Why the Conservatives need to resolve our housing problem

Hold the front page. The Conservative Party has a problem. I’m not talking about the recent criticism that they are the party of the rich who are out of touch with hard working people. Instead I want to focus on … Continue reading

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We need real political willpower to get Britain growing strongly

Grim reading for Coalition supporters came in as the ONS confirmed Britain was back in recession with the economy contracting by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012. Across the board feedback seemed bad; commentators on the Right complained about … Continue reading

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Delivering and explaining: why voters need to both see and hear politicians’ promises delivered

Last week, Hugo Rifkind wrote a great article (as usual) in the Times entitled “Stand up, Tories, and embrace your poshness”  His point was, people come from the background they come from and there’s not much they can (or should) … Continue reading

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Policy Exchange’s Northern Lights: Politicians have to show they understand the concerns of ordinary voters

There’s a strong anti politics mood in England at the moment, with a real feeling that politicians of all parties are out of touch and don’t understand the real concerns of ordinary people.  Talk about politicians being out of touch … Continue reading

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Let’s say it again, and again and again: cuts are not the problem

So we are back in recession. Yrs the figures might be revised, but the economy is still weak. Why? It could be short-term factors like the Eurozone crisis, it could be the long-term damage done under Labour due to the … Continue reading

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