The BBC was forced to defend its neutrality after its director general met with senior aides to David Cameron to discuss its political coverage

Other events that I went to were: Ewen Cameron and Christopher WhatleyAlexander McCall SmithIain Dale and othersRobert McCrumDoug SaundersAnd last but not least:Frederick ForsythFrederick ForsythOriginally uploaded by David FarrerAfter all that it was time for a bevvy in a nearby hostelry:Mathers BarOriginally uploaded by David Farrer

The New York Times Magazine's article about phone hacking at the News of the World comes, it must be said, a little out of the blue. It's over a year since the story last exercised printing presses in the UK – and a year, too, since David Cameron's communications chief, Andy Coulson, was hauled in front of MPs to explain what happened under his editorship of the paper. Back th...

David Cameron's chief spin doctor encouraged rep­orters to break the law by hacking into telephone messages while he was editing a national newspaper, according to allegations in The New York Times

David Cameron supports William Hague "100%" following speculation about the foreign secretary's private life, the PM's spokeswoman says.

New research published by Ken Livingstone today has shown the shocking extent of the government’s cuts to Londoners. Over five years the cuts will cost the capital £45billion or £5625 for every Londoner. A document published today, ‘Londoners can’t afford the cuts’, has detailed the extent of the threat to vital sources of support for Londoners

Officials gave mixed reviews for both Miliband brothers. Ed was said to be personable and gracious while David was seen as the geekier of the two, writes Sue Cameron

Last week, I went to Skelmersdale to talk about David Cameron’s ‘big society’ concept with council tenants Ted and Hazel Scully, and Sandra Porter. I spent time with them last year as well. Cameron’s ‘big society’ idea is as hard to grasp as it is to buy into. It’s centered on the notions that people

In the last election Cameron competed with Clegg and Brown to argue who was the most reverent protector of the NHS. The language of the Coalition centres on "progressivism". Thatcher did not feel the same kind of need to couch her reforms in the language of the Left. The challenge for Labour is to provide the most authentic voice on the values now seen as most important.

...here are some of the posts made on Spectator.co.uk over the bank holiday weekend: Fraser Nelson wonders who governs Britain, and asks whether Labour will boldly go with 'Red Ed'. Peter Hoskin says that we're just seeing Same Labour, and watches Alistair Darling exhume Cameron's Big Mistake. David Blackburn has some bad news for Ken Clarke, and comments on Danny Alexander...