By Bagehot AT the time of writing, government sources are predicting that David Cameron is about to suffer a „chunky“ rebellion over his refusal to grant the public a referendum…
Oct 20th 2011 By Bagehot ON OCTOBER 24th, it now seems clear that David Cameron will face one of the trickiest votes of his—to date remarkably lucky—career as Conservative Party…
By Bagehot THE tortured and tortuous question of Britain’s membership of the European Union took a new turn this afternoon, with a decision by the House of Commons Backbench Business…
By Bagehot THOUGH Bagehot is a hand-wringing liberal on many subjects, when it comes to dodgy public art (taxpayer funded or no) he is a raving conservative. One of the…
By Bagehot IT IS Friday, so by way of light relief, I bring news of the newest Conservative member of the European Parliament, Rupert Matthews. In my five years in…
Oct 13th 2011 By Bagehot THE Independent columnist John Rentoul has earned a cult following for a regular feature on his blog: a rolling log of press headlines that fall…
Oct 13th 2011 By Bagehot IN THIS week’s print column, I look at big changes underway in the most sensitive area of immigration policy: the rules covering the right to…
Oct 10th 2011 By Bagehot WHEN a doctor starts talking like a lawyer, it is rarely good news. Today, it was the turn of doctor-turned-politician Liam Fox, Britain’s defence secretary,…
Oct 6th 2011 By Bagehot MY PRINT column this week looks at the unusual spectacle of British Conservative leaders urging euro-zone neighbours on to much closer integration, and warns euro-area…
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