‘A double-digit shellacking’. That’s how Gingrich endorsee Herman Cain described Mitt Romney’s 14-point win over Newt Gingrich in last night’s Florida primary. It has certainly helped Romney get over the drubbing Gingrich gave him in South Carolina ten days ago, and recertifies him as the presumptive nominee. A big Gingrich win would’ve blown the race wide open....

President Reagan's first Christmas address to the nation, just in case you've forgotten how real leaders sound. Still inspiring, 30 years later. The president had recovered from being wounded in an assassination attempt only 9 months earlier, and was in the midst of cleaning up the mess he'd been left with - a failed foreign policy, double digit interest rates,high inflation and une...

Just over six weeks into his Presidential campaign, the sheen is coming off Rick Perry. Having entered the race as the favourite, he quickly established a double-digit lead over the rest of the Republican field. But now, especially after the candidates' latest debate last week, the momentum has shifted. Here, to illustrate Perry's fall, is yesterday's Fox News poll, compared to thei...

His presidential campaign is just a fortnight old, and already Rick Perry is soaring in the polls. The three major national surveys conducted since his announcement all give Perry double-digit leads over previous frontrunner Mitt Romney. He has also, importantly, taken the lead in Iowa and is now odds on to win both there and in South Carolina come February. This is certainly an encouraging positi...

Who could not cheer on Richard North's gloating over French disruption, with a sideswipe at Italy? Meanwhile, Ambrose reports that eurozone indicators are showing "unprecedented divergence", with the M1 money supply booming at double-digit rates in Germany but contracting in Spain, Ireland, and Greece. And whose needs will the ECB cater for in setting interest rates? Hm, tough call. Impossibl...

Republican chances in Connecticut have diminished significantly in recent weeks, according to a poll that showed Linda McMahon, the Republican candidate, now trailing her Democratic opponent by a double-digit margin

The new Gallup Gallup's first generic ballot for Congress among likely voters based on polling from Sept. 23-Oct. 3 shows Republicans have a double-digit advantage under two separate turnout scenarios, one low and one high. Gallup's been all over the place as far as numbers go, but in their first poll of likely voters (ala' Rasmussen), the trend is unmistakable. Gallup has also foun...

A flagship Tory council is under fire from the local Government minister for awarding its members doubled digit pay rises.

The Times reports: The Liberal Democrats have benefited from a double-digit percentage surge in party donations since Nick Clegg’s success in the first television debate almost a fortnight ago. The Times has learnt that the bulk of the increase in political funds has come from individuals — especially through the internet — who typically give around £20

The head of the company managing Oxford university's investment portfolio says her decision to rein in risky investments explains why the assets avoided the double-digit declines of most US colleges last year