Housekeeping away those vested interests

Posted on Wednesday May 22nd 2013 by Fiona Melville

Sadly I doubt it will happen but I think it would be an exceptionally good idea if the next Queen’s Speech were all about housekeeping (even more than this one was). Repeal, tidy up, de-contradict… And for more than just … Continue reading →

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“Seriously, what’s the point?”

Posted on Tuesday May 21st 2013 by Fiona Melville

At the risk of overdoing the political-ness of the events of the last few days, I think this tweet from Dan Hodges is worth pondering. I rarely disagree very fundamentally with Tim Montgomerie – I always find that even where … Continue reading →

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Cutting the cost of living: simplifying energy tariffs

Posted on Monday May 20th 2013 by Greg Barker MP

Last autumn the Prime Minister promised to take action to cut through the bewildering number of energy tariffs that we were left with by the last Labour Government and to put every consumer on the cheapest tariff available to them. … Continue reading →

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Searching for common Conservatives

Posted on Friday May 17th 2013 by Nick Denys

Many Conservatives can’t understand why Conservatism doesn’t have a wider appeal. At the first meeting of the Blue Collar Conservative group Esther McVey MP explained that the working class code was compatible with Conservative ideology. You live within your means. … Continue reading →

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Creative politics: why big bold leaps are necessary

Posted on Tuesday May 14th 2013 by Fiona Melville

This whole Europe debate generally bores me senseless. I find it hard to get worked up about the substance of it but the way that all sides behave over it disappoints me. David Cameron has always known that a) Europe … Continue reading →

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