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The Conservatives in 2013…What Now?
With the Tories lagging in the polls, there seems to be no shortage of people offering their advice to the Tories about what to do to reverse their fortunes. Since everyone is doing it, I thought I’d...
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The Tories’‘Clause IV’ Moment?
On Tuesday, the House of Commons will vote on the same-sex marriage bill. Personally, for what it’s worth, I’m not against the idea. But I’m not naive enough to believe that this will be a game changer...
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Lessons of the 1983 Election
I’ve been watching some of the BBC’s coverage on the 1983 election on BBC Parliament today. I didn’t watch all of it – I do have a life believe it or not! But this repeat could not have come at a...
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Who Will Reverse Britain’s Moral Decline?
Normal, right-minded people will have been horrified by the disrespect displayed by the hard left towards Margaret Thatcher. To them, the idea of a frail, elderly woman dying from a stroke is somehow...
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The 2013 Local Elections – Initial Thoughts
‘It’s just mid-term blues’. ‘It’s just a protest vote – they’ll come back’. These are statements I don’t want Conservative spokespeople to dwell on today in response to its local election performance....
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The Conservatives’ Perception Challenge
Perceptions matter. If too many people switch off as soon as you mention your party’s name, then that party will never win a majority. In order to win in 2015, the Tories will have to tackle...
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The Relevance of Blue Collar Conservatism
Last night, Blue Collar Conservatism held its first event. I think it’s safe to say it was a roaring success. The turnout was impressive. We had four very good speeches from John Stevenson, Esther...
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Why the Tories Need More Working Class Perspectives
I urge you to read the following article in the Daily Mail today. I was especially taken by the revealing comments of Planning Minister Nick Boles. He makes an admission that most liberal-minded MPs...
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Alexander the Ignorant
Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has attracted a lot of justified criticism and derision for his rather stupid remarks on defence yesterday. He said that further cuts to the MoD were...
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When Will the Liberal Elite Ever Learn?
Whilst watching the BBC’s Sunday Politics programme yesterday, it was interesting to see the panel having so much fun sneering at and mocking the ‘alternative Tory Queen’s speech’ and Peter Bone in...
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Burgergate and Tory Strategy
I don’t normally blog on matters as trivial as George Osborne’s dinner. But burgergate has presented an opportunity for me to make a point about Tory strategy more generally. In particular, I want to...
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Government Technical Education Policy Needs More Consistency
The government’s announcements concerning Tech-Levels and Technical Baccalaureate for 16-19 year olds are most encouraging and are badly needed. In order to remain a relatively prosperous nation in the...
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Lib Dem Trident Report Proves That They’re Wrong
Today the Lib Dems have been asserting that there are realistic alternatives to a Continuous at Sea ballistic missile nuclear deterrent. Yet I wonder if the Liberal Democrats have actually read the...
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My Position on UK Intervention in Syria
Yesterday, I posted the following on my Facebook page: There is a case in principle for intervention in Syria. But the government today has given me no assurances that it has thought through what...
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The Morning After the Night Before….
So we’re not going to strike Syria after all. This is not the first miscalculation and cock-up from the Tory leadership, but it’s sure as hell the biggest. Here are some observations and reasons on why...
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Why Clegg Can’t Be Trusted on Defence
Nick Clegg has been especially vocal about Russia’s actions in the Ukraine as of late. In his spring conference speech he talked about ‘Vladimir Putin’s Cold War aggression in the Ukraine’. He also...
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