A bad press for Farage doesn't automatically help the Tories
Conservatives are desperate for Ukip to falter but they may be underestimating the stubborness of the anti-politics vote.Ukip leader Nigel Farage. Source: Getty It cannot do Nigel Farage good to have...
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A few years ago Ukip was seen as the by-product of a Tory split. But now it appeals to disillusioned voters across the political spectrum and of all classes.Seeing red: the flag of St George has...
View ArticleThe pro-EU camp is in crisis because no one in Westminster dares to argue for...
The deficit is in people who can make the case without sounding like they’ve got grenades stuffed in their mouths. Nick Clegg speaks with Douglas Alexander and Ed Miliband before Angela Merkel...
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The moment when Cameron could bring himself to worry aloud about inequality has passed.David Cameron launches the Conservative Party's European and local election campaign durng a speech at JCB World...
View ArticleSenior Labour figures back Rory Stewart for top defence post
Tessa Jowell, Bob Ainsworth and Dan Jarvis endorse the Tory MP as defence select committee chair. Rory Stewart in the House of Commons. One small but significant change to the way parliament works in...
View ArticleGove has won his biggest battles. Now he only harms himself by refusing to...
Should Labour make it into government, the schools revolution will be modified, not reversed.Michael Gove at the Conservative conference in Manchester last year. Photograph: Getty Images. Disputes in...
View ArticleLabour's little wins are not adding up to victory
There are heaps of voters who blame the governing parties for their problems. Not enough of them are looking to Ed Miliband for solutions. Labour are making gains, which doesn't mean they are winning....
View ArticleHow do you solve a problem like Nigel?
Whether or not Ukip gets its “political earthquake” in the European polls, it has changed the terrain of the next general election.Out of his depth? Nigel Farage during flooding on the Somerset levels...
View ArticleLib Dem torment is not all good news for Labour
Ed Miliband benefits when leftwing voters desert Nick Clegg but he suffers when moderate positions on Europe and immigration are shunted to the margins.Nick Clegg, Liberal Democrat party leader, at a...
View ArticleCameron is running out of time to show that he is serious about keeping...
The Prime Minister should stop indulging the idea that Europe is a conspiracy perpetrated by other countries against Britain.David Cameron answers journalists' questions on May 27, 2014 as he arrives...
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