Obama has demanded an end to the budget talks, a rare display of cojones from a President who has hitherto sought consensus where none was possible. Rumour has it that he stormed out of negotiations w... Read More
‘Planning rules pave way for green belt housing bonanza” screamed a newspaper headline at the weekend. That doesn’t sound good for the Coalition – but such an outcome might be inevitable i... Read More
The Conservative Party is in crisis. That much is clear from the widely publicised report on its declining membership levels by Christopher Shale, the Tory activist and friend of David Cameron who die... Read More
At first glance, Maurice Glasman and Christopher Shale don’t have an awful lot in common. One is a hard-bitten Jewish community organiser and Left-wing academic from Walthamstow, the other was &... Read More
Does crisis bring opportunity? This is the question that is dividing the Conservative Party on Europe. On one side, there are those who see the slow implosion of Greece and the turmoil across the Chan... Read More
In many European minds, America is run by religious fundamentalists and moustache-twirling defence contractors. So, for the sake of balance, it is good to be reminded that there are some real liberal ... Read More
Mitt Romney has refused to sign a pledge offered by a prominent pro-life group, rekindling suspicions that he is a closet liberal. The move seems to confirm that Romney thinks the Republican primaries... Read More
There’s a common type of dream in which a person is trying to run, either away from something or after someone, but is unable to for some inexplicable reason. A popular interpretation is that is sig... Read More
Mike Huckabee has written himself out of the presidential race. This is bad news for the Republicans and bad news for American voters. While the liberal and European media always painted Huckabee as a... Read More
Our bloggers mark the Coalition’s birthday with a snapshot verdict Verdict 7/10: The sight of Cameron and Clegg together was initially so strange it’s a wonder they’ve managed to hold it togethe... Read More
