Dominic Raab is right to push for foreign criminals to be deported more easily
If the amendment doesn’t get through it may be that Labour or the Lib Dems are to blame. But it might be the pride of Sir Humphrey.
Security
Number 10 wants to turn the barrage of statistics claiming success into a story about protecting voters in an uncertain world.
The Immigration Bill is in Downing Street’s hands – not the Home Office’s
And David Cameron, not Theresa May, is therefore responsible for whatever happens next week.
Could Patrick O’Flynn, iconoclastic journalist turned political spinner, be UKIP’s next leader?
The party is trying to professionalise while retaining its insurgent appeal. We take a look at the man tasked with the job.
The question about forward guidance is this: how long can Carney stand the embarrassment?
And it’s a question that Osborne will want to know the answer to. The Tories’ economic message will depend on it.
Jeremy Hunt, people person
The Health Secretary is emerging as one of the main architects of the Government’s programme of radical public service reform.
The rise of full-time work
Another happy trend emerges from recent employment statistics: our recovery is no longer so reliant on part-time jobs.
Nicky Morgan has a point
The Conservatives must be for something, not against everything – and thus follow in the footsteps of their greatest post-war election winner.
Positive IMF forecasts are nice, but their economists do keep being proved wrong
Last Spring they were saying Ed Balls was right – can we rely on their accuracy now?
Boris needs to get a move on
He should try to have a return to the Commons wrapped up by next autumn’s Party Conference.
In a “tough love” auction on welfare only the Tories can win
Labour have very little to say about ensuring there is a greater incentive to work
What did Michael Fallon do in a past life to deserve Minister for Portsmouth?
He laudably steps up each time the Government calls on him – being Minister for Portsmouth is a funny way to thank him.
Is Cameron really set to produce “a new policy to curb immigrants and benefits’ every week”?
The Prime Minister “plans to strip welfare handouts from immigrants who cannot speak English”.
Learning the right lessons from Benefits Street
Conservatives are not blaming the residents of James Turner Street – but the system that has let them down.
Why do politicians insist on ramming credit down small businesses’ throats?
The evidence suggests that SMEs are mostly happy with their financial positions – but still they’re encouraged to borrow, borrow, borrow.