Archive From the NS archive: Iron Lady 2.0 18 July 2012: Liz Truss, a back-bench MP, is emerging as the ideological torch-bearer for a new generation of Tories. By Rafael Behr
Europe Cameron is running out of time to show that he is serious about keeping Britain in the EU By Rafael Behr
How do you solve a problem like Nigel? Whether or not Ukip gets its “political earthquake” in the European polls, it has changed the terrain of the… By Rafael Behr
Labour’s little wins are not adding up to victory There are heaps of voters who blame the governing parties for their problems. Not enough of them are looking… By Rafael Behr
Gove has won his biggest battles. Now he only harms himself by refusing to accept victory Should Labour make it into government, the schools revolution will be modified, not reversed. By Rafael Behr
Senior Labour figures back Rory Stewart for top defence post Tessa Jowell, Bob Ainsworth and Dan Jarvis endorse the Tory MP as defence select committee chair. By Rafael Behr
Tories dismiss Labour as anti-business. Cameron must be wary of seeming anti-everyone else The moment when Cameron could bring himself to worry aloud about inequality has passed. By Rafael Behr
The pro-EU camp is in crisis because no one in Westminster dares to argue for immigration The deficit is in people who can make the case without sounding like they’ve got grenades stuffed in their… By Rafael Behr
Welcome to Militant England A few years ago Ukip was seen as the by-product of a Tory split. But now it appeals to… By Rafael Behr
A bad press for Farage doesn’t automatically help the Tories Conservatives are desperate for Ukip to falter but they may be underestimating the stubborness of the anti-politics vote. By Rafael Behr