After the 50p tax cut, the 'cash for Cameron' scandal is toxic for the Tories
As though the Conservatives don't have enough problems after the budget, the party's co-Treasurer has made matters considerably worse. Peter Cruddas, who resigned at dawn, was filmed offering access to...
View ArticleTories to begin selecting candidates on existing boundaries
Despite my best efforts, Nick Clegg says the boundary review is dead – 'the wound has been cauterised,' he tells friends. He will not budge, no matter what blandishments David Cameron might put in...
View ArticleWhy MPs think Gove’s stance on pay is a bit rich
From The Sunday Telegraph Will the large proposed pay rise for MPs go ahead? Yes, it almost certainly will. Despite all the anger expressed by party leaders in recent days, the body proposing a pay...
View ArticleThe Conservative Party must return the £520,000 donation from Joan Edwards's...
Assuming that the reported words of Miss Joan Edwards's will are correct – that she wished her money to be left to "whichever government is in office at the date of my death for the government in their...
View ArticleParty Funding: What Are The Options?
Another day, another party left carrying the faint aroma of being up for rent thanks to a funding scandal. If a Labour spinner was asked to write the script themselves, they couldn't get much better...
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