The Cameron Delusion

The struggle between the main political parties has been reduced to an unpopularity contest, in which voters hold their noses and sigh as they trudge to the polls.

How British Politics Reached This Dreary Level

Peter Hitchens explains how and why British politics has sunk to this state:

• The takeover of the parties and the media by conventional left-wing dogmas, which then call themselves "the centre ground."
• The Tory party under David Cameron has become a pale-blue twin of New Labour, offering change without alteration.

Insights from a Former Lobby Reporter

Hitchens, a former Lobby reporter:

• Mocks the flock mentality of most Westminster journalists.
• Explains how unattributable lunches guide coverage.
• Reveals why so many reporters—once slavish admirers of Labour—now follow the Tory line.

Updated Edition with a Brand New Introduction

This updated edition of Hitchens's The Broken Compass (2009) features a brand new introduction. In an excoriating analysis, Hitchens examines the Tory Party's record in government and opposition, dismissing it as:

• A failure on all fronts but one—the ability to win office without principle.

The one thing it certainly isn’t is conservative.