Tag Archives: Governing

Hyperactive purpose

Posted on Tuesday February 19th 2013 by Fiona Melville

George Bridges* has written a very sensible article in the Telegraph this morning about – basically – the need for strategic communications rather than hyperactive ‘something must be done’ reaction. He is right in almost every way, of course: focusing … Continue reading →

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Change to win v2.0

Posted on Wednesday January 2nd 2013 by Fiona Melville

Nine years ago today, Michael Howard, who had then been leader of the Conservative Party for about two months, published in the Times a statement of beliefs, called ‘I Believe’. There are a number of areas missing from this statement … Continue reading →

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Austerity as the new normal

Posted on Wednesday December 5th 2012 by Fiona Melville

The Financial Times is only one of the papers today highlighting that the current austerity drive will continue beyond the next election. This, surely, is a good thing. One of the reasons that our economy is in such a mess … Continue reading →

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Doing something about the politics

Posted on Monday October 22nd 2012 by Fiona Melville

I said yesterday that I’d return to the ever-thorny question of what the government can do to recover itself. First of all I recommend reading Janan Ganesh’s excellent article in Tuesday’s FT. It’s titled, ‘Cameron needs to rediscover his instincts’ … Continue reading →

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#CPC12 Diary Day 4: The Speech

Posted on Wednesday October 10th 2012 by Fiona Melville

That speech was why I worked for and voted for and continue to support David Cameron. Yes, I’d like to have heard more practical emphasis on the environment, a more robust and less emotive defence of our aid and development … Continue reading →

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