The downgrade: some commentators’ reactions
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. There's reaction from the IEA, but not a great deal that I can see… Read more »
Black Friday?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. My first task of an editing morning is to peer at photos of Fleet… Read more »
Moody’s downgrades the UK’s credit-rating from AAA to AA1
It’s no surprise but it’s still something of a shock: Moody’s have downgraded the UK’s credit-rating from AAA to Aa1. They explain… Read more »
Islamist terror and extremism: “They haven’t gone away, you know”
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. There has been no mass terror attack in Britain for over five years –… Read more »
It’s almost Budget time – and, once again, George Osborne faces a fuel dilemma
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter You’d never have guessed it: petrol prices are set to rise. Thanks to soaring wholesale… Read more »
What would lower earners prefer – lower taxes or cheaper energy?
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Tony Lodge of the Centre for Policy Studies had a letter in this morning's… Read more »
Under this Government, we have what Gordon Brown called for during his – “British jobs for British workers”
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The most convincing explanation of why the economy's rickety condition is marching in step… Read more »
Encouraging news on employment; disheartening news on 4G
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Another month, another set of encouraging employment figures: From October to December 2012, the headline… Read more »
The OBR doesn’t get everything right – but it’s still one of Osborne’s most important innovations
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The Office for Budget Responsibility, what is it good for? “Absolutely nothing” seems to be… Read more »
David Cameron attacks Hilary Mantel’s “attack” on Kate Middleton – and is rightly attacked himself
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Just give me a few minutes while I read Hilary Mantel’s essay on the monarchy—transliterated… Read more »
50 per cent of Conservatives support the legal regulation or decriminalisation of cannabis – now where’s that review?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The Daily Mail has written up a new opinion poll on drugs policy, conducted by… Read more »
Raising the personal allowance: in cooperation or in competition with the Lib Dems?
Looking back on last week, it sure was a significant one for the debate about tax. On Wednesday, we saw David… Read more »
David Cameron’s trip to India – and two examples of change
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter So far, David Cameron’s trip to India has represented one quality above all others –… Read more »
Dominic Raab asks this year’s £3.6 billion question: when are the troops coming home?
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Afghanistan is on the agenda as David Cameron sweeps into Mumbai. The Indian Government is,… Read more »
When it comes to trust in politics, David Cameron should sweat the small stuff
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter There’s a small item in today’s Sun that ought to make big waves. It concerns… Read more »