Government of the people by the people
Abraham Lincoln gave us the Twitter-friendly definition of democracy in his Gettsyburg Address in 1863: “government of the…
Stefan Stern
Politics – the one blood sport you have to take part in
The perhaps apocryphal advice given by Tony Blair to David Miliband was (supposedly): keep smiling out in front……
And they’re off! The Tory leadership race is underway
It’s almost as if someone in Whitehall has been leaning on the fast forward button. This government has…
Dave’s long bluff is finally being called
It is probably time to worry when they start laughing at you. The developing world of social media…
The doctor will see you now
You might have thought that, at a moment of growing international tension, a sudden and unexpected endorsement from…
Let’s (not) have a heated debate!
Things could be about to get tricky for fans of yobbery and public school twittishness. The Speaker, John…
New Saatchi poster needed: “Lynton isn’t working”
I once saw Lynton Crosby having lunch in one of Westminster’s smartest eateries with the editor of a…
Don’t look in the crystal ball, read the book (or speeches)
“My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor, and when people…
Dem Libs are not going away, you know
What about those Liberal Democrats, eh? (This is, I realise, a high-risk start to a piece, but please…
Whatever happened to the Chilcot report?
The Iraq Inquiry, headed by Sir John Chilcot, held its final public session almost exactly three years ago.…
