Coalition
A Lib-Lab coalition would be hilarious
Talk of a new Labour-Lib Dem coalition is in the air. This is piquantly nostalgic to those of us whose…
The Cory Show
Senator Cory Bernardi is blitzkrieging the east coast at the moment, holding a series of meetings and interviews. I caught…
On Europe, Iraq and Syria why can’t our politicians just tell the truth?
It has been over a month since Parliament voted to bomb Isis in Syria, yet in that time there have…
Chris Mullin’s diary: Murdoch’s men couldn’t face even a fictional Corbyn victory
With four days to go until the result of Labour’s leadership election, a call from the Sunday Times. Would I…
At last, Britain can have its shale gas revolution
Over the past week, the government has finally made a decisive move to kickstart a fracking industry in Britain. Licences…
The Charles Kennedy I knew, by Danny Alexander
Charles Kennedy remembered
If you thought politics was boring, you should check out today’s political theatre
How has political theatre fared during the coalition? Not very well, writes Lloyd Evans
Warning: you may be about to vote for more than one government
For the last five years, I’ve been trying to get people interested in the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. No, don’t…
The election result that everyone expects – and no one wants
To form a coalition, David Cameron had to give up the Prime Ministerial prerogative to determine when the election was…
He’ll never admit it, but David Cameron is already plotting another deal with Nick Clegg
The Prime Minister could never admit it, but he’s dreaming of – and scheming for – another coalition
Channel 4's The Coalition reviewed: heroically free of cynicism
In a late schedule change, Channel 4’s Coalition was shifted from Thursday to Saturday to make room for Jeremy Paxman…
A typical coalition Budget – designed to put the Tories back in power
George Osborne usually tells his aides to prepare for each Budget as if it were his last. This time round,…
Why the Lib Dems aren’t scared of this election (and why they should be)
One of the most remarkable features of this parliament has been the sangfroid of the Liberal Democrats. Nothing seems to…
Proof that the schools revolution isn’t over
For those who assumed that the removal of Michael Gove as Education Secretary marked the end of the Conservatives’ scholastic…
From coalition to chaos – get ready for the age of indecision
A recent email from Samantha Cameron started an intriguing debate in the Prime Minister’s social circle. It was an invitation…
Has the Chief Inspector of Schools really gone rogue?
Sir Michael Wilshaw must revamp his power-crazed organisation
How to fix the NHS: a doctor's prescription
A doctor’s prescription
Why it won’t be Ukip’s fault if Cameron loses
Ukip tried to play fair with Cameron. But he wouldn’t even talk to us
Why are the Lib Dems duffing up the Tories? To ensure another coalition
The last Liberal Democrat conference before the general election has been dominated by denunciations of the ‘nasty’ Tories. Lib Dems…
The good fight
It is a mark of the uncertainty of our policy in the Middle East that just over a year ago…
Danny Alexander on Scottish independence, income tax, Nick Clegg and George Osborne
Danny Alexander, the coalition’s senior Scot, on cricket,on his battle for Britain and his colleague George Osborne
If David Cameron can't get the floods right, all his hopes will wash away
It is all hands to the pump in Downing Street. The entire No. 10 operation from the Prime Minister down…
David Cameron on tax, coalition, ‘green crap’ and Team Nigella
He’d like to present you with single-party government and lower tax rates, among other things
David Cameron has lost the countryside
The shires feel deeply abandoned by Cameron and the Conservatives
In it together? Matthew d'Ancona's book on the coalition is a huge letdown, says Peter Oborne
There are two ways of being a political journalist. One is to stay on the outside and try to avoid…
