John Howard Articles

A lifelong partisan of the conservative cause, Lynton Crosby’s techniques helped the Australian Liberals to a string of victories, reports Stephen Mills The only Australian to have built an international business as a campaign consultant, Lynton Crosby no doubt offers...

There now appear to be three parties in Britain’s coalition government. So, to paraphrase the late Princess of Wales, it is starting to look a bit crowded. Alongside the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, a sizeable number of Tory backbenchers seem to be marching to...

Will Cameron’s ‘blue-collar modernisation’ see the success of Thatcher or the ignominy of Hague, asks Wes Streeting While David Cameron’s speech to the Conservative party conference last month should not be overstated as a dramatic lurch to the right, his ‘aspiration...

How might the Tories lift themselves from their current doldrums? Hopi Sen previews the coming assault on Labour The Conservative party is in the grip of a summer of discontent. Backbenchers mutter. Tory commentators say David Cameron’s leadership is at risk. Ben...