Government
What I got right
And what the Labour party is now getting wrong
Pry another day
Were David Cameron in any way adept at spin, it would be tempting to think that the publication of the…
The Met have found no evidence for an abuse network linked to No10. It’s time they admitted it
Why won’t the police say that they have found no evidence whatsoever of a paedophile network linked to Parliament?
Spectator’s Notes
Was there ever a more unilluminating political idea — for voters rather than practitioners — than triangulation? For those readers so…
Fracking Lancashire
That democracy is a superior form of government to any other goes without saying. But in order to function, it…
Spy if you must, but don’t give the game away
The Snoopers’ Charter. I ought to care about this. I’m a sort of libertarian. I believe in personal freedom. I’m…
Elysian fields
Glastonbury is a model for radical policy reform, says Steve Hilton
Does anyone really expect the EU referendum to resolve anything?
I suppose, if you could look deep into the mind of somebody who was passionately keen that Britain should leave…
Katmandu Notebook
After the first earthquake we were told that the chance of another one was 200 to 1. A fortnight later,…
Miliband’s tablet of stone may cost him my vote
You have the advantage over me. You know the result of the general election, whereas I do not — a…
State of play
How has political theatre fared during the coalition? Not very well, writes Lloyd Evans
How to fix the NHS
A doctor’s prescription
A ladder for everyone
Justine Greening says that the Conservatives will not win big until they really home in on social mobility
Give them shelter
The tale is now familiar: shouts are heard from inside a freight container and police are called. A cargo of…
With Paxman gone, there are even fewer reasons to like the BBC
In a double blow for the beleaguered BBC, the corporation has lost three of its most compelling attractions in little…
Diary
There’s no reason why you should have heard of me. No reason why you would have watched a Channel 4…
Portrait of the week
Home Britain’s gross domestic product grew by 1.9 per cent last year, the most since 2007, according to the Office…
Little Brothers are watching you
If you use the internet at all, companies will be grabbing whatever information they can find about you
