Greg Hands MP wrote his personal reflection on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as this morning's Platform piece, whilst Dan Hamilton has also reminded us today of Ronald Reagan's famous speech calling on Mr Gorbachev to "tear down this wall". Here follow statements from David Cameron and Baroness Thatcher marking the anniversary: "Tonight, the eyes of the world will...
She is banging on in The Grauniad about how useless David Cameron is going to be. As opposed to the raging success that Cyclops has given us? She misses the point that we are all so sick of McCyclops and his utter cunting of the UK economy that anyone would be a better choice. She wastes her time banging on about Europe for most of her article, an shock horror, I shall have to tell her that most voters...
UKIP's Wales MEP John Bufton launched into Conservative Party Leader David Cameron over the broken promise of a referendum during his appearance on TV's Dragon's Eye. See the newly-elected MP in action here.
David Cameron has asked the chief executive of one of Britain's best-known unemployment charities to become a Conservative peer. Cameron regards the appointment of Debbie Scott, which was announced today, as a potent symbol of how he can build a stronger civil society to fill the gaps left by his vision of a smaller, less intrusive state. Scott, chief executive of Tomorrow's People, will join the...
This is a cross post from Left Foot Forward A letter from “Jewish leaders” to the Daily Telegraph appears to be little more than a coordinated effort by a series of Conservative party funders and supporters. The letter, reported in today’s Daily Telegraph, says: “Many people in the Jewish community have noted with concern the recent attacks on David Cameron’s [...]
1. Tory Rasca l interview LibDem blogger Mark Reckons. 2. Charlotte Gore explains why she changed her mind over Brown's letter. 3. Nadine Dorries bemoans the departure of another Labour MP. 4. Shane Greer is soliciting Labour Party members ... by offering pizza. Don't think Kerry McCarthy will be replying, though. 5. Tom Harris on why taxing the rich is a bad thing. 6. Grimmer Up North becomes the...
Back in 1983, when I was at university, I was in a musical called BERLIN, BERLIN. It traced the cultural history of Berlin through the ages. Being part of it was a great experience. To be honest, my part was so small, that I have forgotten what it was, although I do remember that I didn't have too many lines (as I can't learn them - in case you hadn't noticed!) and didn't have to sing much. The audience...
Standing in a chilly Downing Street waiting to address the nation on "Birogate" during the Martin Stanford show, I couldn't believe what I was hearing in my earpiece. It sounded like a rock concert. There was cheering, screaming, applause, and the crowd going wild. But they weren't cheering Bruce Springsteen or some world superstar of the music business. It was Gordon Brown. No, honestly....
David Cameron has been warned by Conservative party activists he risks losing votes to the UK Independence Party at the next election because of his U-turn on the Lisbon Treaty. A survey of party members by The Sunday Telegraph yesterday found widespread unhappiness over the Tory leader's decision to ditch his promise to hold a referendum on the controversial treaty on the grounds that it will be...
Simon Heffer's loathing for David Cameron's politics is well known. Two others are clearly in the irreconciable camp. They prove their status again this morning with columns infused with anger: Gerald Warner in Scotland on Sunday reflects on the Tories' new Europe policy: "For an Heir of Blair this kind of betrayal is business as usual: if you take the Great Charlatan as your guru and template,...
I missed this story in yesterday's Sunday Times but that does not make it any less significant. As David Cameron struggles to keep his Euro sceptics in the box until after the next General Election he is also fighting a battle on another front, trying to limit the damage caused by his alliance with some rather dubious European bedfellows, made as part of a attempt to appease the Tory right wing. The...
Here is my latest recommended reading list. Please note, I do not necessarily agree with these posts and articles, however I found them sufficiently interesting to warrant a recommendation: Jackie Ashley says David Cameron will feel a backlash for his change in EU policy in the future, but also says private polling has Labour worried that they may only win about 120 seats at the next election. David...
This is interesting. After ten years in office, during which inequality has consistently risen, New Labour now proposes to do something about it. Higher taxes on the rich are among the measures mooted, but this is unlikely to be accepted by Brown, Mandelson et al. If this sudden concern with income and wealth inequality looks like a desperate attempt to guard Labour's left-flank in anticipation of...
On a day when Alan Johnson’s interview didn't get the attention it deserved, it is worth noting: 1. The tensions between between Brown and Darling; 2. The Independent’s latest “poll of polls” where John Curtice has this to say: David Cameron must still be concerned that he has still not ‘sealed the deal’ with sufficient voters so that Labour could not at least claw...
Political assassination is always an interesting thing to watch. I remembered seeing it happen to Thatcher and its effects made long lasting and deep, near fatal wounds on the conservative party. They never recovered even after Major won a general election after Thatcher's departure and it is only now, 18 years after her departure that they are beginning to look like a united party again. The...
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