Tory conference hangover: Where art thou besiegers?
Where were the reds at this years conference? I almost missed them...
- 16 October 2012Last chance in the Cameroon saloon?
Cameron's chance to woo his base and the country will prove tricky this week.
- 7 October 2012The Brussels Diary: UKIP conference edition
A busy week away from Brussels at the Bournemouth West UKIP meeting and the UKIP conference
- 28 September 2012Time 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 2012Doom? 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 2011Spirit 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 2011Tory 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 2011PM 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 2011Instant 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 2011Don’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 2011The 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 2011Has 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 2011Problems 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 2011Beyond 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 2011The 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