Tag: Michael Portillo

The lure of perpetual Conservative majorities in Westminster threatens the Union

Prince Charles, protests at St Paul's and Samoa's missing day

Some say that the story of our times is that the right has won politically, but the left has won culturally. The year 1997-with the Labour election landslide and the death of Diana-has provided vivid evidence to support the claim

Michael Portillo alienated all sides in the Tory leadership contest and then made a crass conference speech. Yet he remains a crown prince of the new Tory party. Bruce Anderson wonders whether he ought to be