Published in The Financial Times (November 2, 2012) From the start of his leadership, David Cameron urged his party to stop banging on about Europe. It alienated voters, he […]
Economics / Environment / Policy / Politics
Tory retreat on climate change is senseless
Published in The Guardian (October 29th, 2012) The year after David Cameron became Tory party leader, he did something party leaders normally never do: he spoke at a […]
Police / Policy / Politics
Polls, policing and a poor public service
Published in The Independent (October 24th, 2012) Are you excited over the prospect of voting next month for your local police chief? I suspect not; you may not even […]
Politics
The Lib Dems don’t need a new leader. They need a point
Published in The Independent (August 23rd, 2012) It may be the post-Olympic euphoria, but a spirit of harmony has descended on the Coalition. Insiders say that, for all […]
Housing / Policy / Politics
The housing crisis: a nightmare caused by our sanctified suburban dreams
Published in The Guardian (August 21st, 2012) Another day, another housing report. This time it is Policy Exchange, the prime minister’s favourite thinktank, urging the sale of social […]
Politics
Cameron must now embrace the spirit of the Games
Published in The Independent (August 13th, 2012) Well, that was some party, wasn’t it? A fabulous fortnight in which Britain proved it was still a global player, shattering […]
Health / Policy
The night that set back NHS reform by years
Published in The Daily Mail (August 4th, 2012) The rest of the world may have been perplexed, but it was 20 minutes that made Britain feel better about […]
Policy / Politics / Welfare
Can David Cameron unleash his inner Maoism?
Published in The Guardian (June 29th, 2012) The headlines are clear: the nasty party is back in business. After David Cameron revealed his desire for a tougher, more […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
Labour’s cowardice on immigration is sickening
Published in The Independent (June 21st, 2012) Cyrus Kabiru should have been in Edinburgh next week. He has been picked as one of 19 people from around the […]
Immigration / Policy
The Tories are becoming the ‘nasty party’ on immigration
Published in The Guardian (June 11th, 2012) The manifesto commitment could hardly have been clearer: the Conservatives were going to make Britain the most family-friendly country in Europe. […]
Politics
Tea Party zombies long to lurch further right
Published in The Independent (May 7th, 2012) A few days before last week’s local elections, the Tory MP Nadine Dorries wrote an article for the ConservativeHome website begging […]