Tory conference hangover: Where art thou besiegers?
Where were the reds at this years conference? I almost missed them...
- 16 October 2012
Last chance in the Cameroon saloon?
Cameron's chance to woo his base and the country will prove tricky this week.
- 7 October 2012
The Brussels Diary: UKIP conference edition
A busy week away from Brussels at the Bournemouth West UKIP meeting and the UKIP conference
- 28 September 2012
Time for the UK to leave the European Defence Agency
Here are five very good reasons why the UK should withdraw from the EDA
- 21 September 2012
Doom? Gloom? Why don't we all cheer up and get on with it?
Thatcher once told a journalist to “cheer up” when they questioned news that employment had increased. Today’s press and politicians should do likewise to set a positive tone for growth and enterprise
- 21 November 2011
Spirit of the Nation.
A lot is wrong with the United Kingdom at the moment. But David Cameron was absolutely correct in his assertion that relearning how to believe in ourselves as a nation is fundamental to putting it right.
- 8 October 2011
Tory Conference: the first flickers of the Unionist fightback.
This party conference demonstrated that the party leadership have finally begun to take seriously the separatist threat north of the border.
- 8 October 2011
PM David Cameron's speech didn't cut it for true Tories
Prime Minister David Cameron’s blue-sky conference speech left the party faithful full of doubts, writes our UK Political Editor Harry Cole in Manchester
- 5 October 2011
Instant View: A Tory party speech that reassured Cameron's party, instilled confidence in the UK
Raheem Kassam shares his instant view on Cameron's speech: all in all, a muted conference made for a rousing leader's speech. Party, public and business will sleep well tonight.
- 5 October 2011
Don’t believe the reports – the Conservative Party is more united than ever
The Conservative party is stronger than ever. And its differences of opinion, even its divisions, show us why.
- 5 October 2011
The Tory conference missed the opportunity to win over disillusioned Labour voters like me. Here's why
This conference may have missed a once-in-a-generation opportunity to win millions of Labour conservatives over to the ‘dark side’.
- 5 October 2011
Has the penny dropped for George Osborne?
George Osborne rose to the challenge again yesterday, outlining the list of Government achievements in delivering a credible plan for deficit reduction and in beginning to halt the slide in UK competitiveness.
- 4 October 2011
Problems ahead on Europe: Theresa May sets the tone at an otherwise subdued Tory conference
The Tory conference is deliberately low key this year. But there's a storm brewing over Europe.
- 4 October 2011
Beyond credit easing and council tax: How Osborne can sail us toward 'calmer, brighter seas'
George Osborne must adhere to some simple principles. He must keep taxes and regulation low and keep a check on the growth of the state so that we can live within our expanded means.
- 4 October 2011
The ever rising cost of the EU
John Redwood MP argues that the EU budget is large, that it is getting larger and that it ought to be diminished.
- 3 October 2011
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