May’s new Immigration Bill will catch more illegal immigrants – but will the public believe her?
It’s right to stop illegal immigrants getting driving licences and using the NHS, but convincing voters you’re doing so is far harder.
Will Adam Afriyie drop his plan to amend the Wharton Bill?
Afriyie’s article clearly signals that he is prepared to withdraw his amendment if it finds little support among his Conservative colleagues.
What the battle over living standards tells us about Osborne’s deficit reduction plan
British politics is increasingly a battle to put money in people’s pockets. The earlier fight over deficit reduction has lost its urgency.
Cameron welcomes the return of Karl Marx to British politics
After a period of neglect, it looks as though Marx will play a starring role in the next general election.
Thanks to Michael Fallon’s steady hand on the tiller, the Royal Mail privatisation is going well
Huge demand for shares, a decent price and high uptake among staff – so far, the process is going even better than expected.
Cameron warned against crossing the Rubicon of state control of the press. His Government is now preparing to cross it.
State control of newspapers in Britain is incompatible with a free society here and an encouragement to closed ones abroad.
Good news for George: UK is Europe’s fastest growing economy – and business leaders are optimistic
The IMF and the IoD have glad tidings for the nation’s economic prospects.
Your one-glance guide to yesterday’s reshuffle
Who went where in yesterday’s reshuffle? Our handy table should have all the information you need.
Would-be Conservative Ministers cut off by F.O.G
The shuffle sends out a clear message to Conservative MPs: stay on the right side of the Chancellor. Theresa May and Boris Johnson should note it too
Chloe Smith and John Randall depart Government – but will that Government really have a new face?
Last night, it was announced that Chloe Smith and John Randall are stepping down from Government. Here are three quick thoughts about what those two changes mean.
Osborne to cut green taxes in response to Miliband’s energy proposal – but why wasn’t this Tory policy all along?
Like the pledge to match Labour’s spending plans, we should never have adopted flawed, left wing ideas as totems of modernisation.
The best chance to get an In/Out referendum is for Euro-sceptics to back the Wharton Bill, in full and unedited
Superficially attractive, Afriyie’s amendment threatens to sink the only opportunity for the people to have a say on the EU.
The challenge of falling Party membership
It is probably impossible to reverse the slide, but it must be possible to raise the rate of participation.
The tale of two trajectories that Osborne will tell in his favour
Amid this week’s torrent of encouraging economic news, one question has bobbed to the surface. How do the Tories make sure that an improved economy doesn’t scupper them?
The hate of the Left (UPDATED)
We must never, ever become like the Left. Hatred eats itself up, like ingratitude in that great speech by Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida.