I understand the political rhetoric from the Lib Dems – that they have extracted hard won progressive concessions from the Conservatives, to  temper the worst excesses of a traditional Tory Read more

The Conservatives have inflicted upon Labour their worst defeat ever. Rightly this has left Labour as nothing but idle observers for now; the Lib Dems and Conservatives must now make Read more

When the voters make a choice at election time, their decision is often not about whether they support the candidate’s policy platform as neatly laid out in a manifesto, but whether they Read more

If David Miliband’s intervention yesterday was supposed to inspire Labour MPs to pile in behind a nascent leadership bid, it should only serve to convince us that whoever is leading Labour, the party Read more

Nick Clegg may see his tax announcement today as the first major step in modernising the Liberal Democrats, a key stage in his stated goal of doubling the number of Read more

David Cameron’s injection of morality into the political discourse has struck a chord.  He seems to have tapped into the zeitgeist:  our thoroughly modern and amoral society has over time become a tragically Read more

The leader piece in The Times yesterday was wrong. For me, Cameron’s Conservatives do have a clear view of what we would like to achieve, the vision we have for Read more

I just don’t understand it. At first, I wasn’t really a David Davis fan, but no-one could deny he was a good communicator to whom voters related, he added credibility to the Read more

It’s been a good week for town halls! David Cameron held the first ‘Cameron Direct’ town hall meeting earlier this week. On the same day, John McCain challenged Obama to a Read more

I absolutely understand that our party must be united to be victorious – but we have to be united and right, not united and wrong. So I think we need Read more