James Forsyth

James Forsyth is Political Editor of the Spectator. He is also a columnist in The Sun.

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Corbyn puts the EU referendum on a knife edge

17 September 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thedeathoftheleft/media.mp3 No one watching Jeremy Corbyn walk around the Palace of Westminster would imagine that he had just won…

Merkel’s grandstanding on Syrian refugees will lead to many more deaths at sea

12 September 2015 9:00 am

By making them more likely to attempt the perilous journey to Europe, the German chancellor is luring would-be migrants to their deaths

A guide to Jeremy Corbyn's Britain (the Tories will be in charge)

5 September 2015 9:00 am

How do you solve a problem like Jezza?

The SNP surge at Westminster might just accidentally save the Union

25 July 2015 9:00 am

There are few quicker ways to annoy an MP than to suggest that they are on holiday when the House…

Why MPs can’t switch off this summer

23 July 2015 1:00 pm

There are few quicker ways to annoy an MP than to suggest that they are on holiday when the House…

The Tories can only benefit from the rise and rise of Jeremy Corbyn

18 July 2015 9:00 am

It wasn’t meant to work out this way. A month ago, Westminster watched to see if Jeremy Corbyn could get…

Jeremy Corbyn’s extraordinary success is a coup for the Tories

16 July 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/workingwithal-qa-eda/media.mp3 It wasn’t meant to work out this way. A month ago, Westminster watched to see if Jeremy Corbyn…

George Osborne's real plan: erase every trace of Gordon Brown

11 July 2015 9:00 am

To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…

Osborne’s mission: erase every trace of Brown

9 July 2015 1:00 pm

To understand George Osborne, it is important to realise that he cut his political teeth at the height of the…

Why won't Cameron seize his chance on the EU?

4 July 2015 9:00 am

Few European leaders have been luckier than David Cameron. First he was sent Ed Miliband. Now events in Greece may…

Cameron must not let this crisis go to waste

2 July 2015 1:00 pm

Few European leaders have been luckier than David Cameron. First he was sent Ed Miliband. Now events in Greece may…

Merkel's crisis is Cameron's opportunity

27 June 2015 9:00 am

Merkel’s crisis is David Cameron’s opportunity

Europe’s great game

25 June 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/angelamerkel-sburden/media.mp3 For generations, ambitious politicians have dreamed about having the power to run Europe — but as Angela Merkel…

Why Ed Miliband may have lost Labour the next election, too

20 June 2015 9:00 am

You wait ages for a Labour leadership contest, then five come along at once. In the past few days, nominations…

Does Labour still not get it?

18 June 2015 1:00 pm

You wait ages for a Labour leadership contest, then five come along at once. In the past few days, nominations…

Revealed: David Cameron's rehearsed resignation speech

13 June 2015 9:00 am

At 6.30 p.m. on 7 May, the Camerons invited guests at their home in Oxfordshire into the garden for a…

Cameron’s dark evening of the soul

11 June 2015 1:00 pm

At 6.30 p.m. on 7 May, the Camerons invited guests at their home in Oxfordshire into the garden for a…

There’s no date yet for an EU referendum. But the ‘yes’ campaign has started

6 June 2015 9:00 am

Forty years ago this week, Britain voted to remain part of the European Community. That remains the only direct vote…

The march of the ‘yes’ men

4 June 2015 1:00 pm

Forty years ago this week, Britain voted to remain part of the European Community. That remains the only direct vote…

Welcome to the EU rollercoaster, Prime Minister

30 May 2015 9:00 am

We have just had a very insular general election campaign, but the mood at Westminster is now determined by news…

Cameron’s EU rollercoaster

28 May 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/defeatingisis/media.mp3 We have just had a very insular general election campaign, but the mood at Westminster is now determined…

Cameron's small majority means big challenges ahead

23 May 2015 9:00 am

In ancient Rome, when a general rode in triumph through the city, a slave would stand behind him whispering into…

A small majority means big challenges

21 May 2015 1:00 pm

Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/michaelgovesfightforjustice/media.mp3 In ancient Rome, when a general rode in triumph through the city, a slave would stand behind him…

The two Labour tribes preparing to go to war

16 May 2015 9:00 am

A new leader will have to focus on winning, not sniping

The election when first past the post lost

9 May 2015 9:00 am

The defence of the Westminster first-past-the-post voting system is that while it’s certainly unfair, it delivers decisive results. A relatively…