The Real Blog

A decade or so ago, when we were all very exercised about the euro, there were two kinds of people who were against it.  One was nationalist...

The prospect of another royal wedding makes me feel old. The last big one seems like yesterday – my first few months as a reporter on the Ox...

Well, I have scraped back onto the Liberal Democrats' Federal Policy Committee.  Rather by the skin of my teeth. So thank you so much ...

I’ve had a fascinating day in Wales yesterday, talking about co-production to the voluntary sector in Pembrokeshire – meeting some amazing p...

Heavens, this coalition business is certainly tough on the blood pressure.  Never before has it been quite so stressful turning on the news ...

Last week's announcement that the coalition has ended the post office closures programme is a major step forward.  Read the full blog he...

One of the great achievements of the coalition so far is the rid us of most central government targets.  The trouble is that Whitehall has a...