Intelligent speeches as Leader of the Opposition are one thing, and Cameron's are clearly not worth the Samantha Cameron Smythson stationery they're scrawled on. But these days he is quite possibly as near as he will ever be to being in a position to do something. For now, just this once, I'm backing him.

Ed Miliband has called for tighter regulation on takeovers to protect the long-term interests of British business. In an article for the Financial ...

January is a depressing month if you live in the northern hemisphere. Gloomy, damp, dark - and that's just the economic outlook!

Times have changed. There was an era when Labour could pitch itself on 'Robin Hood' economics. Tax the rich and distribute the money through various benefits to the poor. So Labour got the label of the high tax and spend party. But that sort of economic policy is now defunct, particularly in a globalised economy. In a globalised world, the game is wealth creation then distribution. That's the complexity.