Conservative party
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…
Welcome to the EU rollercoaster, Prime Minister
We have just had a very insular general election campaign, but the mood at Westminster is now determined by news…
George Osborne interview: smaller government is not enough
George Osborne on his love affair with Greater Manchester, and his party’s need for ‘a bit of the Heseltine’
The Tories are paying the price for their swagger over the Rochester by-election
In a corner of the Ukip campaign office in Rochester, a light-up orb is spinning, with the words ‘Vote Mark…
It’s not just Ed Miliband. Labour’s on the wrong side of history
Thanks to globalisation, ‘progressive’ politicians have nowhere to turn
Ukip's logo is quite successful – in communicating a spirit of gung-ho crapness
Now that the conference season is over, we can compare not just the party policies, but their logos too. Last…
Justine Greening interview: 'It's about understanding what it's like to start from scratch'
Justine Greening says that the Conservatives will not win big until they really home in on social mobility
Nigel Farage is becoming a moderniser
There are many words that you might associate with Nigel Farage, but moderniser probably isn’t one. Yet the Ukip leader…
Ukip isn’t a national party. It’s a Tory sickness
It can happen that something ought to feel wrong yet somehow doesn’t; and you wonder whether this means that in…
The quango state: how the left still runs Britain
David Cameron’s government continues to subsidise its critics
Welfare wars
George Osborne is refreshingly uninterested in his public image, believing that he will be judged by the success (or otherwise)…
Growth is not enough — the Tories must show they're not the party of the rich
The mood was grim when David Cameron, George Osborne and their advisers convened for a crunch meeting on 4 February…
