Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th December, 2015) Ten years ago today, a self-deprecating young politician called David Cameron took charge of the Conservatives – their fourth leader in […]
Politics
The Conservative Party needs a new name
Published by The Daily Telegraph (5th October, 2015) Gathering for their conference in Manchester this week, the Conservatives will attempt one of the most audacious makeovers in political […]
Politics
Britain’s Bernie Sanders may be Labour’s next leader
Published by The Wall Street Journal (5th September, 2015) Thirty years ago I covered politics for a local newspaper in a prosperous patch of north London. Among the […]
Politics
Ignore the siren voices and leave on your own terms, Prime Minister
Published by The Daily Telegraph (12th August, 2015) As voting ended on election night in May 2010, I went for a drink with an old friend of David […]
Politics
Vote Corbyn to help Labour get over its left-wing fantasy
Published by The Independent (2nd August, 2015) The Labour leadership campaign has turned into one of the unexpected delights of the summer, a farce so absurd that even […]
Economics / Politics
Why the Tories should take Miliband’s attack on business seriously
Published by CapX (5th June, 2015) It is still less than one month since that astonishing election result, but already the idea of Ed Miliband as prime minister […]
Politics
Labour’s instant denial of its manifesto damages politics
Published by The Independent (25th May, 2015) Politics is a brutal business – and none know this better than Ed Balls. The Brownite bruiser, a less than popular […]
Politics
Triumph, despair and revenge at the British ballot box
Published by The Wall Street Journal (9th May, 2015) On Thursday evening, as the final voters were trudging to polling stations, David Cameron was handed his party’s predictions for the […]
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 […]
Health / Policy / Politics
Labour’s NHS record is soiled by failure
Published in The Sun (23 April, 2015) If you say something often enough, some people will believe it. Clearly this is Labour’s health strategy, with talk of ‘rescuing’ […]
Health / Policy / Politics
Labour can no longer pose as the party of the NHS
Published by The Guardian (21st April, 2015) There are many strange things about this election struggle. Labour poses as the party of fiscal probity; the Conservatives say they are saviours […]