Conservative party
May’s exit strategy
Nearly all Tory MPs now agree Theresa May should stay on as Prime Minister. She must get the party through…
May’s opponents are the mad and the bad
I first met Theresa May, or met her properly, way back in the last century. I’d been invited to speak…
The phoney Tory leadership war
When a new MP is offered a job as a parliamentary private secretary for a cabinet member, it’s often a…
No true Tory can support this gender idiocy
I’ve had it with the Conservatives. For me, and I know I’m not the only one, the final straw was…
Let May govern
It used to be said that loyalty was the Conservatives’ secret weapon. While other parties might descend into internecine warfare,…
The Tories need a ‘what’ as much as a ‘who’
Theresa May has made it to the summer. In the aftermath of the election, Downing Street’s immediate aim was to…
Corbyn can be beaten – here’s how
The Tory party is suffering from an intellectual crisis of confidence. Before 8 June, its collective view was that Jeremy…
The EU referendum has shown us the real David Cameron
Westminster has a tendency to get ahead of itself. MPs want to discuss the aftermath of an event long before…
Zac Goldsmith’s London campaign was a toe-curling embarrassment
Zac Goldsmith’s London campaign was an embarrassment
It’s not just Donald Trump, the right is tearing itself apart everywhere
Conservatism is having a nervous breakdown
David Cameron’s plan for a graceful exit all hinges on the EU referendum
The year 2019 seems a long way away. Whether or not David Cameron can stay in office until then is…
To believe in Brexit, you have to be an oik like me or Michael Gove
If you need to know how properly posh you are there’s a very simple test: are you pro- or anti-Brexit?…
How Brexit would affect British farmers
How would British farming change without EU subsidies?
Why the next Tory leader is likely to be in the ‘Leave’ camp
Here is a thought for all those Tory MPs calculating their personal advantage in the forthcoming EU referendum: unless the…
The centre-right is failing worldwide, so what’s David Cameron’s secret?
There are times when Westminster’s obsession with US politics is embarrassing for even the strongest believer in the Anglo-American relationship.…
'This will take longer than I’d thought' - an interview with David Cameron
An interview with the Prime Minister
Conservative youth politics is noxious, but pitiful
Why are so many Conservative activists so noxious?
The Tories are still anxious to reach out. And that’s a very good sign
Post-election party conferences usually follow a standard pattern. The winning party slaps itself on the back while the losers fret…
Nicky Morgan's pitch for the Tory leadership
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan thinks a woman should run to be the next Tory leader
How many party leaders get nearly 60% in their membership vote? More than you’d think
It’s their party Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership contest with 60% of the vote among four candidates in the…
Tips for Boris from imperial Rome
While the Labour party rakes over its past in an effort to find a policy for its future, the commentators…
Why MPs have a duty to resist online petitions
It is the duty of MPs to resist Twitter storms and online petitions
How Jeremy Corbyn could destroy the Tories (yes, really)
‘Why this sudden restlessness, this confusion?’ asked C.P. Cavafy in his poem ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’: Because night has fallen…
Inside George Osborne’s empire: how the Chancellor rules Westminster
The Chancellor has Westminster in his grip
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…
