US President Barack Obama has promised Afghanistan that the international community will not abandon its transition to managing its own security and future. […]
Greece should default on its debt and negotiate a relaxation of the austerity measures demanded by the eurozone, a former policymaker of Argentina has advised. […]
The military will "sterilise" London's airspace during the Olympic Games in the most severe air security restrictions Britain has ever seen, it has been revealed. […]
4pm Matt Sinclair on Comment: Tax reform without tax cuts is a political disaster; tax cuts without reform a missed opportunity 3.30pm ThinkTankCentral: The Centre for Social Justice attacks Coalition's record on family and voluntary sector, but praises progress on... […]
7.30pm WATCH: David Cameron: "We are on track to hand over the running of Afghanistan... from NATO forces to Afghan forces" 5.30pm WATCH: Alistair Darling: The G8 summit was another example of European leaders not acting until there is "an... […]
7.30pm ToryDiary: Only 51% of Tories support withdrawal from the European Union - and 26% would consider voting UKIP 2.30pm Andrew Smith on Comment: Labour’s reshuffle is a swing to the left, but it will put more pressure on our... […]
4.45pm ToryDiary: A small minority of Pakistani men, warns Sayeeda Warsi, see women as "second class citizens" and white women as "third class citizens" 2.30pm J P Floru on Comment: Expansionary government spending "needs to be paid for through taxes,... […]
Sweden’s Anders Borg (Fraser’s favourite finance minister) is wrong, says Citigroup. Bondholders and deposit holders are not like wolves, as Borg has made them out to be. They’re more like sheep — and currently they’re baa-a-a-cking out of the eurozone pretty quickly. We all know that money's leaving the Continent — but how much and how rapidly? Citi’s […]
A coalition bust-up was avoided today by Vince Cable’s absence from the Commons for the urgent question on the Beecroft Report. Tory MP after Tory MP got up to make warm noises about a report which Vince Cable has been gleefully trashing, describing one of its proposals as ‘bonkers.’ That Cable couldn’t make it back in time from the north of England to appea […]
For all the talk about Greece and France and the Eurozone, it’s telling just how much our politicians are focusing on Iran. Indeed, some of the most concrete political settlements of the past few days have concerned that turbulent state. On Friday, the US Congress approved a Bill which included the blunt reminder that, ‘It shall be the policy of the United S […]
Vince Cable’s reaction to the coming publication of the Beecroft report — which Pete blogged earlier — suggests that the memo on a more cooperative, coalition attitude to growth hasn’t reached the Business Department. The full-on hostility from Cable’s crew to the proposals shows that he remains set against any further deregulation of the labour market. The […]
...here are some of the posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the weekend: Fraser Nelson says Cameron's Fruit Ninja obsession is real, explains why reason doesn't apply to the eurozone and flies in to Gatwick to find a chaotic disgrace. James Forsyth reports on the strains on the Cameron-Hilton relationship and says the coalition partners need to co-o […]
Greece should default on its debt and negotiate a relaxation of the austerity measures demanded by the eurozone, a former policymaker of Argentina has advised. […]
A single 30% rate of income tax and further public spending cuts are needed to boost growth, according to a report backed by a campaign group and business leaders. […]
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