“I have been played as a fool. But I would much rather be an honourable fool, in this and any other matter, than a clever man.”
I refer, of course, to the funeral of Richard III. But some MPs, not all of them Tories, have a different committal in mind.
How a New Zealand attack ad is inspiring the Prime Minister’s election push.
“It hasn’t been our approach in any recent conflict in recent years to send arms into those conflicts”.
P.S: We need it for its own sake anyway.
Insufficient and unequal devolution got us into this mess – only full and fair Devo Max for all the Home Nations will settle the matter.
And other fun and serious ideas from the first declared candidate for the Conservative nomination for the London Mayoralty
Syriza’s breakthrough looks to ramp up the Great Euro Game of destitution and extremism. Here’s what Cameron should do post-May if still in office.
After almost 50 years, a new report paves the way for the return of the Chagos islanders to the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Douglas Alexander is right to urge the creation of a Government envoy for it.
Whether English votes for English laws gets through the Commons or not, we need a constitutional convention to give wider reform legitimacy.
The party should embrace electoral reform – at least for local elections. Give Conservative voters a slither of hope by introducing, say, the Single Transferable Vote.
If, once the overall budget has been set by the UK Parliament, MSPs take decisions on the NHS in Scotland, shouldn’t English MPs alone do the same for England?