Cameron will forever be tainted by the Brexit horror story
Published by The i paper (16th September, 2019) Every now and then I am struck by the stench of our... Read Full Article
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When former leaders miss the limelight
Published by The i paper (5th November, 2018) This may be a controversial statement in the current political climate, but... Read Full Article
Tories should revive the Big Society (but not tell anyone)
Published by The i paper (1st October, 2018) As the Tories gather for their annual conference, they are in dismal... Read Full Article
So much to do beyond Brexit
Published by The ipaper (9th January, 2017) It is strange that Theresa May’s honeymoon period has lasted so long, given... Read Full Article
The big society bites back on refugees
Published by The Independent (7th September, 2015) Over the past five years I have spent much of my time covering... Read Full Article
Why are the Tories not racing away with this election?
Published by The Daily Telegraph (1st April, 2015) George Osborne hit the campaign trail in Hove yesterday, posing for cheesy... Read Full Article
When localism confronts Bonapartism
Published by The Guardian (4th July, 2014) A whiteboard in the corner of Jeremy Hunt’s Whitehall office symbolises a struggle... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
The Tea Party Tories
Published in The Guardian (April 5th, 2012) For all his faults, Tony Blair was an acute observer of the political... Read Full Article