No more Army cuts, says Philip Hammond. But cuts are coming somewhere,...
No more cuts. It’s a common enough message from Lefty types like the trade union types behind today’s strikes. It’s not something you expect from Philip Hammond. The Defence Secretary is economically...
View ArticleCabinet reshuffle: 'I am Cameron, hear me roar'. The Tory feminist is...
In case you hadn’t noticed, David Cameron is Prime Minister. That’s been the message of the reshuffle so far: Cameron is in charge and he wants to fight the 2015 election on his own terms. That means...
View ArticleMichael Fallon, the new Defence Secretary, must arrest the disastrous decline...
Michael Fallon is going to have his work cut out if he is to succeed in arresting the dramatic decline in our Armed Forces that began under his predecessor Philip Hammond. Although, as I have written...
View ArticleJean-Claude Juncker begins by praising his hero and inspiration, Jacques Delors
The EU has been shaken by the crisis of monetary union. The recent elections have seen unprecedented advances by Eurosceptic parties. But the answer in Brussels is still, as it always is, “more...
View ArticleMalaysia Air Crash: A reminder that there are things you can't plan for
From the Morning Briefing: subscribe here The reshuffle marked the end of the Coalition, in thought if not in form. From Conservative plans for tough anti-strike laws to the Liberal Democrats' newfound...
View ArticleThe British people want out of Europe. Thank goodness our new Foreign...
They won't like it at the Foreign Office. Not only has the new Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, given a straight answer to a straight question. He's said that he would be prepared to vote to leave...
View ArticleJames Foley's murder should only stiffen our resolve to destroy Islamic State
There is something disturbing about the fact that the murder of a single Westerner should elicit greater shock and garner more attention than the torture and killing of hundreds upon hundreds of...
View ArticleWe can only defeat Isil with boots on the ground
Finally, our political classes have finally woken up to reality of what needs to be done to tackle the threat posed by Islamist militants in Syria and Iraq. Having stuck to the ludicrous mantra that,...
View ArticleMorning Briefing: Remembrance of Things Past
Parliament returns on Friday to approve British participation in the US-led air strikes against Isil in Iraq. With all three party leaders supporting action against Isil the vote is a foregone...
View ArticleIraq and Syria crisis: as Britain prepares for action against Isil, where is...
What has become of Philip Hammond with Britain on the verge of returning to war in Iraq? New Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (spoken of very highly by his generals) has played a powerful role as an...
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