Leading article
The right choice
Listen http://az592690.vo.msecnd.net/media/channels/viewfrom22/acasts/theelectionwhereeverybodyloses/ALL/ALL/ALL/viewfrom22-theelectionwhereeverybodyloses.mp3 When election day dawns, it’s worth bearing in mind that two million more people will be going to work…
Cameron is the only leader who can deliver an EU referendum. Why is he ashamed to say so?
The election campaign is becoming increasingly dominated by a small party whose raison d’être is to preach independence from membership…
The other union
The election campaign is becoming increasingly dominated by a small party whose raison d’être is to preach independence from membership…
Cameron led calls to remove Gaddafi. Why is he silent on Libya's drowning refugees?
One Friday, 28 people were rescued by the Italian coastguard when the boat on which they were fleeing Libya capsized in…
A deadly silence
One Friday, 28 people were rescued by the Italian coastguard when the boat on which they were fleeing Libya capsized in…
Won't somebody please try to win this election?
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Swing time
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Why aren’t the Tories winning?
When launching the Conservatives’ campaign this week, David Cameron told party activists that the general election was ‘on a knife…
Passion, please
When launching the Conservatives’ campaign this week, David Cameron told party activists that the general election was ‘on a knife…
How to fix our defence budget mess
With the exception of 1983, when Michael Foot promised unilateral nuclear disarmament, defence has played little role in modern election…
Indefensible
With the exception of 1983, when Michael Foot promised unilateral nuclear disarmament, defence has played little role in modern election…
The Conservatives should be the party of immigrants — and here’s how they can be
For a long while, the Conservatives have been puzzled about their lack of popularity among immigrants. In theory, the Conservative…
Migrant muddle
For a long while, the Conservatives have been puzzled about their lack of popularity among immigrants. In theory, the Conservative…
James McAvoy is wrong – the arts are better off without subsidy
The season of cringe-making acceptance speeches at arts awards ceremonies is nearly over, thank heavens. But it hasn’t passed without…
If you really love the NHS, you know it needs to change
To adapt Aeschylus’s aphorism on war and truth, the first casualty in a general election campaign is objectivity. Over the…
The real problem with our MPs: they’re obsessed with the super-rich
Had the public been asked, before Monday morning, to identify two MPs who stood for honesty and decency, the names…
Let Greece leave the eurozone
To listen to Greek government ministers addressing the outside world during their breaks from negotiations with eurozone leaders this week,…
In this election, won't someone please weaponise defence?
Britain is forfeiting its position on the world stage. With no national debate, we are surrendering our claim to be…
Proof that the schools revolution isn’t over
For those who assumed that the removal of Michael Gove as Education Secretary marked the end of the Conservatives’ scholastic…
Calling the Green party socialist is an insult to socialists
The Green party has been likened to a watermelon: green on the outside and red on the inside. But that…
Don't believe the gloom-mongers: deflation will be good for Britain
Campaigning in Putney in 1978, Mrs Thatcher famously took out a pair of scissors and cut a pound note down…
David Cameron has a very strange idea of freedom
Last Sunday, David Cameron marched through Paris in solidarity, so it seemed, with those who stand up for free speech.…
The attack on Charlie Hebdo is an attack on freedom
The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo lambasts, attacks and lampoons absolutely everybody. Its targets include all religions, all identity groups,…
What David Cameron must do to win (properly this time)
Almost exactly five years ago, the Conservatives fired the starting gun for a general election — and shot themselves in…
Why do the Liberal Democrats see the over-65s as a "time bomb"?
We are living longer, healthier and more prosperous lives than ever — it’s one of the greatest advances of our…
