In his riveting memoir of life in Downing Street, Jonathan Powell recalls how Ariel Sharon would make a point of patronising Tony Blair every time he visited Jerusalem by saying to him: “Thank you s... Read More
What is the impetus behind Restore Justice, the new online campaign to review capital punishment? Last time the issue was debated by Parliament, it was rejected by 403 votes to 159 and remains banned... Read More
According to Thorbjørn Jagland, a senior member of the Norwegian Labour Party and chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize committee, centre-Right politicians like David Cameron and Angela Merkel should sto... Read More
I’ve just written a depressing essay for Notting Hill Editions on why it is I’d like to leave Britain for America. It’s not that I have a particular desire to abandon my country, I e... Read More
Post-war politicians can be broadly divided into two categories: those who have been dedicated to real, substantial achievement, and those who have concentrated on style and presentation. Within the f... Read More
Unlike Guido Paul and his intriguing suggestion, I have no theory to advance to explain how Steve Hilton found himself on the front of the FT today. That Dave’s head of implementation has robust... Read More
As the Libyan conflict stumbles on into stalemate, despite huge costs in weapons, fuel and flying hours, the Coalition seems to have begun to understand that Colonel Gaddafi will not be so easily over... Read More
William Hague has turfed out the rump of Libyan diplomats still accredited here and formally recognised Libya’s national transitional council. He’s also had a go at the Libyans for paradin... Read More
One of the more original theories advanced by the Office for National Statistics yesterday to explain Britain’s indifferent economic growth is the Olympic effect. It seems that we stagnated because ... Read More
As the phone hacking scandal has evolved from breaking news to drawn-out saga, it’s a good time now to examine the story’s long-term impact. With this in mind, Policy Exchange hosted a fascina... Read More
