With shameless courage the Deputy Prime Minister exposed Labour’s vacuity
Laura Sandys’ decision to resign is symptomatic of deep unhappiness among women MPs
But Miliband says the payday lending U-turn amounts to an intellectual collapse
Tory MPs warn Cameron not to drop green policies… “David Cameron has been given a private warning by more than 25 Tory MPs that he risks splitting the Conservatives if he ditches green policies as a sop to the Right. Normally loyal backbenchers and ministers called the Prime Minister to a showdown in his Commons […]
He had – and missed – a chance to talk seriously about the future of his country and his party.
And much of the £54 billion used to encourage saving is taken by the pensions industry
No wonder Tory backbenchers have nicknamed this disreputable ploy Help to Vote.
The Defence Secretary denies he is stifling debate, and attacks “misdirected individuals”
Conservatives will have to work hard to prevent Hammond’s announcement becoming a gift to UKIP
The dialogue in a Punch and Judy show is more sophisticated. This double act could do with some light and shade.
If the Labour leader is serious about recruiting more MPs from working-class backgrounds, he needs to start finding them
In a two-horse race, it is unsporting of the Prime Minister to show such open contempt for his rival
One million unemployed used to be intolerable. Now we barely notice 2.5 million.
This was a defeat that Cameron deserved – and a defeat that he must learn from.
There are some lessons in this for the modern day. Macmillan showed that the ruthless application of political will could achieve a surprising amount.