Conservatives

The sense of chronic impermanence in No. 10 fuels leadership speculation.
The feeling grows that David Cameron is a leader with nothing left to say
By Rafael Behr - 14 March 8:30

It is the sense of chronic impermanence in Downing Street that fuels leadership speculation.

The UK has grown at a slower rat than every G20 country except Italy and Japan.
The problem with Cameron's "global race": we're losing it
By George Eaton - 13 March 17:13

What the Tories' latest PPB didn't mention: the UK has grown at a slower rate than every G20 country except Italy and Japan.

Chancellor George Osborne walks into Downing Street to attend a security meeting
Osborne's constituents want a full-time Chancellor
By George Eaton - 13 March 12:56

Eighty one per cent say that Osborne should spend less time working as the Tories' chief election strategist and more time on "fixing the economy".

The Department for Education spent thousands of pounds on developing the GCSE r
Exclusive: Gove wasted £42,000 on abandoned EBC exams
By George Eaton - 11 March 15:26

In addition to "administration and staff costs", the Department for Education spent thousands of pounds on developing the GCSE replacement.

Conservative MP and former defence secretary Liam Fox. Photograph: Getty Images.
Liam Fox's speech on the economy: full text
By Liam Fox - 11 March 11:21

Former Conservative defence secretary calls for greater spending cuts and tax cuts, including the temporary abolition of capital gains tax.

Lord Ashcroft's poll shows that Labour would win 93 Conservative seats.
Lord Ashcroft's marginals poll shows the route to a Labour majority
By George Eaton - 09 March 18:50

Labour would win a majority of 84 by gaining 93 seats off the Tories and 13 off the Lib Dems. But remember: it's a snapshot, not a prediction.

Illustration by Sarah King
When the facts change, should I change my mind?
By Vince Cable - 06 March 16:27

The long economic stagnation of post-crisis Britain.

David Cameron leaves 10 Downing Street on February 27, 2013 in London.
Cameron is right: the common ground is not the centre ground
By Caroline Macfarland - 05 March 16:18

Outside the Westminster wrestling ring and town hall terrains, there is no left-wing or right-wing.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg attend a press conference at 10 Downing Street.
The Lib Dems have replaced the Tories as Britain's least favourite party
By George Eaton - 05 March 14:59

New polling shows that 49% would not consider voting Lib Dem, compared to 43% who would not consider voting Conservative.

A couple walk past eastern European shops in Boston, in Lincolnshire.
There must be no right turn on immigration
By Diane Abbott - 05 March 12:14

There is no path to victory for Labour through the thickets of anti-immigrant politics and I am confident that Ed Miliband knows this.

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