James Cleverly

Some might say that Ireland getting done over by the French in the World Cup qualifier is galactic karma for their U-turn over the Lisbon treaty referendum.You might think that, I couldn't possibly comment.

In this week's podcast I talk about underhand goings on at People's Question Time, dangerous dogs, the Evening Standard's 1,000 most influential Londoners and the Lord Mayor of London's parade.You can download it here or listen to it at ToryRadio.com is now live.

Watch this video:Then read this blog.Even when cherry picking the best bits from history the Labour party can't tell the truth.

To hear that 1 in 5 young people are currently out of work is horrific...

On Monday of this week I attended the People's Question Time in Brixton, you can read my twitter updates here. PQTs are usually energetic and robust but Monday's event was notable by how much shouting and heckling there was from the audience...

I wasn't going to blog about this because I thought that it would appear rather narcissistic, but what the hell, I've got a blog and that's pretty narcissistic anyway!I have been included in the Evening Standard's list of the 1,000 most influential people in London...

I've started a weekly podcast for Tory Radio about City Hall and London politics...

This morning I will be laying wreaths at the war memorial and at Canadian Corner, a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in Orpington. This afternoon I will be a a service of remembrance in Welling.

Today has been a very exciting day for me...

Before anyone "goes off on one" over the position we now find ourselves in, there are a few points I think we should consider.We are not the bad guys here! While it is very flattering for the Conservatives to be talked about as if we are already in government, we're not...

I've just got back from watching Kwame Kwei-Armah's new play at the Tricycle theatre...

I've written a post for the Conservative party's in house blog about the TA funding announcement and subsequent U-turn.You can read it here