The Chairman of the ’22’s public services committee warns that the Treasury is re-starting “the doomsday machine that got us into this mess”.
The conventional wisdom is that UKIP’s new voters are disaffected Tories. Nigel Farage insists they come from all parties and none. Who is right?
Immigration, the Prime Minister, Syria, Boris Johnson, Iran and George Osborne were all important factors.
It’s worth putting the latest ones into perspective.
Clegg may seem to lack authority, but consider its abuses – as in the case of Howard Flight.
Those cities and regions that get it right can win big.
Tories are cheerful, socialists gloomy, the Scots expect to vote No…and UKIP supporters expect England to be knocked out in the first round of the World Cup.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.
Will they be annihilated? Or will they benefit from incumbency? The BBC investigates.
We now need two swingometers: one that swings between red and yellow (Lab and Lib); and one between blue and purple (Con and ’kipper).
It casts light on their long-term problems as well as shorter-term difficulties.
To win outright, they will need the votes of everyone who supported them last time, plus practically everyone who is even prepared to think about doing so next time.
Would he break up the Treasury to curb the power of Ed Balls?