Tag Archives: Internal Politicking

I disagree with Nick

No, not that Nick. This one. Nick and I (and Dave, for that matter) agree on most things – that’s why we write this blog together. But on this, I’m afraid, he is wrong. Nick is right that not everyone who … Continue reading

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What next for the Conservative Party: conservative Conservatism

There is a heated debate raging throughout the blogosphere and written press about the Conservative Party and the apparent contempt that the Cameron leadership has for the party and its beliefs. This analysis ignores the history and nature of Conservative … Continue reading

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Are some Lib Dems playing into Labour’s hands?

I recently wrote about the possibility that having a Coalition government could in fact undermine the ultimate proof that the Conservative party has changed – in other words, that people would think that the Lib Dems were the ones doing … Continue reading

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We are where we are. But where is that?

The first thing to say is well done to all those new Conservative MPs – 97 more seats, over 140 new MPs, and a huge leap from being Foot-esque in number to so nearly being able to form a government. … Continue reading

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On Hung Parliaments and Coalitions

In politics, ‘England does not love coalitions.’ So said Benjamin Disraeli, who represents the sentiments of the contemporary Conservative party to indications that the upcoming general election will result in a hung Parliament—a neologism for a minority government. Yet what … Continue reading

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