The boundary changes are officially dead, being defeated by a pretty substantial House of Commons majority. With that, many commentators would have you believe, goes the chances of a Tory majority in 2015. Tory supporters on Twitter and in the media have been bemoaning the result - suggesting that this...

Bill Clinton stole the show at this year's Democratic convention, with a piercing show of strength from the political centre. His approval ratings amongst US voters are at an all time high. This centrist political leader from the 1990s has soared to new heights of popularity.

One man in particular...

The Olympics were magnificent. They proved that, when we put our mind to it, we can put on the best show on the planet. As I predicted just before the Games started, all of the pessimists and negativists were proven wrong, arguing that, "this is the greatest showcase...

Ed Miliband is being attacked for speaking at the Durham Miners' Gala. Apparently, it's symbolic of the "redness" of "Red Ed" and part of Labour's kneejerk to the left. There's plenty of things that I disagree with Miliband about, but he certainly shouldn't be criticised for appearing at a celebration...

As England expects ahead of our showdown with Italy on Sunday, Englishness is back in vogue amongst political circles. As the St George's Crosses pop up at pubs and houses across the country, senior politicians, notably Ed Miliband, have started to talk about the concept of Englishness and what it...

According to opponents of gay marriage, it is a measure that only attracts support amongst the "metropolitan elite" - according to their analysis once you step outside of Hampstead or Soho , support for equal marriage simply withers away.

Former Defence Secretary, Dr Liam Fox was the latest political figure...

This weekend, millions of Brits will be betting on one of the world's most spectacular sporting events. The Grand National will be watched by about ten million viewers in this country alone - once a year punters will be placing a bet and people who don't normally watch horse racing...

It's World Aids Day today and the red ribbon is its symbol. But today, on Britain's high streets, there is little sign of many red ribbons, despite there being a greater need for awareness of HIV and Aids than any time since the disease's peak in the 1980s.

Today...

"It's not an exclusive definition, the battler is somebody who finds in life that they have to work hard for everything they get... normally you then look at it in terms of somebody who's not earning a huge income but somebody who is trying to better themselves, and I've always...

The Government has announced that it is planning to launch a consultation with the aim of legalising gay marriage.

It's a very welcome announcement indeed.

The case for gay marriage is clear and it is great news that the Government seems to be ready to accept the case....

Two extraordinary things happened a couple of weekends ago. A few days of horrendous disorder broke out in London, Birmingham and Manchester. People's homes and businesses were destroyed following an outbreak of violence that many have blamed on disengaged youth and growing gang culture in many of our cities.

In the past few weeks the BBC has produced some really high quality programming. It has produced some programming that falls very much within their remit of public service broadcasting.

Examples of this high quality broadcasting include the shamelessly high-brow 'Great Thinkers In Their Own Words',...

The full horror of this week's riots are there for all to see. The perpetrators are rightly being utterly condemned for a grotesque display of violence and nihilism that has wrecked lives and torn apart communities.

Some are also using the riots as an excuse to use some pretty damning...