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Author Archives: Edmund Coleridge
What is the fallout from the ‘Pasty tax’ debacle?
There seem to be three key issues emerging from the ‘Pasty Tax’ debacle, which I hope to cover briefly here. 1. Cameron & Osborne miss a ‘Coulson’-like influence Someone who hasn’t been mentioned too much (for obvious reasons) is Andy … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Class, Modernising, Narrative, Out of Touch, Re-engaging Voters, Tax, VAT
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The political price for not changing the Conservative Party
The polls that have been released today are poor, very poor in fact, and they show that this ‘political’ Budget has been far from successful. Paul Goodman at Con Home today has tried his best to put a shine on … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged #budget2012, Budget, Conservative Party, Future-building, Modernisation, Party Politics, Spending, Tax, Voters
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Increasing relative economic equality: a recipe for Conservative success
Imagine a man baking a pie in the kitchen, let’s call him George. He has already made one earlier, and this is just cooling down, ready to be eaten. The one he has just made is bigger, but is still … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Building a better future, Equality, Growth, Inequality, Mainstream, Ownership, Spending, Tax, Wealth
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Delivering public service reform: is it now or never?
The Blairite centre-left think tank Policy Network has produced a rather interesting policy paper which should be a wake-up call for the Conservative leadership. Called “In the black Labour – Why fiscal conservatism and social justice go hand in hand” … Continue reading
Posted in Public Services
Tagged 2015, Future-building, Labour, Long-term, Making a Difference, Public Service Reform, Think tanks
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Where are the centrist Conservatives? They need to make their voices heard
There is hubris amongst many in the Conservative Party that since David Cameron’s elevation to the leadership that somehow battle to create (and maintain) a centrist Conservative Party has been won. Granted most of the key architects are now in … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged Centrism, Change, Mainstream Conservatism, Modernisation, Voters
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