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 […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter A new blow has been struck against the HS2 scheme. George Osborne's Treasury has been reluctant to approve new spending on the project, the Sunday Telegraph reports. The newspaper says that there is a “major risk” that the Bill to introduce the scheme will not come before Parliament by the […]
Cllr Andy Hodgson, who was the Deputy Leader of the Lib Dem group on Solihull Council has defected to join the Green Party – and has made various left wing pronouncements about fighting the cuts, fighting privatisation, and so on. On West Sussex County Council the Green Party have another recruit – Cllr James Doyle […]
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 […]