Cameron
Has David Cameron any shame?
$10million, or £7million. That’s what David Cameron is now reported to have made from Greensill Capital, the company he helped…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, made a speech in the British Museum warning of war if Britain left the…
People power then and now
It does seem extraordinary that the increasingly puce-faced Mr Cameron offered us an ‘in-out’ referendum and is now telling us…
The EU must change
David Cameron’s attempt to renegotiate Britain’s EU membership has served as a powerful reminder of the case for leaving. The…
This is the Tories’ golden chance to seize the centre ground
Political party conferences have, in recent years, felt like an empty ritual. They used to be convened in seaside towns,…
Peer review
Something needs to be done about the overstuffed House of Lords
Letters
Growing congregations Sir: I would like to take issue with Damian Thompson (‘Crisis of faith’, 13 June) and his assertions…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, the Prime Minister, said of the EU referendum: ‘If you want to be part of the government,…
Why does no one blame Cameron for Libya?
Call me petulant, but I’m not sure Britain is getting enough credit for our fine, fine work in Libya. The…
We columnists have never been more useless
It takes some agility to shoot yourself in the foot and saw off the branch you’re sitting on, while hoisting…
The right choice
When election day dawns, it’s worth bearing in mind that two million more people will be going to work than when…
Portrait of the week
Home The British economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, the slowest quarterly growth for…
Let’s rethink the working week
Whenever I hear the phrase ‘hard-working families’ a little voice in my head asks ‘what about the lazier, chilled-out families?…
Swing time
The age of two-party politics is over: we know that because everyone keeps saying so. We are entering an era…
Miliband vs Millwall
I’ve been trying to think of a good football analogy to describe the battle between the two main parties as…
How to make a political party vanish
The establishment drive to marginalise Ukip has been under way for three months now, and it has having its effect.…
Portrait of the week
Home In a Budget intended to have ‘no gimmicks, no giveaways’, George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, offered pensioners…
A miracle at work
The jobs boom is one of the Tories’ finest achievements. Why aren’t they talking about it?
How to fight Ukip
In the 2005 general election this magazine supported the Conservatives, with one exception — we urged voters in Medway not to…
Portrait of the week
Home The last British combat troops turned over Camp Bastion in Helmand to Afghan forces and withdrew from Afghanistan after…
Bombs away!
The Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is an eager interventionist
Portrait of the week
Home England suddenly began to take the prospect of Scottish independence seriously after a poll of 1,084 people by YouGov…
Give them shelter
The tale is now familiar: shouts are heard from inside a freight container and police are called. A cargo of…
Stand up for Britain’s Jews
What our political leaders would say if they really cared about halting anti-Semitic attacks
Letters
Give the women a chance Sir: Melissa Kite’s article about the reshuffle seems downright unfair (‘A misogynistic reshuffle’, 19 July). Whatever…
