David Cameron’s running battle with military chiefs
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Of all the headlines about David Cameron’s decision to intervene—and intervene more forcefully—in North Africa,… Read more »
Lib Dems have no credibility in opposing an in/out EU referendum
By Harry PhibbsFollow Harry on Twitter With the exception of Andrew Neil and also Justin Webb the Lib Dems have… Read more »
Let’s acknowledge that Cameron has moved towards the Conservative Mainstream in recent months
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter © i-IMAGES We still don't quite know for sure what David Cameron will say… Read more »
Exclusive: EU memo to the Prime Minister from his Political Adviser
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Memo From: The Political Adviser to the Prime Minister To: The Prime Minister Date:… Read more »
“Rebel reserve” of 55 Conservative MPs “is being gathered for Cameron leadership challenge”
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The Sunday Times reports behind its paywall that: "An increasing number of backbenchers are… Read more »
What slogans should Conservatives march under?
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter It seems Robert Halfon MP and I have had similar ideas in recent months…. Read more »
What the Tory modernisers did next
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter I’ve just finished reading Bright Blue’s pamphlet Tory Modernisation 2.0, which was unleashed on a… Read more »
Loughton “wants to watch the world burn”. So Gove’s aides burn the forest down.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I like and respect both Michael Gove and Tim Loughton. So I can scarcely believe… Read more »
Extracts from the speech that David Cameron would have delivered today
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Before Downing Street decided to postpone David Cameron’s Europe speech, it had already dispersed extracts… Read more »
How Cameron could lose the same-sex marriage bill
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter The details of Commons manoevering on contentious bills are swiftly forgotten. It is only… Read more »
David Cameron goes softly, softly on child benefit
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter If you feel like reading something about David Cameron that isn’t related to Europe, then… Read more »
David Cameron calls off his Europe speech
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter The speculation and anticipation surrounding David Cameron's Europe speech had already reached fever pitch —… Read more »
There may be trouble ahead for Theresa May over immigration
By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter 2012 was, on the whole, a stabilising year for Theresa May. The wrongheaded speculation about… Read more »
The Euro-enthusiast lobby has joined battle – one that Euro-sceptics won’t win without a Business for Britain campaign
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. Since the collapse of the pro-Euro campaign, Euro-sceptics have been arguing with a vacuum. … Read more »
PMQs: Miliband paints Cameron as a weak leader. The merits of the argument weren’t on his side. But the politics was.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The British people are among the most Euro-sceptic in the EU. It follows that… Read more »