Tag Archives: Conservatism

Full-spectrum Conservatism

Posted on Wednesday January 23rd 2013 by Fiona Melville

I must confess to finding the whole EU debate rather esoteric and often a bit pointless. By far the most important piece of information we’ve had today – electoral or otherwise – is the encouraging jobs numbers. For the record, … Continue reading →

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Lipstick-wearing fattened pigs: or why now is the time to think about 2015

Posted on Monday December 3rd 2012 by Fiona Melville

I was in Brussels last week and came across the New Europe newspaper which had on its back page this:   It’s a bit blurry but the text next to the photo of David Cameron reads: “PM who allowed MPs … Continue reading →

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Conservatives should support as much state as is necessary, but always hope for as little as is possible

Posted on Saturday November 10th 2012 by Nick Denys

David Brooks is on fire at the moment. He is the best communicator of the Conservative soul. “If I were given a few minutes with the Republican billionaires, I’d say: spend less money on marketing and more on product development. … Continue reading →

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Iris, teal, cornflower, baby, oxford, french, periwinkle, steel, denim, palatinate, sky, true…

Posted on Friday November 2nd 2012 by Fiona Melville

Another group has launched within the Conservative Party to argue for blue collar conservatism (usefully, it’s called Blue Collar Conservatives). So far in the last few years, we’ve seen 2020 Conservatives, the 301, the 40, Fresh Start, Free Enterprise, Conservative … Continue reading →

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The Mobius thread of modernising: modernising itself

Posted on Wednesday August 29th 2012 by Fiona Melville

I am so deeply bored of having this argument. But it seems to be rearing its head again, in a weightier way than the usual muttering (presumably because it’s Conference season and we’re all bored of being nice to each … Continue reading →

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