David Cameron
Jonathan Portes, master of the political correction
Jonathan Portes, master of the political correction
Peter Oborne’s diary: My Pakistan cricket tour, and what the ‘no’ campaign needs
For the first time since the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team six years ago, a Test match side…
There’s no date yet for an EU referendum. But the ‘yes’ campaign has started
Forty years ago this week, Britain voted to remain part of the European Community. That remains the only direct vote…
Charles Moore’s notes: Does Chuck Blazer exist?
We in the West all hate Sepp Blatter, so we pay too little attention to the manner in which the…
The rise and rise of the brain fade
‘Aa-aah,’ groaned my husband, ‘we fade to grey.’ He had never been much of a Young Romantic, even when Visage…
There’s only one sane way David Cameron can meet the foreign aid target
In this week’s Queen’s Speech, the government promised as usual to cut red tape for businesses. But David Cameron is…
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…
Like every referendum ever, this EU vote will solve nothing
I suppose, if you could look deep into the mind of somebody who was passionately keen that Britain should leave…
Why Viktor Orban could be David Cameron’s new best friend
Hungary’s Viktor Orban could be the PM’s most influential ally in EU renegotiations. So what does he want – and what can he get?
Cameron's small majority means big challenges ahead
In ancient Rome, when a general rode in triumph through the city, a slave would stand behind him whispering into…
Michael Gove vs the lawyers - his toughest fight yet
The Justice Secretary’s new mission will make education reform look like child’s play
'One nation' politics works. Just ask Nicola Sturgeon
As David Cameron lined up beside Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband at the Cenotaph on the day after the general…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, soon got used to the surprise of the Conservatives being returned in the general…
Charles Moore’s Notes: Cameron should bring back twice-weekly PMQs
David Cameron is taking a bit of trouble to unite his parliamentary party. Having built a coalition outside it last…
Can Cameron bring us full employment? And do we want it?
‘Two million jobs have been created since 2010 — but there will not be a moment of rest until we…
Take it from Taki: this could be the start of something really big
OK. Magnanimity in victory is a sine qua non among civilised men and women, so let me not be the…
What Italy made of the result of the British general election (not much)
On election day I was in Puglia in the ‘heel’ of Italy, where interest in British politics could hardly be…
David Cameron's big secret: he's not a great politician
This was a vital election. A Tory failure would have been an act of political treason. Five years ago, the…
Portrait of the week
Home The country went to the polls. David Cameron, the Conservative leader, prepared by going around with his sleeves rolled…
Reflections on the revolution in Scotland
This was the Scottish election. Where next for the Union now?
Spectator letters: What has happened to the instinctive Tory faith?
An instinctive Tory faith Sir: For once Bruce Anderson does not exaggerate: David Cameron did indeed win golden opinions for…
Why David Cameron is best placed to win the crucial Ikea vote
If Ikea were a constituency, it would be a three-way marginal. That was my thought one morning last week as…
Five arguments for voting Tory (and one for anything but)
Five Spectator contributors on why they’re voting for Cameron (and one on why he isn’t)
Cameron is the only leader who can deliver an EU referendum. Why is he ashamed to say so?
The election campaign is becoming increasingly dominated by a small party whose raison d’être is to preach independence from membership…
A 1992 election-day lunch with the young David Cameron
Lunch with a young Cameron on polling day, 1992
