Politics Polling
“He wants to show that even after the £5 million bung, they still want me”. My Clacton by-election focus groups
Politics Polling
Another new PM. But is Britain ungovernable?
Ukraine
The brave Russian now fighting against his homeland to bring down ‘terrorist’ Putin
Business
Update on Lord Ashcroft’s latest venture, Tapir Holdings Ltd
Politics Polling
How will Burnham compare to Starmer? Should there be an election? And what do we think of Restore Britain?
Medals Philanthropy
Drawn on the Western Front: Paul Sarrut and the Indian Army
Politics Polling
So whose side will Andy Burnham be on? Working families – or those ‘shirkers’ who claim every benefit they can?
Ukraine
How David slays Goliath – one refinery at a time
Politics
The President of Somaliland tells me it’s time for Britain to recognise his country
Politics Polling
“Who is this person?” My focus groups on the Starmer-Burnham transition
Politics Polling
Who still believes in the American Dream?
Politics Polling
Marking 250 years of independence should be joyous. But for many, the American Dream is well and truly over
Politics Publications
Farage to do a deal with Kemi? Prolific political biographer predicts what will happen
Politics Polling
What should the Conservatives say about Brexit?
Politics Publications
The Farage Factor; Reform UK And The Remaking Of British Politics, book launch speech
Politics Publications
Death threats and the day Nigel Farage feared an assassin was to blame for his Volvo’s wheel coming loose on the motorway
Politics Publications
‘They’ll leak medical records, tax records, they’ll bug his phone and leak that…&#8217...
Politics Polling
Will they win? How will the civil service react? Who should follow Farage? My survey of Reform UK members
Medals
‘Imperial woke museum’ did not want my medal collection so now they have a new home
Politics Polling
Should Labour promise a rejoin referendum?
Bravery Medals
D-Day heroes remain determined, resilient and dutiful – the very best of us
Politics Polling
“His heart’s in Manchester;” “It’s a stepping stone for him”: My focus groups on the Makerfield by-election
Politics Polling
Labour leadership contenders, is this government better or worse than the Tories, who do people least want to ...
Ukraine
Why my latest visit to war-torn Ukraine was an uplifting experience
Politics Polling
Want Starmer out? Vote Labour. Think he should stay? Vote Reform. My poll proves it’s a funny old world.
Politics Publications
BBC in fresh bias row after Desert Island Discs ‘bans Nigel Farage’ as Reform leader would make wo...
Polling Ukraine
Ukraine, Russia and the Battle for Public Opinion
Politics Ukraine
Donald Trump has failed Ukraine in face of Putin – Europe must now step up
Politics Polling
“It would be very funny if he didn’t get in”: My latest focus groups
Bravery Medals
LORD ASHCROFT MEDAL COLLECTION UPDATE: WO1 Johnson Beharry VC reunited with Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle ...
Ukraine
‘They Told Me I Would Die in Captivity. I Knew Ukraine Would Survive’
Politics
Somaliland deserves far more attention from Britain and the West
Politics Ukraine
“This war will not end with a deal” – Ukraine’s former chief diplomat Dmytro Kuleba
Ukraine
‘We Are Not Victims – We Are Fighters’
Politics Polling
Why Labour has a Keir problem and Kemi has a Tory problem
Politics Polling
Local elections, worst things Labour have done, energy bills, the right to strike, and is Farage like Trump?
Politics Polling
Kemi duffing up the PM gladdens voters’ hearts. The snag is that they still don’t trust her party
Bravery Britain at War
See the May issue of Britain at War for Lord Ashcroft’s new bravery article
Politics Polling
Security, strategy and skullduggery: Public opinion in the Balkans
Politics Polling
Grown-up parties will need better answers to beat radical Greens
Politics Polling
Take “voting intention” polls with a pinch of salt
Politics Polling
“Labour were always for the working people. Now it’s the non-working people”: My latest focus groups
Politics Publications
Lord Ashcroft announcement of new book about Zack Polanski and the Green Party
Politics Polling
The crucial “Centrists” who reject both Reform and the Greens
Politics Polling
Starmer and Iran, does Trump have a plan, Indefinite Leave to Remain, Green policies, and should we drill in the North Sea?
