Tag Archives: Welfare

What the Queen’s Speech means for modernisers

Posted on Thursday May 9th 2013 by Fraser Raleigh

The next two years are going to be tough for modernisers. The Queen’s Speech was another clear sign that many of the palpable achievements that stem from detoxification are likely to be hushed up rather than championed on the doorstep. … Continue reading →

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Don’t hate them – or me

Posted on Monday April 15th 2013 by Fiona Melville

Caitlin Moran has written a fantastically powerful piece in The Times today (which builds on her piece on Saturday). I really do recommend reading both of them – worth the Times‘ subscription cost alone, let alone all the other great … Continue reading →

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Conservatism should be compassionate

Posted on Monday March 11th 2013 by Fraser Raleigh

During David Cameron’s second outing at PMQs as Conservative leader, way back in December 2005, Tony Blair caricatured compassionate conservatism by quipping that “the only difference between compassionate conservatism and conservatism is that under compassionate conservatism they tell you they’re … Continue reading →

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Why trusting people means more than just a referendum

Posted on Monday January 28th 2013 by Fiona Melville

Over the weekend, I kept hearing Conservatives saying, Labour will do anything for the working class except trust them in a referendum (or similar), I suspect largely based on Fraser Nelson’s very good piece in the Telegraph on Friday. The … Continue reading →

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Full-spectrum Conservatism

Posted on Wednesday January 23rd 2013 by Fiona Melville

I must confess to finding the whole EU debate rather esoteric and often a bit pointless. By far the most important piece of information we’ve had today – electoral or otherwise – is the encouraging jobs numbers. For the record, … Continue reading →

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