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The choices Thatcher gave us
At the tender age of 34 I’m really a bit too young to remember much of the Margaret Thatcher years. I can certainly recall where I was when she resigned – walking down my primary school corridor, and passing the … Continue reading
An anti-climax of huge significance
On Monday, just after 3pm, something happened in the House of Lords that will affect tens of thousands of people for decades to come. Lasting no more than two sentences in length, Lord Stevenson of Coddenham, a wonderfully eccentric and … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Backbenchers, Civic Life, Compassionate Conservatism, Equality, Fairness, Mental Health, Morality, MPs, Society
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Equal marriage is turning into the 50p tax rate
I wasn’t really intending to return to the issue of equal marriage again; we’ve said a lot on it and it shouldn’t really any longer be something we’re discussing the principles of. Yet somehow, once again we are. And I … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged equal marriage, Equality, Freedom, Marriage, Progress, Religion, Rights, Society
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How’s the Big Society doing?
Two and a half years on from that ‘Invitation to Join the Government of Britain’, where is the Big Society? The centrepiece of the Conservatives 2010 Manifesto was the Big Society. Except it wasn’t. It was the centrepiece of the … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society
Tagged Change, Choice, Community, Control, Education, Government, Health, People, Public services, Reform, Society, State, Welfare
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Why leaning in is part of a Conservative equalities agenda
Annoyingly I couldn’t make it to Bright Blue’s discussion yesterday evening on ‘whether the Conservative Party is still the party of the family’ but you can see useful summary tweets @TimForChange - the discussion basically centred around keeping families stable, together, … Continue reading →