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Jerry Hayes Tuesday Diary: Bollocks to Bonuses and the Brilliant Baroness Trumpington Jerry Hayes gets angry over excessive bonuses, and recalls a few anecdotes of Baroness Trumpington and Christian Sweeting.
Nicholas Jones The Iron Lady and the Art of Intimidation: How Margaret Thatcher Kept Interviewers Under Control Nicholas Jones reflects on a rare moment of familiarity when interviewing the former Prime Minister.
Jerry Hayes Tuesday Diary: The Evil Grape & Memories of Denis Thatcher Jerry Hayes says there's nothing wrong with the odd champers. Well, the odd bottle of champers.
Iain Dale Film Review: The Iron Lady Iain Dale says that despite his fears, and despite its imperfections, The Iron Lady is a must see movie.
Jerry Hayes Tuesday Diary: Gordon Brown's Very Merry Christmas Jerry Hayes warns eurosceptics not to visit Birmingham and spills the beans on President Mitterand's run in with the Queen's corgis.
Jerry Hayes Tuesday Diary: Thatcher Was A Class Act Jerry Hayes remembers how Margaret Thatcher used to reduce men to quivering wrecks.
Peter Watt In Defence of Margaret Thatcher Former General Secretary of the Labour Party, Peter Watt explains why Margaret Thatcher is rightly lauded as one of the greatest PM’s of all time.
Jerry Hayes Tuesday Diary: Lobby Fodder Jerry Hayes relates some tales of parliamentary loyalty and disloyalty.
Denis MacShane When the Scales Fell From Our Eyes Denis MacShane says 9/11 made UK politicians finally wake up o the threats posed by Islamist extremism.
Dan Hodges Don't The Conservatives Want To Be The Party Of Law And Order? Dan Hodges reckons the Conservatives have failed to capitalise on the London riots.
Chris Guyver The Sporting Passions of Prime Ministers Chris Guyver examines the sporting proclivities of our prime ministers and emerges with some surprising conclusions.
Iain Dale Riot Response: Is This David Cameron's Katrina Moment? Iain Dale thinks the Prime Minister and the Mayor of London risk failing to respond to the public mood after the riots.
Nicholas Jones The Leveson Inquiry: A Last Chance? Nicholas Jones asks if Lord Justice Leveson’s inquiry is a last chance at last to expose hidden collusion in the media.
Mark Seddon The Day Ed Miliband Became Prime Minister Who'd have thought that it would be Ed Miliband who acted like a Prime Minister and became Rupert Murdoch's nemesis. But he has, says Mark Seddon.
Jonathan Sheppard Why Does the Left Have to Rely on Hate Figures? Jonathan Sheppard thinks that it's an inbuilt default mechanism for the left to viscerally hate certain people on the right. But the right are pure as the driven snow. Is he right?
Jo Phillips Big Fat Sam, Speedos & School Sport Sam Allardyce blames the declining number of British professional footballers on Margaret Thatcher. He may have a point, says Jo Phillips, but it goes deeper than that.
James Mills Happy 63rd Birthday to the NHS! But Not a Pension in Sight! The NHS is Labour's greatest achievement, and the Tories have to kowtow to it, says James Mills.
Steve Nallon What We Think Politicians Say Isn't Always What They Really Said Or Meant Steve Nallon ponders on the fact that politicians words are often willfully twisted.
Donal Blaney Reagan: A Giant Among Pygmies Ronald Reagan was a hate figure for the left in the 1980s. Donal Blaney pays a tribute to the Gipper and explains why he aroused such passions on both sides of the political divide.
Christine Hamilton How Ronnie Lived in Fear of Maggie They were a match made in heaven, and together they ended the cold war. But Margaret Thatcher could also give Ronald Reagan a bit of a tongue-lashing, according to Christine Hamilton.