Tag Archives: Making a Difference

How I remember David Cameron’s 2011 conference speech

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Fiona Melville

I was all set to tweet the speech on Wednesday from my seat behind the Conservative members of the Cabinet (look how close I was! Sadly I’m not very good at taking pictures…). But then my phone gave up (as … Continue reading →

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How to think about how to win in 2015

Posted on 3 October 2011 by Fiona Melville

In 2007, some friends and I set up Platform10 – to promote the platform which would enable the Conservatives to get to Number 10. We are unashamed modernisers. Or to put it another way, we are unashamedly about trying to explain … Continue reading →

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Ed Miliband’s conservative strategy

Posted on 27 September 2011 by Edmund Coleridge

As Labour gathers for its party conference, there is a great deal of scepticism about their chances of winning power. Agonising over their economic credibility, concerned about Ed Miliband’s poor leadership ratings…there is certainly a fair bit of gloom hanging … Continue reading →

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Discontent will win the next election

Posted on 12 September 2011 by Fiona Melville

I am not discontent. I am pretty impressed with most departments’ policies (though I wish some would go further, and I wish the government as a whole would get a bit more gutsy on making its case and driving through … Continue reading →

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How should the government promote its message?

Posted on 8 September 2011 by Fiona Melville

I tweeted this morning about the possibility (sadly denied) of a new external relations unit in No10. There is apparently some sort of new department which will look after ‘partnerships’ instead. While I’m not wholly clear what the difference is, … Continue reading →

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