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Tag Archives: Leadership
What does leadership mean?
While this isn’t actually a post about it, I think equal marriage is a question of civic equality and I don’t think that there should be any specific religious exclusions; I think religious institutions should be allowed to make up … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Conservative Party, David Cameron, Equality, gay marriage, Leadership, Making a Difference, Party
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How should the Conservatives use David Cameron?
James Forsyth’s column in this week’s Spectator is annoyingly rather similar to something I have been pondering for a while. He argues that all the indications are that the Conservatives will be using David Cameron as the figurehead for the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections
Tagged 2015, Change, Consistency, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Leadership, Majority, Making a Difference, Narrative
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Three important reasons the government shouldn’t impose a cap on payday loans
In (another) abrupt u-turn, it now seems likely that the government will accept the substance of the Labour peer Lord Mitchell’s amendment to the Financial Services Bill, which calls for a cap on the interest rates charged by payday loan … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Banking, Cost of Living, Economy, Free market, Leadership, Rebalanced economy, Spending
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Successful change needs radical leadership which isn’t afraid to make mistakes
As Tim Harford and others observe, ultimate success in public policy often starts with a failure. And yet as Fraser Nelson observed in the Telegraph on Friday, Britain’s political culture obstructs and obscures successful experiments. The conservative institutions that orchestrate our public services … Continue reading
Posted in Public Services
Tagged Education, Innovation, Leadership, Profit, Radical, Risk, Success
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David Cameron’s make or break moment
The photos of David Cameron in Libya last week are pure political gold dust. They are the images politicians dream of. The shots of Cameron being cheered and applauded were not just shown in the UK but broadcast around the … Continue reading
Posted in Party Politics
Tagged David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Foreign Affairs, Leadership, Political Instincts, Polls
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