Smokeless cars, football terraces and other pet projects

As if his less than stellar performance in the most recent Republican primary debate wasn't enough, it appears that a slew of right-wing media luvvies are turning against - or to be more accurate, were never really for and are now coming out publicly against - the former Speaker and pet Republican firebrand. Politico reports on the Campaign Against Newt, and also carry a fascinating report on the ...

The Liberal Democrats’ vision of a John Lewis economy, and an end to ‘crony capitalism’, articulated by Nick Clegg, is welcome. So how does Government need to change? The answer, it seems, lies in the habitual practices of the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and its notorious revolving door to pet trade interest

At the end of the parliamentary session MPs take the opportunity to air their pet projects.

Far from being clear-eyed, Occupy Wall Street is a blank slate on to which every opportunistic op-ed writer is scribbling his or her pet concerns.

…here are some of the posts made at Spectator.co.uk over the weekend. Fraser Nelson says that unionists are in trouble: 39 per cent of Scots are in favour of independence. Matt Cavanagh notes that voters want immigration to be reduced, just not like this. James Forsyth wonders how Justine Greening will handle the airports issue, and says that the future’s bright for the right. Pet...

The Conservatives swept the board in the MPs' annual dog of the year contest at Westminster - but can you match the politician with their pet?

The illegal immigrant allowed to stay in the UK partly because he owned a cat was given a police caution for shoplifting, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

A cat did play a key role in the case of an illegal immigrant using human rights law to stay, after a judge suggested that separating him from the pet could cause "mental distress", The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

David Cameron began his conference speech with a joke referring to Theresa May's claim that an illegal immigrant could not be deported because of his pet cat.