An attack on climate change sceptics by Greg Barker turns out not to be an attack
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Today's Guardian reports its own article on energy policy by Greg Barker, which it… Read more »
Deficit reduction. The EU referendum. Justice for England – top “red lines” for any future Coalition talks
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. At the end of the Daily Mail's report of a YouGov poll today, a… Read more »
The NHS has a higher death rate than most Western health systems – it requires bravery to set that right
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. New analysis by Professor Brian Jarman, the respected expert on comparing the performance of hospitals, has… Read more »
On tax, raising the stamp duty threshold tops our “red lines” poll and restoring the 10p tax band comes last
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I wrote yesterday that it is perhaps surprising not to see the economy or… Read more »
Nigel Evans thanks his friends and colleagues for their “unstinting support”
By Andrew GimsonFollow Andrew on Twitter Nothing during Prime Minister’s questions was as striking as the personal statement made by Nigel… Read more »
The same refrain from the employment statistics: good topline figures, but problems persist in the detail
The ONS’ Labour Market Statistics paint a familiar picture today: Employment is up, both in terms of the headcount (29.84… Read more »
Fewer and equal seats. The benefits and immigration cap. And shale gas. High priorities from Tory members for any Coalition talks
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. I reported yesterday that the top "red line" for Conservative Party members for any… Read more »
The BBC reports “softening attitudes on benefits” – but the polling numbers say the opposite
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Yesterday I looked at new polling suggesting the young are more radical than their elders when… Read more »
Tory members’ top “red line” for any post-2015 coalition deal is…the EU referendum & renegotiation
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Utterly unsurprisingly, holding the promised In/Out EU referendum in 2015 was the top "red… Read more »
More evidence that young voters are shifting to the right – this time on the welfare state
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. A growing dataset has emerged over the last few months suggesting a rightwards shift among the… Read more »
Your five (and a bit) point guide to Osborne’s big speech
I wonder who does the location scouting for these big, ministerial speeches. George Osborne’s today was delivered in a building development that… Read more »
Party members want a say in any decision about a second Coalition with the Liberal Democrats in 2015
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Recent opinion polls written up by Anthony Wells of YouGov show the Conservatives at… Read more »
With his speech tomorrow, Osborne is trying to pre-empt a new set of political circumstances
Here are some numbers to chew over with your Sunday brunch. In December last year, George Osborne’s approval rating in our Cabinet… Read more »
Cameron’s good decision on Syria and aid
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. This site is quick to boo David Cameron when it disagrees with him –… Read more »
The Treasury dislikes HS2. Labour is equivocal. Tory backbench opposition could kill it off.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. When David Cameron, Nick Clegg and George Osborne all rally round HS2 within the… Read more »