Outside the European Parliament building in Brussels is a fenced off quadrangle which yesterday was covered in virgin snow. Overnight some mischevious folk decided to send the MEPs in their offices above a stark message. As the picture shows, they...

Key messages from David Cameron's interview on Andrew Marr's Sunday morning programme (not verbatim): It is not true that the Conservatives are inactive in the face of recession: We are proposing a two year freeze in council tax, a VAT...

Paul Goodman MP blogs from Delhi I wrote yesterday that parts of the Indian media are claiming that responsibility for the Mumbai atrocity lies with the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba. This is now the consensus view here - and also in...

So writes the ever-controversial Peter Hitchens in his Mail on Sunday column:"The present Queen is undoubtedly very nice. But she has badly damaged the throne by failing to speak out when she might have done - especially against the surrender...

Today I am launching a new blog, Pundit Predictions. As I explain in my introductory post, its aim is to log the forecasts of Britain pundits, bloggers and others on politics and elections, foreign affairs and economic trends. For years,...

Given that twice as many electors said they would vote Tory as Labour (48% to 24%) at the next general election, it is now time for the Conservative leadership to reflect on what they want to do with Europe, particularly...

Earlier today David Cameron met with Georgian President Saakashvili during a flying visit to Tbilisi. He issued this statement: "I'm here as a politician representing one of the world's oldest democracies to show support for one of the world's newest....

55% of all secondary schools in the poorest areas of England are officially 'failing', according to new Government figures.

David Cameron returns from Cornwall next week. Ahead of a second holiday, in Turkey, he will hold a series of public events and private meetings. The economy and crime are expected to be his big themes. He is determined to...

History is littered with numerous examples of the hilarious propaganda of oppressive regimes; from Saparmurat "Türkmenbaşi" Nyýazow's self-imposed cult of personality to Chinese posters heralding the portly Chairman Mao's athletic prowess. The official website of the "Democratic People's Republic of...