Douglas Carswell A few years ago, we Conservatives were feeling our way towards a new open politics agenda. First we allowed every Londoner – regardless of any party affiliation – to have a say over who should be our candidate as mayor.  Boris won that first primary contest and went on to win the election that followed.  He has remained consistently more popular in London  [ Read More ]

Samuel Walker It’s a familiar story; the 99% are drowning in debt, they have no jobs, they’re on the brink of financial collapse and their only hope is to balance their books by taxing, stealing or begging the money off the banks. The 1% has listened attentively to what the 99% have to say, and  [ Read More ]

John Redwood Some say it is democracy – but not as we know it. It is true the Euro is a great device for bringing down EU member states governments. Recent victims include Ireland and Portugal, with the Greek government hanging by a thread. Electors can still change the people who are in a government,  [ Read More ]

John Redwood The future of the Euro and the greater EU superstate project now rests largely on German politics. The German political establishment has been keen on integration by stealth for many years. It ignored German public opinion against losing the DM, and took the country into the Euro. Now it is trying to get  [ Read More ]

Tom Newham Here’s a revolutionary idea: not all politicians are awful human beings. Well, one might argue that all human beings are awful – and yes, we probably are. But politicians are no worse than the rest of us. Like all humans, politicians are essentially over-developed monkeys – selfish, petty, greedy, narrow-minded neanderthals. This would  [ Read More ]

Douglas Carswell There is, says David Cameron, “a sense that the rich and the powerful – politicians, bankers, the press and the police – have been serving themselves.” And he is right. Since becoming an MP, I have come to see how public policy is rarely made in the interests of the public. Various vested interests  [ Read More ]

Tom Newham Think for a second. What is the single most terrifying thing you can contemplate? Spiders? Snakes? Michael Howard? Regardless of who you are, deep down there is a tought that really makes you shudder. For me, it’s the fact that people who read the Daily Mail have the right to vote. I’m unapologetic  [ Read More ]