Labour members would back tax increases on gambling, banks and wealthiest in Budget
Labour members would back tax increases on gambling, the banking sector, and the wealthiest in the Budget, exclusive…
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Not many days before he was gunned down, John F Kennedy gave a remarkable speech at the all-male…
David Cameron runs the country – but he doesn’t run his party
To lose one parliamentary vote in a year is careless. To lose twice is wreckless. Or should that be…
The PCC elections are an omnishambles – but Labour has questions to answer too
How on earth do you get two weeks away from an election before you realise you weren’t eligible to…
Labour statement on suspended PCC candidate
Labour’s candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in Northamptonshire, Lee Barron, has been suspended by the party after it…
Heseltine has a plan for growth, Osborne barely has a committee on it
Tarzan is back. The best leader the Tories never had ™ returned to front line politics today with…
Heseltine’s right: national prosperity requires local prosperity
Lord Heseltine’s Review, published today, is right about many things. He is right that government has a role…
That wasn’t PMQs – it was an exceptionally turgid, politics-themed episode of “I love the 90s”
David Cameron and Ed Miliband both spent part of their youth toiling away as special advisers in the nineties.…
IDS lashes out at Boris
Tempers are fraying over the redevelopment of Walthamstow dog track. Iain Duncan Smith told BBC London: “I have…
This Halloween beware of Labour’s zombie voters
We all know it’s a long way from a 2015 general election. An awful lot could change and…
Clegg accuses Labour of being “hypocritcal” over Europe. That’s hilarious – and wrong
Nick Clegg is on the warpath today, accusing Labour of being “hypocritical” over plans to vote in favour…
