Aren’t these modernising groups just today’s Conservative Party?

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Fiona Melville

For some time, it has irked me that the government says it will remove funding from a particular programme, there’s a storm of protest, and then it says it won’t. I’d like you to set aside the merits of  any … Continue reading →

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Reviewing our budget properly every ten years

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Fiona Melville

I read somewhere – and have entirely forgotten where – recently a new idea for government spending. That every ten years (say), the government should have a requirement to cut (say) ten per cent from its spending. I have no … Continue reading →

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The Iron Lady isn’t about politics

Posted on 15 January 2012 by Fiona Melville

I’m not one of the most ardent Thatcherites that ever walked the earth; nor am I one of those who despises everything she did. I am a Conservative and I am female and she achieved many great things but also … Continue reading →

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Too long in the tooth – the hard conversation about ageism

Posted on 13 January 2012 by Mario Creatura

Today saw the release of a report from the Department of Work and Pensions revealing that ageism, the stereotypical judgement  based on age, was rife within our societal structures and embedded within our personal perceptions.  According to the report ‘old … Continue reading →

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Could this be an exciting era for solar energy?

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Greg Barker MP

Tomorrow, the Department of Energy and Climate Change is in the Court of Appeal regarding the recent changes to the Feed in Tariff. This has been the most challenging few weeks to date in the life of the nascent UK … Continue reading →

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