Something-must-be-donery is seldom a solid basis for policy, if ever.
Why Iain Duncan Smith is right to focus on boosting life chances rather than simply redistributing money.
There will be a long timetable and a primary of all Londoners. Regrettably, it won’t get the chance to consider all the candidates so far declared.
His intervention deftly combined standing foursquare with David Cameron with reminding his audience that, when the referendum takes place, they may differ.
He is set to make his first major domestic speech on Islamist extremism. It must be pitched to make no compromises – and win Muslim support.
There is a common link between horror in Tunisia, murder in France and failure in Greece – a continent-wide crisis of politics, economics and culture.
The contest should run “long” rather than “short”. And our preference is for a ballot of members – which all candidates’ names should be on.
We won’t complain if the Chancellor reduces the top rate further. But the trade-off should be fairer property and pensions taxation.
The support on offer must be value for money for the taxpayer – not to mention valuable for the parents and children who will actually use it.
If Eurosceptics concentrate their energies on renegotiation, the case for In will be halfway round the country before Out has got its boots on.
The Government has already doubled funding for relationship support, and help during early years is bound to be in the agenda.
The country simply cannot bear such a crushing burden of debt while the Eurozone works as it does.
A full and frank exchange of views between the Mayor of London and a taxi driver.
At a local level, there’s plenty of opposition to ISIS and its ideology among British Muslims. But where’s the national and international campaign?