William Hague: A pale imitation of Norman Tebbit
Wouldn’t it be great to have Lord Tebbit back in the Cabinet? Gone are the days when a…
Economy
10 down – could Cameron’s Tories become number 11?
Yesterday David Cameron made a speech in Manchester on the Eurozone crisis. He argued that it’s time to…
Labour’s poll lead is still precarious
The day after the local elections, Ed Miliband turned his humility dial up to 11. Despite surpassing even…
Labour’s record poll lead
Last night YouGov gave Labour a fourteen point (!) poll lead over the Tories (45/31) – the largest…
Is there a heart at the heart of our economics?
It’s hardly news that we live in interesting times and that there is as yet little agreement on…
Hunt is good political theatre, but outside Westminster – who cares?
This morning I attended a Miliband and Balls Q&A. It was a thoroughly depressing experience. Not because of…
Miliband and Balls unveil alternative Queens’ Speech
At a Q&A event this morning at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre (the venue Ed Miliband used for…
Osborne vs Obama
Today US growth figures were announced, and they show that the US economy has grown by 2.8% in…
Balls vs Brillo (Round 2)
Last November we brought you Balls vs Brillo. Today they met again – Round 2 (featuring Ricardian Equivalence…
Osborne’s faith-based economics have worsened Britain’s slump in jobs and demand
The confirmation by the Office of National Statistics this morning that the UK economy has been driven completely…
