Matthew Parris knew perfectly well – he used to often write about it – how bad the EU was, yet when push came to shove he took their side. Now it’s happening again with the civil service. He knows they’re … Continue reading →
Gavin Longmuir has taken the trouble to write a lengthy comment on my last post about Dom Cummings, so I thought I’d bring the discussion into a new post to give it some more visibility: It is very easy for … Continue reading →
Here’s a question to ponder in the light of my previous post: if Dominic Cummings is ever forced out of his role, what happens if he decides to form a new conservative party? What happens if he runs for Parliament … Continue reading →
Rob Wilson understands that Boris is standing on shaky turf, but gets things back-to-front: Boris Johnson may be king of the castle now, but one false move could spark rebellion He actually thinks the wets may launch a coup: In … Continue reading →
Another Boris blunder: Geoffrey Cox desperate to hang on to his job as Attorney General, friends say as Boris Johnson set for first major reshuffle Lucy Frazer is being lined up to replace Mr Cox although there are signs … Continue reading →
The Telegraph pleads: Boris and Javid must kill these ridiculous, unconservative tax plans It is starting to feel as if Treasury mandarins have forgotten who won the election. They have been busy in the past few weeks dusting off … Continue reading →
Shaun Bailey, the Conservative candidate for London mayor, talks like a Guardian columnist: In the past four years, there has been a disturbing rise in homophobic hate crime in London … No single community should ever feel singled out, … Continue reading →
This is the British Conservative tradition: make a lot of noise during an election campaign about how you’ll change politics for good. I call this the ‘Bonfire of the Quangos’ stage. It’s all bluster, of course. Then meekly back down … Continue reading →
One issue that hasn’t been talked about at all in this election campaign is what a loss would do to the Conservatives. I’ve said many times that the Conservative base is pretty fed up with the party, and is voting … Continue reading →
In a notorious talk given to Conservative Future in 2009, Sean Gabb made the following radical recommendation: On the first day of your government, you should close down the BBC. You should take it off air. You should disclaim its … Continue reading →
There was a lot of excitement on Friday over the news that the Conservatives say they’re going to reverse Dr Beeching’s railway closures: Boris Johnson will reinstate local railway lines axed under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s as part … Continue reading →
Earlier this year I wrote that the Tories were coming close to the flipping (or tripping) point, the point at which their voters switch on masse to another party once they realise that that other party is the main chance. … Continue reading →
There’s always a fake storm over every little thing a Conservative says, cooked up by the media, that doesn’t exist in reality, or at least, not outside the inner suburbs of London: Strangely, there is no “uproar”, Laura, out here … Continue reading →
They really don’t get what squishes they really are: Donna Jones, the Tory candidate in Portsmouth South, on Tuesday begged Mr Farage not to stand a candidate against her. She said: “If the Brexit Party don’t stand a candidate, … Continue reading →
Ever since Boris Johnson concluded his October deal with the EU we’ve been told by the supposedly Leave-supporting media that although it’s a pretty bad deal, it’s the best we can get because the Remainer Parliament has tied our hands. … Continue reading →
