Category Archives: Quality of Life

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

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The Green Deal: making the conservative case

The week after the Green Deal was introduced, YouGov found that nearly 40 per cent of people had heard of it. I think that’s pretty good going for a government policy that doesn’t tell you much from its name, and … Continue reading

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Pig-ugly thinking

watch?v=OVxtQkyd91k I’m reluctant to admit it, but it took me a few days to build up the courage to watch Nick Boles’ planning piece on Wednesday’s Newsnight. In my defence I’d read a great deal of the ensuing coverage, but … Continue reading

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Ambition good; aspiration bad

I have a problem with the word ‘striver’.  It’s not that I mind the idea of people striving.   “Striving” somehow manages to convey an almost national-anthemic worthiness that we can all sing along to.  But actually to be A Striver? … Continue reading

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In praise of red tape

Two small stories made the news last month. The first was a report by Ipsos MORI for the Royal Institute of British Architects, which found that many of the UK’s new-build homes are poorly designed, with chaotic living spaces for … Continue reading

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