Politics
Think Cameron’s small majority will hold him back? Not with his new army of loyalists
Time was when the Conservatives believed that a small majority — which puts a government at the mercy of backbench…
Cameron’s new army of Tory loyalists
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thereturnofassisteddying/media.mp3 Time was when the Conservatives believed that a small majority — which puts a government at the mercy…
Labour MPs’ next choice: which leadership coup to back
Jeremy Corbyn’s close friend Tony Benn had five questions he always asked of those in power: ‘What power have you…
Labour MPs’ next choice: which leadership coup to back
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thecleaneatingcult/media.mp3 Jeremy Corbyn’s close friend Tony Benn had five questions he always asked of those in power: ‘What power…
Labour's already running out of time to regain its lost voters
The Labour leadership contest was supposed to be a debate about the party’s future. Instead it has oscillated between petty…
Time is running out for Labour
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/chinasdownturn-labourslostvotersandthesweetestvictoryagainstaustralia/media.mp3 The Labour leadership contest was supposed to be a debate about the party’s future. Instead it has oscillated…
Hillary Clinton is a hopeless candidate – and Democrats are finally realising
New York Remember the fizz around Gordon Brown’s election campaign in 2010? The excitement he brought to the trail? The…
How Hillary can win it – for the Republicans
New York Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/howtofixtherefugeecrisis/media.mp3 Remember the fizz around Gordon Brown’s election campaign in 2010? The excitement he brought to the…
Whoever wins the Labour leadership, Blairism is at death’s door
The exhausted Labour leadership contest takes a bucket-and-spade holiday next week, with all four candidates agreeing to an uneasy truce…
The agony of Labour’s old-fashioned modernisers
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/theosbornesupremacy/media.mp3 The exhausted Labour leadership contest takes a bucket-and-spade holiday next week, with all four candidates agreeing to an…
The SNP surge at Westminster might just accidentally save the Union
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Merkel’s crisis is David Cameron’s opportunity
Europe’s great game
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
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?
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
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
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
Forty years ago this week, Britain voted to remain part of the European Community. That remains the only direct vote…
