The Radicrats or the Demicals – or how to create a Two Nations Party
The simultaneous creation and collapse of a new force has been written off an establishment failure. The truth is more interesting.
Free speech is under attack at our universities – and Johnson is right to act in its defence
Ethically and politically, defending freedom on campus is the right thing to do.
Universal Credit – a welcome but limited improvement
It’s good that the absurd telephone charges have been scrapped – but the bigger problem remains unresolved.
The time has not yet come – and may not do so at all – to break off the Brexit talks
The Government should be as Ready on Day One as it can be: Deal or No Deal. To help achieve this end and reboot economic policy, Gove should go to the Treasury.
Andrew Gimson’s Commons sketch: The Corbyn bubble has swollen to such size that he is vulnerable
The Prime Minister’s staff need to get to work on an Elementary Economics Course for Lefties.
MPs aren’t civil servants – the starting-point for debate on whether they should have the right to maternity leave
If being an MP really was to become a job in the eyes of the law, would we want them to be state employees or self-employed – or find other options?
It’s breakthrough! No, it’s deadlock! Brexit talks latest.
The Government must keep talking; be as Ready on Day One as it can be (Deal or No Deal), and resolve its position on what economic, social and regulatory model it wants Britain to follow.
Is the Government prepared for the political pressures of a rise in interest rates?
Not only would many borrowers feel pain, but the Opposition might well be tempted to seize the chance to pile on the pressure.
Exclusive: Fallon writes to Corbyn over “deeply concerning” anti-NATO policy
The Defence Secretary calls on the Labour leader to reject his youth wing’s position.
Provision for No Deal is in the Conservative manifesto. A vote against it would thus be one of confidence.
It follows that any Tory MP voting with Corbyn would thus be deprived of the whip, and ineligible to stand as a Party candidate in any election that followed.
Pro-Remain Cabinet Minister “wants Gove as Chancellor”
Though if May moves Philip Hammond, or seeks to, she is also likely to move Boris Johnson, or try to.
A “No Deal” Brexit is looking ever more likely and more attractive
It would be prudent for that to become the presumption. Even if we do end up with a deal, infrastructure improvements will be welcome.
Now that Baker is named as Contingency Minister, Downing Street must back him up
As an Under-Secretary of State, he will have to negotiate with the Chancellor, who is reluctant to commit large-scale resources to planning for No Deal.
The case for a moratorium on Scottish independence
If part of the country can walk out on its responsibilities to the rest at any time, fundamental functions of the Union will cease to operate.
The rebels are right – Universal Credit is a good reform, endangered by a poor decision on its implementation
Ministers would do well to listen to their colleagues who want to improve – not destroy – this laudable change to the welfare system.