Is there anyone left who still supports HS2?
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Things just keep getting worse and worse for HS2. After the IEA's cost warning, the revised… Read more »
The Commons must have a say on any strike against Assad
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. It's clear that the instincts of David Cameron and William Hague, as well as… Read more »
Compulsory voting? It’s politicians, not the people, who need to change their ways
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. “Unequal turnout unleashes a vicious cycle of disaffection and under-representation. As policy becomes less responsive to… Read more »
Will the National Union of Ministers form a bond over Syria?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter It appears that the Syrian crisis has escalated to an important point: the West is… Read more »
The battle lines have been drawn over the minimum wage – but will the battle ever be fought?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter One of the most intriguing political stories in today’s papers is tucked away on page… Read more »
CCHQ launches a new attack website – How much would Labour cost you?
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. CCHQ have launched a new attack website, targeting the impact of Labour's policies on the cost… Read more »
Michael Fabricant is right, we must give political equality to England
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Voters' appetite for constitutional change is limited, to say the least. AV was rightly shot down… Read more »
Scrap HS2 and scrap it now
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter It's been another terrible week for the Coalition's High-Speed Rail 2 project. It began… Read more »
The horror of Syria’s massacres and the limits of western power
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. It isn't true to claim that there's nothing Britain can do about the use… Read more »
The David Miranda incident gets murkier and murkier, but some conclusions are already clear
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter The David Miranda story has proved rather confusing – and not just because the constant use… Read more »
UKIP have been on a roll, but their latest infighting shows they aren’t invulnerable
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter UKIP is no stranger to internal disputes. I can think of no fewer than six bouts of… Read more »
Police failure in Balcombe has spurred on mob rule across the country – the Sussex PCC should get tough
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. The primary responsibility of the police is not to solve crimes or catch criminals – it… Read more »
CCHQ should ask a simple question about Robert Halfon’s popularity among trade unionists in Harlow – how?
There is, according to the Telegraph’s Matthew Holehouse, a bit of a to-do going on in the constituency of Harlow. The local… Read more »
Let’s look ahead to the Autumn Statement – it could be the first of a new breed
By Peter Hoskin Follow Peter on Twitter The dead space of summer is the time for casting forward to the future. What… Read more »
Where’s the ambition?…And what’s the plan?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Ed Miliband has broken all the conventional rules of opposition: neutralise your Party's weaknesses,… Read more »