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Boris Johnson’s campaign launch will help calm Tory fears
When you ask those at CCHQ why this election isn’t going to be like 2017, one of the answers they…
Labour’s four-day week pledge doesn’t add up
Would you like to be paid the same amount of money for working fewer hours? It sounds like it’s too…
The Lib Dems’ £50bn ‘Remain bonus’ is nonsense
The schools will all get new books. The hospitals will all be rebuilt. Long-suffering public sector workers will finally get…
Jo Swinson’s Corbyn problem
The Liberal Democrat election campaign launch was beset by technical difficulties which meant that Jo Swinson was at times hard…
Can tactical voting apps help thwart Boris’s majority?
“Was Red Wedge pro-Labour, or did we just hate Tories?” asked musician Billy Bragg, when he launched his tactical vote…
The fall of the Wall and my years as The Spectator’s man behind the Iron Curtain
Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive, but to be young was strictly optional. Most of the heroes…
Sunday shows round-up: Nigel Farage – I will not stand at this election
Boris Johnson – I’m ‘sorry’ we did not meet our Halloween deadline Sophy Ridge began her show with a pre-recorded…
The hole at the heart of Tory economics
Whatever else is true of Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell, they have communicated a fairly clear idea of what they…
Corbyn’s class war is the last thing Britain needs
Jeremy Corbyn’s election launch was a declaration of class war. He was ‘going after’ some named individuals who he portrayed…
Corbyn is right to condemn Boris’s cynical fracking u-turn
For once, Jeremy Corbyn is right. The government’s announcement of a moratorium in fracking is an election stunt – and…
A Citizens’ Assembly on climate change is the coward’s way out
So is it good news that Citizens’ Assemblies are to sit to decide on how best to address the issue…
Brexiteers shouldn’t vote for the Brexit party
The only person ever elected for the Brexit party’s predecessor, Ukip, at a General Election, I really can’t see the…
The bizarre war on sombreros
Many Brits still bristle at the importation of Halloween. It’s easy to see why. It is an American holiday that…
What Farage’s Brexit ultimatum means for the Tories
There’s been much speculation this week about how the Brexit party will approach the incoming general election. Varying reports suggested…
Why a Tory-Brexit party pact isn’t likely
Nigel Farage’s European election-winning machine is the guest that has not yet turned up to the 2019 general election party. This…
How our biased electoral system could change British history
Last night’s report in the Financial Times that Nigel Farage is considering a pact with Boris Johnson has terrified what…
Watch: Boris Johnson bids backhanded farewell to John Bercow
There is no love lost between John Bercow and Boris Johnson but the Prime Minister managed to bite his tongue…
Is your Halloween costume woke?
Halloween used to be easy. It was a fancy-dress party: you could wear whatever you liked. The idea was to…
Ten seats that could win or lose the election for the Tories
Will the Tories’ election gamble pay off? Or will Boris Johnson follow in the footsteps of his predecessor and regret…
Boris Johnson rallies Tory MPs as Commons backs snap election
The House of Commons has just voted by 438 to 20 for a 12 December election. Given that amendments on extending…
Britain heading for 12 December snap election
Britain is heading for an election on 12 December. MPs are currently voting to confirm the Government’s preferred date for…
Why would anyone normal want to be an MP?
Heidi Allen has announced she is standing down at the election, citing the culture of abuse and intimidation in politics…
Can the Tories hold on to their Scottish seats?
The prospect of a Christmas election is one the Scottish Conservatives do not greet with enthusiasm. The party has lost…
Will Boris Johnson get the 2019 election he craves?
By the end of the day tomorrow, we will know if Boris Johnson is going to get the 2019 election…
Will this be President Trump’s ‘Osama moment’?
Trump’s presidency is, in many ways, the Obama Undoing Project. Look at the Iran deal, environmental legislation, labour laws, the…
