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Tag Archives: Education
What the Queen’s Speech means for modernisers
The next two years are going to be tough for modernisers. The Queen’s Speech was another clear sign that many of the palpable achievements that stem from detoxification are likely to be hushed up rather than championed on the doorstep. … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged 2015, Achievements, Aid, Big Society, Campaigning, Change, communications, Cost of Living, Education, Modernising, Narrative, Queen's Speech, Welfare
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The mentoring challenge
As a photography student I loved the lectures and hours spent in the studio, making mistakes and getting lost in my work. But one of the most important parts of my development was listening to the professional and amateur photographers … Continue reading
Full-spectrum Conservatism
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
Posted in General
Tagged 2015, Change, Conservatism, Discipline, Education, EU, Growth, Jobs, Making a Difference, Narrative, NHS, Public services, Referendum, Voters, Welfare
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How’s the Big Society doing?
Two and a half years on from that ‘Invitation to Join the Government of Britain’, where is the Big Society? The centrepiece of the Conservatives 2010 Manifesto was the Big Society. Except it wasn’t. It was the centrepiece of the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Change, Choice, Community, Control, Education, Government, Health, People, Public services, Reform, Society, State, Welfare
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Why trusting people means more than just a referendum
Over the weekend, I kept hearing Conservatives saying, Labour will do anything for the working class except trust them in a referendum (or similar), I suspect largely based on Fraser Nelson’s very good piece in the Telegraph on Friday. The … Continue reading →