Both parties believe we need nannying, so let them tell us what kind

Brown has put his conception of the national interest before popularity in a way that has left him trailing in the opinion polls and possibly even mortally wounded politically

Nudge is glib trickery, albeit of a very nicely spoken, bland cross-party 21st-century sort

‘?“Islamophobia” is a nonsense term. There are reasons to be fearful of some aspects and versions of Islam’

British politicians are ignoring Iraq just when it needs us most

Why Britain’s ‘Budget Support’ is the worst kind of foreign aid.

‘In a fiercely competitive global economy, taxes should be lower. So as Chancellor I will approach each Budget looking to see if we can reduce taxes as well as reform them.’

‘The one education reform no government has tried is putting parents firmly in control’

The Kit-Cat Club: Friends Who Imagined a Nation by Ophelia Field

The Invention of Scotland: Myth and History by Hugh Trevor-Roper