Don’t believe the Ashcroft spin – the momentum is with Ken
Lord Ashcroft’s poll, published on his website and promoted on Conservative Home today, shows that momentum in outer…
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The irresistible draw of by-elections
I write en route to Feltham & Heston, to give a couple of hours’ aid to Seema Malhotra…
Police Futures
The police are currently at the centre of a number of overlapping political storms: they have been criticised…
A sledgehammer that won’t even crack the nut
Since they came to power in May 2010, we’ve seen this Tory-dominated Government attack the poorest people in…
It’s not just Ken Vs Boris
Marcus Roberts wrote a convincing ten point plan on what Ken needs to do to win. I agree…
Is Boris cooking the TfL books?
Boris Johnson and his team have been on the offensive over Ken Livingstone’s plans to cut fares (first…
Is it time for affirmative action in our universities?
According to the Sutton Trust high-attaining comprehensive school students are significantly less likely to attend any of Britain’s…
PMQs verdict: Miliband lets Cameron off the hook
PMQs started ominously for the PM this week. As his backbenchers grumbled and plotted behind him he won’t…
Flynn: tolerating the intolerable
Last week, two things happened which produced condemnation by our politicians. Jeremy Clarkson appeared on national television threatening…
The reality of Gordon Brown’s spending: Black Labour can’t re-write history
Did Gordon Brown leave the economy in a mess? This question niggles at me since even sensible people…
