James Macintyre

Politics

Nick Soames claimed £200 taxpayers’ cash on buying in “speech-writing” services

• 24 June 2010
• 5 comments

What would his grandfather have thought?

Politics

Diane Abbott claimed for her iPhone on expenses

• 24 June 2010
• 14 comments

New details are available on the parliamentary website.

What will Boris do next?

• 24 June 2010

Conservative sources say he will run for Mayor of London again. His camp says that’s premature. Truth is, he still harbours deep and ruthless ambitions that worry Cameron.

IFS exposes Osborne’s Budget

• 23 June 2010
• 21 comments

“Regressive” and “not unavoidable”.

Cameron sails through PMQs but fails to answer pressing questions

• 23 June 2010
• 9 comments

Harriet Harman goes on the attack over family tax credits.

Two bits of curious body language emerge from yesterday’s Budget

• 23 June 2010
• 17 comments

George Osborne’s wink and Nick Clegg’s thanks.

Is David Miliband really responsible for the Tory-Liberal government?

• 22 June 2010
• 13 comments

Paddy Ashdown accuses former foreign secretary of having “killed” Lib-Lab talks, but the enthusiastic former leader was in a minority, even in his own party.

Osborne gets away with regressive VAT rise thanks to Lib Dem cover

• 22 June 2010
• 36 comments

Harman on fiery form as she lays into coalition’s first, welfare-slashing Budget.

Howling cuts consensus as Osborne delivers “emergency” Budget

• 22 June 2010
• 3 comments

Both the Tories and Lib Dems have made a clear choice. And it is a risky one.

Charles Kennedy: man of principle

• 21 June 2010
• 15 comments

Like him or loathe him, you can’t deny he sticks to his guns.