Politics Polling
One thing voters won’t tolerate – politicians who deliberately make things worse
Politics Publications
OUT NOW – UPDATED 2026 EDITION of Dirty Politics, Dirty Times; My fight with Wapping and New Labour
Politics Polling
The SNP’s record, the independence debate, what matters to voters, and is Nicola Sturgeon an asset or a liability? My latest Scottish polling
Politics Polling
“This is the only time I’ve agreed with Keir Starmer in a while”: My latest focus groups
Politics Polling
The records of the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP have condensed into ‘a strong need to give someone a so...
Medals Philanthropy
The Imperial ‘Woke’ Museum didn’t want to display my war medal collection – at least t...
Ukraine
Revealed: incredible support Lord Ashcroft has given the brave people of Ukraine over the past four years during their all-out war with Russia
Medals
Lord Ashcroft’s VCs and GCs to have a new home at the National Army Museum
Politics Polling
Can Starmer negotiate the left’s coalition of chaos?
Politics
The hope within the crisis – my reflections from Beirut
Politics Polling
Preferred coalitions, the pensions triple lock, what does Labour believe in, should Starmer resign, and are Reform UK like the Tories?
Politics Polling
The Left at each others’ throats. Disdain for the ‘failed Tories’ in Reform. But can resurgent Kemi Badenoch take advantage?
Politics Polling
“If a good independent came, I’d give him a chance. I’ve given Labour chances”: My focus groups of Muslim voters
Politics Ukraine
Ukraine has shown extraordinary courage – one question will decide its future
Politics Polling
“It wasn’t the original plan, was it, to be a bunch of failed Tories?” My latest focus groups
Bravery
UK army veteran aged 100 has taught 8,119 young men how ‘to conquer their fears’
Bravery
The UK Army’s most oversubscribed unit – 10,000 hopefuls battling for 323 places
Bravery Videos
Revealed: ultra-tough recruitment programme young Nepali men face to join the Brigade of Gurkhas
Politics Polling
“Labour need to go back to the fundamentals and re-establish what they’re about”: My focus groups in Gorton & Denton
Politics
Feisty she may be… but is the ‘insecure, manipulative diva’ Angela Rayner really Prime Minister material?
Politics Polling
Unite the right, hold the centre… How should the Conservatives position themselves in Britain’s fragmented politics?
Politics Polling
U-turns, defections, social media, preferred coalitions, Britain and the US, and how to describe the party leaders?
Politics Polling
“She’s spring cleaning” “I just think he’s really bitter” “If they believed in it, maybe they’...
Politics Polling
Kemi’s been tough and Jenrick’s a bit of a bounder, say Tory voters – but plenty agree with him that Britain is ‘broken’
Politics Polling
“He changes his mind left, right and centre. He never sticks to one thing”: my latest focus groups
Politics Polling
Britain’s record-breaking youth exodus risks generational economic loss
Politics Polling
Jury trials, Rayner’s return, an early election, second-choice parties, and the leaders at Christmas
Politics Publications
Statement from Lord Ashcroft concerning Angela Rayner’s decision to publish an autobiography
Politics Polling
Pollsters ask daft questions at Christmas… but the answers speak volumes about the state of our Government
Politics Ukraine
Ukraine – What Needs to be Done Now
Politics Polling
“What worries me is, Starmer and Rachel Reeves are the best Labour have got”: my latest focus groups.
Wildlife
The secret burning of the bones of 42 lions.
Politics Polling
The ‘Grumpy Trumpers’ could ignore all the mad stuff if he made them feel better off. Perilously for him, he doesn’t…
Politics Polling
What will they do without him? Post-Trump politics in the US
Ukraine
I lost my unborn child serving on the Ukrainian frontline – it broke me
Ukraine
I’m one of Ukraine’s 70,000 women warriors – this is how I was nearly killed by a drone
Politics Polling
BBC bias, the licence fee, the two-child benefit cap, do we spend too much or tax too little, and do people feel they’re ‘doing their bit’?
Politics Ukraine
President Trump’s peace plan contains dangers for Ukraine and for America
Politics Polling
Seize the day, Kemi! As two-thirds of voters say they’ll be worse off after the Chancellor’s Budget grabs,...
Politics Polling
“They’re going to tax everyone that’s doing well. You think, what’s the point of trying?” My latest focus groups
Medals
A virtual tour of my VC and GC collection is open, and has been warmly received by the public
Politics Ukraine
Ukraine’s Battle Against Corruption Will Define Its Future
Politics
Labour risk stifling social mobility in education reforms that will hit vulnerable hardest
Bravery Medals
Unveiled: the new 3D virtual tour of The Lord Ashcroft VC and GC Gallery
Bravery Medals
He lost an eye, a hand and part of an ear, escaped a POW camp and survived a plane crash.
