Equal marriage would be good for gay people, good for the institution of marriage and good for society
David Cameron’s support for gay marriage has provoked the opposition of a number of Tory MPs, with opponents lambasting the proposals as “metropolitan”, “out of touch” or “unconservative”. It’s pretty clear that the first two monikers aren’t true – polls show that gay...
We still don’t know what Labour’s alternative is
Dear John I’m pleased (and flattered) that you took the time to respond to my article. You write that The emerging consensus among those Ed has promoted is that there is no foreseeable point where the public spending taps are turned back on. The cost of an ageing...
What is Milibandism?
For two years he has been treated as a joke in the Westminster village. But it’s time to take Ed Miliband seriously. Labour is riding high at 45 per cent in the polls. If there was a general election tomorrow, Prime Minister Miliband (there, I said it) would have a...
Tory Modernisation Needs To Be Updated, Not Abandoned
Tory modernisation is again being questioned. Some Tory MPs and commentators are reacting to the poor local election results and consistently bad polling evidence by complaining about the Liberal tail wagging the Tory dog. But the truth is that most of those...
