Government
We trust our spies. But we shouldn’t trust this bill
Were David Cameron in any way adept at spin, it would be tempting to think that the publication of the…
Why won’t the Met speak out on Tom Watson’s biggest claim?
Why won’t the police say that they have found no evidence whatsoever of a paedophile network linked to Parliament?
Charles Moore’s Notes: the Tories’ adoption of the Living Wage is entirely bogus
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
Britain needs to get fracking
That democracy is a superior form of government to any other goes without saying. But in order to function, it…
My dirty secret: I don’t care either way about state surveillance
The Snoopers’ Charter. I ought to care about this. I’m a sort of libertarian. I believe in personal freedom. I’m…
Steve Hilton's model for policy reform: Glastonbury (yes, really)
Glastonbury is a model for radical policy reform, says Steve Hilton
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…
Letter from Kathmandu: China's beating India in the aid wars
After the first earthquake we were told that the chance of another one was 200 to 1. A fortnight later,…
After Miliband’s ‘tablet of stone’ stunt, I may just spend election day in the pub
You have the advantage over me. You know the result of the general election, whereas I do not — a…
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
How to fix the NHS: a doctor's prescription
A doctor’s prescription
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
Asylum seekers are dying in British ports. It’s time we looked after them properly.
The tale is now familiar: shouts are heard from inside a freight container and police are called. A cargo of…
Without Paxman, the BBC will have just one interrogator: John Humphrys
In a double blow for the beleaguered BBC, the corporation has lost three of its most compelling attractions in little…
White Dee's diary: From Benefits Street to Downing Street?
There’s no reason why you should have heard of me. No reason why you would have watched a Channel 4…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain’s gross domestic product grew by 1.9 per cent last year, the most since 2007, according to the Office…
iSPY: How the internet buys and sells your secrets
If you use the internet at all, companies will be grabbing whatever information they can find about you