Politics Polling
Digital ID, China, the ECHR, Stamp Duty, net zero, the Budget, and who will be PM after the next election?
Politics
Africa and the world: Challenges for the continent’s centre-right
Politics Polling
ID card scheme is a classic Starmerite intervention – it’s expensive, intrusive and utterly pointless
Ukraine
Lord Ashcroft donates life-saving medical equipment to support Ukraine’s frontline soldiers
Politics Polling
“Taxes keep going up and up and up with no tangible pay-off”: My latest focus groups
Ukraine
Trump needs to be aware that the Kremlin respects only strength
Philanthropy Politics
Failing Labour now move to limit future of our children in latest education blow
Ukraine
The incredible 7 words uttered by Brit after having arm and leg blown off by Putin
Politics Ukraine
In Warsaw the message is clear – a divided Europe is defensively weak against Russian aggression
Medals Philanthropy
This 1 decision by Imperial War Museums has left me angry and dismayed
Politics Polling Ukraine
Czech voters signal shift ahead of elections
Medals Philanthropy
This week 200 medals honouring the bravest of the brave I’ve spent 40 years collecting will disappear fr...
Politics Ukraine
Why two very different but equally clever men may hold the key to war-torn Ukraine’s future
Politics Polling
Flags, free speech, illegal migration, process v. outcomes, what do we expect in the Budget, and what if the Tories and Reform joined forces?
Politics Polling
When times are hard, voters crave PMs who can get a grip – and that, not the scandals, is why they are so sick of Starmer
Politics Ukraine
Putin will fold in a game of nuclear poker, says Trump’s Ukraine negotiator
Politics Ukraine
Keith Kellogg: President Putin is “evil”, aggressive & Russia must not be allowed to defeat Ukraine
Ukraine
Lord Ashcroft receives prestigious honour for his work supporting war-torn Ukraine
Politics Polling
“You’re not alone in wanting a bit of your country back and a sense of identity”: my latest focus groups
Politics Polling
‘Sin taxes’, the appeal of Reform, and who will lead the parties in a year?
Politics Polling
If Starmer were a teacher, fed up voters say, his chosen subject would be something vague and indistinct that doesn’t make a jot of difference
Politics Polling
“This is what happens when you get normal people like us and no-one listens to them”: My latest focus groups
Bravery
He was a pilot grievously wounded with 72 injuries after sinking a U-boat.
Politics Ukraine
Was Trump’s Alaska summit Europe’s moment of truth?
Bravery
85 years later: Honoring the valiant ground crew of the Battle of Britain
Politics Ukraine
Russia Is Losing Its Regional Grip on its neighbours
Bravery Medals
Midget submarine that sunk a 10,000-ton Japanese cruiser and won two Victoria Crosses
Bravery Medals
Leading Seaman James Magennis: the only Northern Ireland VC recipient from the Second World War
Ukraine
Ukrainians Protest, Zelensky Listens
Ukraine
Meet the Russian soldier risking his life to fight Putin and his army in Ukraine
Ukraine
Inside DeepState: the secretive map tracking Russia’s deadly war with Ukraine
Medals
Closing my medals gallery relegates ‘bravest of the brave’
Ukraine
The rise and rise of the Ukrainian unit that Putin tried to smear
Politics Polling
The UK is bleeding people and money which is harming our economy and the British people
Bravery Medals
My greatest wish is for record numbers of people to visit the Lord Ashcroft Gallery to learn about such extraordinary acts of heroism
Politics Ukraine
The ceasefire that never happened
Politics Polling
Leaders’ grades for the year, Iran, defence spending, Farage and non-doms, and who regrets their 2024 vote?
Politics Polling
As Sir Keir Starmer marks his first anniversary, voters have issued their verdict. And for many, it’s a resounding F for Fail
Politics Polling
“We need someone strong, but he can’t even control his own party”: My latest focus groups
Politics Ukraine
How NATO had to stroke Trump’s ego
Politics Ukraine
This is a watershed moment for Trump’s presidency
Politics Polling
Winter fuel and migration U-turns, two-child benefit cap, who will be the next PM, and what will Rachel do?
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