Published by The Guardian (9th June, 2017) There is one clear lesson from the strangest election campaign of my lifetime: the Tories need to chuck away the dismal […]
Politics
Stunning victory leaves Cameron awash with political capital
Published by The Independent (8th May, 2015) This stunning election victory is something to savour for David Cameron. It is a personal triumph that trounces not just political rivals, the […]
Politics
The Tories must unleash their secret weapon
Published by The Daily Telegraph (18th April, 2015) Ed Miliband can be accused of many things, but he cannot be faulted for lack of determination. As rivals know […]
Politics
Forget the politics of fear and loathing
Published by The Observer (12th April, 2015) The first time I met David Cameron, then a rising star of the Conservatives, I was left with two abiding impressions. First, […]
Politics
Michael Gove is right: The Tories need to detoxify their brand
Published by The Guardian (14th March, 2015) Chief whips tend not to make waves in politics. They are meant to be masters of backroom deals, loyal party operators […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
End this gutter debate about Britain’s immigration policy
Published in The Guardian (November 30th, 2013) It’s been a depressing week for British politics as it takes another sordid step into the stinking gutter of xenophobia. It […]
Politics
Heed this warning or risk terminal decline
Published in The Independent (November 20th, 2013) The tragedy of the Conservative Party is that when things get tough it has a suicidal tendency to retreat into its […]
Politics
Tories would do well to read those deleted speeches
Published in The Guardian (November 15th, 2013) Lynton Crosby, the hard-nosed Australian strategist being paid £500,ooo to ensure the Conservatives win the next election, has a phrase regularly heard […]
Immigration / Policy / Politics
The immigration debate: evidence-free and more rancid than ever
Published in The Guardian (26th March, 2013) Nigel Farage must have been smiling to himself as he supped his pint of real ale last night. His party has no […]
Politics
What is the point of Tories posing as Ukip Lite?
Published in The Independent (March 2nd, 2013) Eastleigh was a humiliation for the Tories. It was so disastrous that party spokespeople were not even pretending there were silver […]
Politics
Tories picked the wrong person for the job
Published in The Independent (November 19th, 2012) No textbooks have been written in homage to the brilliance of the Libertas campaign for the 2009 European Parliament elections. The […]