Tag Archives: Mainstream Conservatism

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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Where are the centrist Conservatives? They need to make their voices heard

Posted on Friday November 18th 2011 by Edmund Coleridge

There is hubris amongst many in the Conservative Party that since David Cameron’s elevation to the leadership that somehow battle to create (and maintain) a centrist Conservative Party has been won. Granted most of the key architects are now in … Continue reading →

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Mods, trads and why we’re all Conservatives

Posted on Thursday November 17th 2011 by Fiona Melville

followed by followed by Then  As I wrote in the Conservative Way Forward magazine during the party conference, ‘modernising’ (which is ugly shorthand and not something I would ever talk about in that way directly with voters) is not about … Continue reading →

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The Purple Book is Cameron’s Big Opportunity

Posted on Friday May 13th 2011 by Edmund Coleridge

A piece a couple of weeks ago by Rachel Sylvester (£)attracted a lot of attention. “Purple and orange: united colours of a coalition” it describes efforts by “New Labour” to revive itself and to make itself relevant to the Labour … Continue reading →

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