Author Archives: Benet Northcote

Miliband and Cameron and international challenges

Posted on Monday May 12th 2008 by Benet Northcote

The most interesting thing I read last week was by David Miliband. His speech “Green Peace: Energy, Europe and the Global Order” sets out a vision of the problems that will face governments over the coming years – from resource crunches through to climate … Continue reading →

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Fantasy politics

Posted on Sunday April 27th 2008 by Benet Northcote

This time next week the local elections will be over and it is very likely Brown will have carried out his first major reshuffle. What better time then to play at being Prime Minister and predict what he should do? A … Continue reading →

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Don’t write them off: Labour can still fight back

Posted on Monday April 21st 2008 by Benet Northcote

At the end of last year I told a friend that if the Government were still in trouble in mid-2008 then the Tories could begin to feel confident. We were walking through Westminster Hall, beneath the great hammer beam roof, … Continue reading →

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A hard line on Heathrow

Posted on Wednesday April 2nd 2008 by Benet Northcote

The Tory front bench has decided to come out against expansion at Heathrow airport. They now declare they are against both a third runway and an increase in flights at Heathrow, saying neither the economic case nor environmental cases have been made. … Continue reading →

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Left or right or simply doing the right thing?

Posted on Monday March 31st 2008 by Benet Northcote

What is going on? The Spectator is speculating whether Jesus was left wing or right wing, while Conservative Home is debating who is winning critical debates. A quick thought for first thing in the morning: what about simply doing the right thing? Is it … Continue reading →

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