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Hammond fills Fox’s shoes
It’s official: Philip Hammond is the new Defence Secretary and it’s a wise choice. The tough work: making the cuts, axing Nimrod, leaving the east coast undefended etc.: has been… Continue reading
18 CommentsThe Tories turn their fire on ‘lamentable’ Johnson
Come back, you insufferable relatives, all is forgiven: the political class has devoted an afternoon to trading insults about who said what about VAT and when. However, there have been… Continue reading
7 CommentsLabour’s economic credibility goes on tour to Brussels
Bill Cash’s amendment to the EU budget bill may not have been the victory that the signatories to Douglas Carswell’s more incendiary effort hoped for, but it is significant. It… Continue reading
18 CommentsOsborne backs Crossrail
George Osborne sounds a more confident note than most of his Tory bandmates in interview with the Standard today. On top of the obligatory Ready for Government noises, he rattles… Continue reading
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