The pollsters got it wrong – but they are still crucial for politicians
Published by The Daily Telegraph (20th January, 2016) Shortly before the 2010 general election, David Cameron sat down with the results... Read Full Article
Labour
Corbyn’s reshuffle shambles made Labour’s divisions even worse
Published by The i Paper & The Independent (11th January, 2016) Shortly after the appointment of Seumas Milne as Labour’s director... Read Full Article
Carswell is right: it is time for Farage to step down
Published by The Independent (21st December, 2015) Politics often descends into farce, but rarely can there have been such an... Read Full Article
Ten years at the top – but trouble ahead on Syria and Brexit?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th December, 2015) Ten years ago today, a self-deprecating young politician called David Cameron took charge... Read Full Article
Cameron’s long-awaited victory on Syria
Published by The Financial Times (3rd December, 2015) So here we go again. Britain has embarked on another military intervention,... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article
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... Read Full Article