John Bald says that for school inspections to work the inspectors need more power over what they see and who they talk to The school was notified on Thursday of an inspection to start the next Tuesday. All staff were ordered to attend over weekend and one was reprimanded for going on a pre-booked excursion […]
4pm Matt Sinclair on Comment: Tax reform without tax cuts is a political disaster; tax cuts without reform a missed opportunity 3.30pm ThinkTankCentral: The Centre for Social Justice attacks Coalition's record on family and voluntary sector, but praises progress on welfare and schools 2pm ToryDiary: 'The chillaxing DVD Dave watches crap films, plays tennis, and […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Even Ken Clarke seems to believe that it's now only a matter of time before Greece leaves the €urozone although I must have missed his apology for his constant recommendations that Britain should have joined the burning building. Over the coming weeks the Government will face its gravest test since […]
Greece is the word. Or is it? If it weren’t for the house of cards that is the Eurozone, the world wouldn’t be talking about the Greek economy – not when Chinese economic growth is creating the equivalent of a new Greece every three months. But what if all is not well in China? What […]
The 2020 Tax Commission, a joint project of the Taxpayers Alliance and the Institute of Directors, calls for huge cuts in spending and tax to boost growth. Matthew Elliott writes about it on ConHome this morning. Part of the mix they propose would see more tax at a local level, with councils less dependent on […]
Last week Steve Hilton left his job at 10 Downing Street. Bruce Anderson reflects on the "highly divisive background briefing" – including claims of £25 billion in extra welfare cuts, the uselessness of the civil service and a 'chillaxed' style of premiership – that has been credited to the PM's outgoing guru, all sourced from […]
The interview was given last Friday.
See the results of ConHome’s caption competition on the moment Cameron cheered Drogba’s winning penalty.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Ken Clarke, the Justice Secretary, and famously one of the most Europhile voices in the Party, has said that Greece is "quite likely" to leave the Eurozone. Considering the possibility of Greece electing one of the more stridently anti-austerity parties in its upcoming elections, Mr Clarke told Sky News: "The […]
Dr Andrew Murrison is the Member of Parliament for South West Wiltshire and served as a medical officer in Iraq in 2003. His book Tommy this, an’ Tommy that; the military covenant is published by Biteback. The Armed Forces and Society report, published last week by Lord Ashcroft claims one in five Servicemen has been […]
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter Every boy and every girl, That's born into the world alive… There are as many ideas about what politics is as there are people to conceive them, but here are two. The first is that the reach of politics is unlimited: that it is capable of ushering in the […]
Via the White House flickr feed. Let us know your ideas for a caption for this photo. Play nice! Monday morning update, the best captions: Opinions are divided among world leaders upon announcement of the breakup of the Eurozone – James "I've just beaten my high score on Fruit Ninja!" – tomdaylight "My SPADS told […]
7.30pm WATCH: David Cameron: "We are on track to hand over the running of Afghanistan… from NATO forces to Afghan forces" 5.30pm WATCH: Alistair Darling: The G8 summit was another example of European leaders not acting until there is "an absolute crisis" 2.30pm ToryDiary: Ken Clarke says a Greek €uro exit is "quite likely", and brands a referendum […]
Matthew Elliott is Chief Executive of The TaxPayers' Alliance. This is the first in a series of articles based on the TPA's 2020 Tax Commission proposals. Ken Livingstone once wrote that everyone “should pay tax at the same rate on their earnings and all other income”. For all our differences, I agree. If you earn […]