Cameron’s heading for a hollow victory
Listen http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/260046943-the-spectator-podcast-obamas-eu-intervention-the-pms.mp3 ‘Nothing except a battle lost can be half as melancholy as a battle won,’ wrote the Duke of…
Cameron’s plan for a graceful exit all hinges on the referendum
The year 2019 seems a long way away. Whether or not David Cameron can stay in office until then is…
Cameron’s plan for a graceful exit all hinges on the referendum
The year 2019 seems a long way away. Whether or not David Cameron can stay in office until then is…
Can anyone stop Boris?
Most MPs greet the parliamentary recess with a sense of relief. But Conservatives are welcoming this Easter break like the…
Can anyone stop Boris?
Most MPs greet the parliamentary recess with a sense of relief. But Conservatives are welcoming this Easter break like the…
The Conservative crack-up
Months after a historic election victory, party unity is in pieces. What can Cameron do about it?
Budget brings the focus back to Britain
George Osborne used to tell his aides to prepare every budget as if it were their last: to throw in…
The Amber express
Energy Secretary Amber Rudd on ending green rackets, supporting Scottish oil and staying in the EU
Budget brings the focus back to Britain
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thespectatorpodcast-politicalcorrectness-budget2016andraves/media.mp3 George Osborne used to tell his aides to prepare every budget as if it were their last: to…
Osborne can still see off Boris
When George Osborne last stood up to deliver a budget, he had reached his post-election apotheosis. His economic (and political)…
Osborne can still see off Boris
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thedeportationgame/media.mp3 When George Osborne last stood up to deliver a budget, he had reached his post-election apotheosis. His economic…
Will Cameron pull his punches to help the Tories reunite?
If Downing Street’s calculations are correct, next week will see politics begin to return to normal. We’ll all move on…
Will Cameron pull his punches to help the Tories reunite?
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/donaldtrumpsangryamerica/media.mp3 If Downing Street’s calculations are correct, next week will see politics begin to return to normal. We’ll all…
The Tory dogfight
The Brexit campaign has only just started to demonstrate its strength
Cameron’s first EU referendum battle: shutting up his own MPs
On the day that David Cameron delivered his Bloomberg speech, the 2013 address in which he committed himself to a…
Cameron’s first EU referendum battle: shutting up his own MPs
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/putinsendgameinsyria/media.mp3 On the day that David Cameron delivered his Bloomberg speech, the 2013 address in which he committed himself…
Lies, damned lies and the EU
It is normally in the final, frantic days of a campaign that a multitude of dubious claims are made. But…
Lies, damned lies and the EU
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thenextrefugeecrisis/media.mp3 It is normally in the final, frantic days of a campaign that a multitude of dubious claims are…
Fighting over the crumbs
Eurosceptics could hardly have asked for more favourable conditions for a referendum. After barely surviving a financial crisis, the European…
Stay or leave, Europe is sinking anyway
As Tory ministers wrestle with their consciences before the EU referendum, an intriguing new argument for voting to stay has…
Stay or leave, Europe is sinking anyway
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/whysexmatters-thedeathofsportandistheeusinkingwhetherbrexithappensornot-/media.mp3 As Tory ministers wrestle with their consciences before the EU referendum, an intriguing new argument for voting to…
The centre-right is failing world-wide – so what’s the secret of Cameron’s success?
There are times when Westminster’s obsession with US politics is embarrassing for even the strongest believer in the Anglo-American relationship.…
The centre-right is failing world-wide – so what’s the secret of Cameron’s success?
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/donaldtrumpsrise-racismattheoscarsandcameronscentre-rightsecret/media.mp3 There are times when Westminster’s obsession with US politics is embarrassing for even the strongest believer in the…
Project Fear
Cameron will play on fears of Islamic State, Russia and crime to win an EU ‘In’ vote
Corbyn is untouchable now
There have been few more pathetic displays of political impotence than the tweets sent by shadow cabinet members paying tribute…
