Peter Oborne

Peter Oborne writes here in his personal capacity. He is the former chief political commentator of The Daily Telegraph. He has written a number of books identifying the power structures that lurk behind political discourse, including 'The Triumph of the Political Class'. He is a regular on BBC programmes 'Any Questions' and 'Question Time' and often presents 'The Week in Westminster'. He was voted Columnist of the Year at the Press Awards in 2013.

Selling baked beans – why David Cameron failed

Why didn’t Cameron win an outright election victory over Labour earlier this year? Peter Oborne finds Lord Ashcroft’s view that ‘negative campaigning’ and an emphasis on immigration wouldn’t work more compelling than the traditional argument from Conservative Home

By Peter Oborne

/ 17 Nov 2010

The pro-Israel lobby in Britain: full text

The authors ask for transparency in Britain's policy towards Israel

By Peter Oborne and James Jones

/ 13 Nov 2009

The political system is broken, make Parliament the focus

This is the first of a series of responses to Anthony Barnett's post on the possible strategies for democrats post-expenses. Anthony Barnett > Peter Oborne Anthony is correct

By Peter Oborne

/ 13 Jul 2009

Move along Mr Oborne, to influence MPs is embarrassing.

Peter Oborne (London, Daily Mail): James Jones and I were apprehended by a policeman and prevented from distributing our pamphlet Muslims Under Seige (opens as pdf) to MPs outside Portcullis

By Peter Oborne

/ 9 Jul 2008