Sky News' Adam Boulton and a cat round-up the political week - dominated by the so-called catgate or catflap incident - as they look back over the Conservative Party conference and the political news of the last seven days.

Adam Boulton and Joey Jones, the authors of Hung Together: The 2010 Election and the Coalition Government, have produced a book of the sort that, after previous general elections, would have been deserving of praise and interest. Their bad luck for the 2010 election is that there are several high quality alternatives available, in particular

As Adam Boulton says, the Oldham by-election has produced another noteworthy moment. And, in this case, it's one of the smaller parties making the splash. In a press conference in the constituency this afternoon, UKIP confirmed that Stuart Wheeler has joined their party as treasurer. This is, of course, the Stuart Wheeler who gave £millions to the Tories during the wilderness year after ...

Adam Boulton takes on the role of an undercover plumber to looks back over the political week.

Sky News’s Adam Boulton has an interesting take on this year’s Lib Dem conference: … there is an overbearing sense of seriousness as the Lib Dems cogitate on the political hand dealt them after the last election. Far from glibly queuing to speak in debates, conference organisers report that party members are hanging back, wanting

An interesting posting yesterday evening from Katie Snape on the Boulton & Co blog: It’s 7pm on Saturday, I’m late for a friend’s wedding and I’m still waiting to find out whether I can send a satellite truck to Wiltshire for an interview with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander. How hard can

Media watchdog Ofcom rejects complaints over an on-air clash between Sky News political editor Adam Boulton and former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell.

Although David Cameron said later that he didn’t mean it, there was no mistaking the sincerity when he told Adam Boulton that “We cannot be there for another five years having effectively been there for nine years already”. In my News of the World column  today, I say that it’s pretty clear his Afghan strategy is to secure the earliest dignified exit. But I also say th...

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FIRST Minister Alex Salmond found an ally last night in his bid to be included in future televised leaders' debates. Sky's political editor Adam Boulton said: