Westminster
Remainers should be honest about the costs of Brexit
Those opposed to leaving the European Union repeatedly accuse Brexit of being based on ignorance fed by lies. The ‘lie’…
Sunday shows round-up: Penny under the spotlight
Penny Mordaunt – I’m being smeared over self-ID claims No Conservative party leadership race is ever without drama. With the…
The dangers of televising lobby briefings
The dangers of televising lobby briefings
My run-in with Westminster’s TV news circus
Leaving an evening meeting in Westminster on Monday night, I walked to Charing Cross. Approaching the public path which runs across…
Britain is following in the footsteps of Africa’s former failed states
Kenya ‘In the past months the people of Uganda have been following with sorrow the alarming economic crisis befalling…
The unbearable pointlessness of Parliament
Christmas books pages usually invite columnists to nominate their publishing event of the year. Well, here’s a corker: The Ties…
Corbyn dares to be different – why don’t other MPs?
One of the better plays at the National Theatre in recent weeks has been about a 21st-century banker, Judy, who…
The Westminster sex scandal is what psychologists call ‘displacement activity’
There are three reasons why Britain’s political and media world finds itself in the present ludicrous uproar over sexual misbehaviour…
Sorry for touching your knee Michael Fallon – I exploited you to get ahead
This one goes out to all the male MPs I’ve taken to lunch. I want to apologise to each and…
The London prep school circuit is a horrible racket
Prep schools are a soul-sapping waste of money
In fear we trust: how the Tories became addicted to negativity
Strange as it may seem, there are still people around David Cameron who regard the Scottish referendum campaign as a…
How is Britain going green? By shutting down industry
A fortnight ago, the energy minister, Andrea Leadsom, declared grandly that Britain, alone in the world, would commit to a…
It’s not just the Russians – there is no morality in top-level sport
Why do transgendered people need separate toilets? I thought, according to the prevalent orthodoxy, that the new gender they had…
Can the Great British public be made to care passionately about the EU referendum?
It’s early days, I know, but the Outers have convinced me. Britain will not collapse into chaos and penury if…
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?
The Tories must move quickly to recruit ex-Labour voters. Here's how
David Cameron might not be remembered as the best prime minister in modern British history but he will probably be…
We don’t need an elected Lords – just a much smaller one
Something needs to be done about the overstuffed House of Lords
Ruth Davidson: on the campaign trail with Scotland’s top Tory
Scotland’s top Tory is a moderniser’s dream
Is this election a Champions League game? Or Millwall vs Brighton?
I’ve been trying to think of a good football analogy to describe the battle between the two main parties as…
What Ukip wants: get Farage elected, then prepare for a Labour collapse in the north
Inside the party’s Mayfair headquarters
How an Oxford degree – PPE – created a robotic governing class
Britain is now run by Oxford PPE graduates. The consequences have been disastrous
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