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James Forsyth

James Forsyth is the deputy editor (online) of The Spectator.

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The problem with that David Cameron ad

9th February 2010 James Forsyth

Labour’s new ad with David Cameron facing both ways highlights what was wrong with the Tories’ opening ad of the year, that one dominated by Cameron’s face. The Tory strategy…

The Tories think Brown is their most potent weapon

8th February 2010 James Forsyth

‘We just need to ram Gordon Brown down the electorate’s throat’ one Tory staffer said to me today when talking about how the party could get back on the front…

A note of caution over Cameron’s welcome attack on lobbyists

8th February 2010 James Forsyth

The Tories will be happy with their start to the week. David Cameron’s speech this morning has succeeded in highlighting how Labour had not suspended the whip from the three…

The tradecraft of Brown's Morgan interview is bizarre

7th February 2010 James Forsyth

If an event is going to have dramatic impact we can’t know it is coming. So the emotional moments in Gordon Brown’s interview with Piers Morgan have lost much of…

Young in favour of elected committee chairmen

6th February 2010 James Forsyth

It is interesting that Sir George Young took the opportunity of his interview with The Times this week to reaffirm the Tory leadership’s support for electing select committee chairmen.…

John Terry and politics

5th February 2010 James Forsyth

John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting about what is considered a sackable offence in today's world and what is not. When the story was just about…

More fuel for the anti-politics fire

5th February 2010 James Forsyth

Obviously, after the news that three Labour MPs and a Tory lord have been charged with various criminal offences over their expenses, there is a limit to what can…

The Old Lady is becoming more pessimistic

4th February 2010 James Forsyth

Faisal Islam, Channel 4’s economic correspondent, is one of the journalists who best understands what the Bank of England’s institutional view is. So it is interesting to see him

Was today a turning point?

3rd February 2010 James Forsyth

I suspect that when we look back at this year, we might conclude that today's PMQs was a turning point. David Cameron has had a poor January but today he…

How to set up a school

3rd February 2010 James Forsyth

When the Tories talk about enabling any group that wants to, to set up a school and be paid by the state for every pupil they educate, it is sometimes…