Category Archives: General

What would make a good political app?

Politics is a communication business, it is a knowledge business and it’s a contacts business. Politicians are always searching for an edge. No surprise then that politicos tend to dive head first into the latest social media innovation. Facebook, Twitter, … Continue reading

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Why fairness is responsibility; and noise versus signal: Policy Exchange’s 10th Anniversary

Three political thoughts have particularly stayed with me from today’s Policy Exchange 10 Year Anniversary event today; the policy bits I’ll come back to another time. The first was a quick exposition of fairness. While, as I said at the time, … Continue reading

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Shoes or sense: does there have to be a choice?

Last night, the APPG for Women in Parliament held a panel discussion on the way that female politicians were portrayed in the media.  The Guardian reported this as a damp squib, asserting that the conclusion of the debate was: “if you … Continue reading

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The Iron Lady isn’t about politics

I’m not one of the most ardent Thatcherites that ever walked the earth; nor am I one of those who despises everything she did. I am a Conservative and I am female and she achieved many great things but also … Continue reading

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Taking the fight to the Nationalists

Who governs Britain? According to the SNP, they are the sole voice of the Scottish people, and have a mandate to have an independence referendum. The British Government, despite what its name may imply, and its own part-Scottish mandate, holds … Continue reading

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