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Boris Johnson’s campaign launch will help calm Tory fears

7 November 2019 8:05 am

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

6 November 2019 1:45 am

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

6 November 2019 12:09 am

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

5 November 2019 11:33 pm

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?

5 November 2019 12:17 am

“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

4 November 2019 7:11 pm

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

4 November 2019 12:46 am

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

3 November 2019 7:42 pm

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

3 November 2019 7:11 pm

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

3 November 2019 6:00 am

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

2 November 2019 11:11 pm

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

2 November 2019 6:00 pm

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

2 November 2019 3:31 am

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

2 November 2019 2:18 am

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

31 October 2019 10:04 pm

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

31 October 2019 9:06 pm

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

30 October 2019 11:26 pm

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?

30 October 2019 9:59 pm

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

30 October 2019 9:12 pm

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

30 October 2019 8:14 am

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

30 October 2019 7:02 am

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?

30 October 2019 1:10 am

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?

30 October 2019 1:09 am

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?

29 October 2019 6:57 am

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’?

27 October 2019 11:36 pm

Trump’s presidency is, in many ways, the Obama Undoing Project. Look at the Iran deal, environmental legislation, labour laws, the…