Britain is potentially the most influential of all the non-euro members
Jun 11, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: banking union, david cameron, david owen, ed miliband, EU, euro, eurozone, fiscal union, nick clegg, peter mandelson, political union, referendum, tories, treaty, UKIP | Leave A Comment »
It’s not as if the Lords perform badly. They have been doing a fine job recently
Apr 23, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: david cameron, elected, hereditaries, house of commons, house of lords, joint committee on lords reform, lords reform, nick clegg, peers, primacy, reform | Leave A Comment »
Steve Hilton knew the Tories wouldn’t be heard if they seemed out of touch and out-of-date
Mar 05, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: andrew cooper, boris johnson, conservatives, david cameron, George Osborne, modernisation, modernise, oliver letwin, steve hilton, tories | Leave A Comment »
Why is Nick Clegg so determined to throw everything at a policy that will win few votes?
Feb 27, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: AV, conservatives, david cameron, house of lords, lib dems, liberal democrats, lords reform, NHS bill, nick clegg, referendum, tories, tuition fees | Leave A Comment »
At the last election, many Labour supporters were angry about the party’s position on welfare
Jan 23, 2012 | Categories: Politics | Tags: amendment, benefit cap, benefits cap, bishops, child benefit, david cameron, ed miliband, fairness, housing benefit, iain duncan smith, kensington and chelsea, liam byrne, lords, welfare, welfare reform, work programme, yougov | Leave A Comment »
Bizarrely, the best hope for resolving Coalition differences is a collapse of the eurozone
Dec 12, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: coalition, collapse, conservatives, david cameron, ed miliband, EU, euro, eurosceptics, eurozone, financial services, George Osborne, ken clarke, Labour, lib dems, liberal democrats, nick clegg, tories, veto, vince cable | Leave A Comment »
Treat the Nationalists like recalcitrant teenagers
Sep 05, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: danny alexander, david cameron, independence, Labour, lib dems, michael moore, murdo fraser, north sea oil, royal bank of scotland, Scotland, SNP, subsidy, tories, tuition fees, unionists | 2 Comments »
We are seeking gratification by finding new ways of saving money
Aug 01, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: austerity, big society, david cameron, debt, debt ceiling, designer labels, ed miliband, housing, liam byrne, money, recession | Leave A Comment »
Miliband is neither useless nor excellent. He oscillates unnervingly between the two.
Apr 04, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: Alan Johnson, charlie falconer, chief whip, david cameron, Ed Balls, ed miliband, iain duncan smith, jack straw, james purnell, Labour, labour leader, margaret thatcher, neil kinnock, nick brown, Shadow Chancellor, tony blair, william hague | Leave A Comment »
The PM’s Etonian background was his big handicap when he ran for leader
Mar 28, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: city academy, conservative, david cameron, elwen cameron, eton, George Osborne, ivan, jeremy hunt, margaret thatcher, michael gove, nancy cameron, nhs, prime minister, private school, state school, tories | Leave A Comment »
The Lib Dem leader can make Tory policies better
Mar 14, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: andrew lansley, BBC, coalition, conservatives, david cameron, john mann, lib dems, liberal democrats, nhs, nick clegg, tories, tuition fees | Leave A Comment »
As politics shows, good intentions are all very well but progress is achingly slow
Feb 28, 2011 | Categories: Politics | Tags: all-women shortlists, ann clwyd, boards, business, conservative, corporate, daily telegraph, david cameron, demeaning, harriet harman, Labour, lord davies of abersoch, max hastings, politics, quotas, theresa may, tory, trade unions, veronica wadley, women | Leave A Comment »
The Saturday column
Jan 29, 2011 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: andy gray, Angelina Jolie, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, books, Brad Pitt, Cannes, david cameron, Davos, ebooks, Google, insecurity, ipad, kindle, Natalie Portman, nick clegg, Nicole Kidman, Oscars, richard keys, sky sport, St Barts, status anxiety, World Economic Forum | Leave A Comment »
How often have you asked a prospective dad, ‘So what are you going to do after the baby is born?’
Dec 06, 2010 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: babies, baby, childcare, david cameron, ed miliband, equality, family friendly, father, fathers, flexible working, maternity leave, mother, mothers, nursery, parental leave, paternity leave, theresa may | 4 Comments »
Douglas Alexander has found it wonderful to work for someone who wouldn’t allow negative briefing
Oct 18, 2010 | Categories: Politics, Uncategorized | Tags: coalition, david cameron, david miliband, ed miliband, Labour, miliband, nick clegg, politics, tory | 2 Comments »
Both Milibands believe the interests of the middle class are no longer the same as the filthy rich
Aug 30, 2010 | Categories: Politics | Tags: david cameron, david miliband, ed miliband, fairness, Labour, middle class, miliband, nick clegg, rich, tories | 1 Comment »