Paul Mason
Ethical drift: City to break with Jack Sparrow doctrine?
In “Pirates of Canary Wharf” that went on for years. It was un-ethical behaviour that “became the norm” – Mark Carney will say tonight.
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Magna Carta at 800: what is the ‘great charter’?
Commemorations are taking place to mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta – but how much do we know about the first building block of the British constitution?
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Gary Gibbon
Would Cameron sack ministers over Europe?
Some close to the PM believe he is already leaning towards the lenient approach pioneered by Harold Wilson: letting ministers keep their jobs while they campaign on opposing side in the referendum.
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Röttgen: Brexit would send ‘disastrous message to world’
Britain voting to leave the EU “would be a disastrous message of European weakness”, according to the chairman of Germany’s foreign affairs committee.
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Gary Gibbon
Queen’s Speech: a Tory ‘kaleidoscope’ government’s programme
Former minister Simon Burns said it was a joy to be in office in a Tory kaleidoscope government. It was through, he said, a kaleidoscope that all was blue and blessedly without yellow, purple or red.
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Queen’s speech 2015: adopting ‘a one nation approach’
Delivered by the Queen in her speech at the state opening of parliament, the government outlines its political priorities, promising to “bring different parts of the country together.”
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EU renegotiation: what does Britain want?
David Cameron says Britain is “not happy with the status quo” in the EU, so what changes is he seeking as he prepares for a referendum?
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Europe’s anti-austerity movements: from Podemos to the SNP
The surge in support for the radical left Podemos party in Spain’s regional elections is the latest manifestation of a spectre haunting Europe: the rise of the anti-austerity movement.
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The ruthless reality of the Election 2015 digital campaign
As the Conservatives and SNP prepare for battle in a radically altered political landscape, we reveal the relentless precision of the social media campaigns that became vital to their success.
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Gary Gibbon
Why David Cameron needs some German stamping and Gallic scowling
President Hollande said this wasn’t the place or the time to discuss David Cameron’s concerns. But that, on the fringes of this summit, is what David Cameron did.
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Siobhan Kennedy
Beds in sheds: is illegal immigration getting out of hand?
David Cameron chose the west London borough of Ealing to launch the government’s latest crackdown on illegal immigrants.
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Gary Gibbon
EU renegotiation: Cameron warns of knock-backs and rows
David Cameron plans to remind EU leaders that nearly 4 million British voters backed Ukip. He thinks some EU countries under-estimate the British desire to move from the status quo in Europe.
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FactCheck: what they’re not telling you about immigration
The Conservatives announce another immigration crackdown – on the same day new figures show they are still missing their net migration target.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron meets EU leaders for first time since election
Cameron is in Riga today to meet his fellow EU leaders for the first time since the election, but the focus won’t be on his party’s now mandated plans for renegotiation.
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Gary Gibbon
EU renegotiation – then and now
I’ve been talking to some with memories of the 1974-5 Common Market renegotiation and asking what lessons it has for the one David Cameron is embarking on.
