to have a busy fortnight: the Independent reports that he… Read more »
14% of voters can remember hearing about imaginary Labour MP Audrey Cockburn using union funds to redecorate her home
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Earlier today I noted that 41% of Britons couldn't spontaneously identify one single political… Read more »
41% of voters can’t remember a single political event from recent weeks or months
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter For those of us who spend way too much time immersed in the world… Read more »
Nick Clegg stands in for David Cameron at PMQs, still hates Labour
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Drop Nick Clegg in front of the despatch box, and some remarkable transformations take place…. Read more »
Five lessons for the Tories from the US election campaign
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter We shouldn’t overstate the overlap between American politics and our own, but some lessons can… Read more »
Could Nadine Dorries now force a by-election – and, if so, who would she support?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I suggested earlier today that modern expectations of what an MP is – someone… Read more »
Does a Conservative-led Government really want to make our tax and benefit system the least family-friendly in Europe?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter While editing ConservativeHome recently, I noticed an intriguing difference in the same story. The… Read more »
Newslinks for Tuesday 6th November 2012
8.15pm WATCH: Obama: We've Got the Votes to Win 8pm MPsETC Conservative MPs react to the Dorries suspension 7pm ToryDiary:… Read more »
Here’s what will happen if Cameron stays impaled on his Euro-fence
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter The Prime Minister is due to make a big speech on EU policy before… Read more »
The best way of raising workers’ wages isn’t to force employers to pay more. It’s to get the state to tax less.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Do you know what Ed Miliband's idea of "predistribution" means in plain English? It… Read more »
Cameron orders full investigation into whether senior Tory minister was part of organised abuse of children in 1980s
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter David Cameron has acted today to get ahead of an increasingly loud drumbeat of… Read more »
If there’s any money available which tax cuts should feature in the next Tory manifesto?
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Yesterday we published members' answers to questions about how they would meet George Osborne's… Read more »
Reckless talk costs confidence
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter A doctor or a solider or a teacher or anyone else in public service… Read more »