The Tories won’t win back young voters with disco nights alone Opinion The Young Conservatives have elected a new chairman but his role is utterly meaningless unless the party adopts policies that will actually help young people, like ditching the triple lock, says Oliver Dean If I asked the dutiful readers of City AM to name the most consequential election in history, their minds would likely leap [...]
Labour will ‘live to regret’ scrapping triple lock, shadow pension minister warns Personal Finance The shadow pensions minister has warned Andy Burnham that he will “live to regret” scrapping the triple lock on the state pension to pay for his new National Care Service. Speaking at the annual Pensions UK conference on Wednesday, Helen Whately argued Burnham has created a new financial challenge through his commitment to drop the [...]
On this day in 1966: David Cameron is born Opinion As David Cameron turns 60, Eliot Wilson takes a look back at the life so far of the "chillaxed" Prime Minister.
Jeffrey Archer (1940-2026): A writer of fiction in all senses October 8, 2026 Following the death of novelist and former political Jeffrey Archer, Eliot Wilson looks back at a complicated life.
Despite what they say, the Tories are still in hock to their greying base October 8, 2026 Badenoch is developing a coherent policy agenda, but without a plan for helping Nick, 30 ans, the Tories will remain a party only for the old.
The Conservative Party is losing voters on legacy, not leadership October 6, 2026 On the reasons to not vote Conservative, very few blame Kemi. Instead, legacy, and earning back trust, remains the Tories' biggest obstacle.
Tory welfare crackdown would ban benefit spending on alcohol and cigarettes September 23, 2026 Scores of benefit claimants would receive their welfare payments on a ‘Back To Work’ card that bans spending on alcohol, cigarettes or betting under plans announced by the Conservatives. Under a new crackdown on the welfare system, unemployed people on benefits will see their payments fall by 30 per cent. Those who are on Universal [...]
Businesses welcome Tory pledge to restore tax-free shopping September 20, 2026 Top UK business leaders have welcomed Tory plans to bring back tax-free shopping for overseas visitors if they reenter government in a bid to end the tourism shopping slump. The Conservatives said it would restore VAT refunds for eligible visitors from outside the EU after the tax-break was stripped away in 2021 under former chancellor [...]
Sir James Cleverly: London needs its mojo back September 17, 2026 Council takeovers in Westminster and Wandsworth have offered the Tories a new confidence boost in London. Sir James Cleverly, once close to becoming party leader, speaks to Maurício Alencar about his ambition to lead the Conservatives into the next London mayoral election in 2028. Unprompted, Sir James Cleverly insists it’s “nonsense” that London is a [...]
Labour takes narrow lead over Reform as donation row wounds Farage September 8, 2026 Labour has taken a narrow polling lead over Reform UK for the first time in a year and a half as voters warmed to Andy Burnham in September. The latest City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown that Labour now enjoys 26 per cent of the voter share, ahead of Reform UK, which is on 25 [...]