Author Archives: Max Wind-Cowie

Lay off the Lady…

The traditional mid-term jitters of a governing party – lived out through the high-drama and low-politics of local elections – appear to be focusing on our co-Chair, Baroness Warsi.  For months now there has been a steady stream of critical … Continue reading

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Supporting people: The Conservatives’ relationship with trade unions

What do modern, compassionate and progressive conservatives believe in? At heart, surely it is in the overwhelming superiority (both morally and practically) of solutions to social ills through civil society rather than through the mechanism and machinery of the state. … Continue reading

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Time to move on from the Tebbit test

“A large proportion of Britain’s Asian population fail to pass the cricket test. Which side do they cheer for? It’s an interesting test. Are you still harking back to where you came from or where you are?”  So spoke Norman … Continue reading

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Gay marriage means equal responsibilities

Not everyone is a fan of the Government’s decision to push forward in allowing gay men and women to get married.  Roger Helmer, a Conservative MEP, manages to oppose it – miraculously – on both extreme libertarian and extreme communitarian grounds.  A … Continue reading

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Let’s liberate Britain’s Muslims

The next time David Cameron meets representatives of the Muslim community and they tell him that the reasons for domestic extremism are that ‘Muslims are angry about British foreign policy’ or that ‘Muslims are don’t like social liberalism and gay … Continue reading

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