Britain’s reputation as a compassionate, fair and responsible nation depends not on the promises we make, but on whether we keep them for the children who need us most.
The values that define Turkish Cypriot Britain, family, faith, hard work, patriotism and a belief that if you graft you get on, are Conservative values. They always have been. The question is whether the Party is willing to show up, listen and build the relationship this community deserves.
Rather than disparaging the OBR, Conservatives should be pleased that we have a well-respected body which enforces some fiscal discipline on our otherwise profligate politicians.
Recognition is not simply symbolic but essential. “Recognition is not something we can manufacture ourselves,” he said. “It is the greatest achievement when another country recognises you.”
Integration is an increasingly important part of our politics. To address the issues caused by mass immigration properly we need to broaden our analysis to include all elements of the process, only then can we formulate policies which address the underlying issues.
Perhaps the reason Starmer never boasted about the Act was that he didn’t want to rush this into legislation, or intended much of it to go into the long grass. The feeling is that the Burnham camp very much welcomed this Act and are even keener to ingratiate themselves to the Unions.
Good law requires good evidence. But in this case, Parliament risks legislating on the basis of activist research that many independent observers regard as deeply questionable.
My message to Andy Burnham is this: stick with the ILR policy Labour copied from us last autumn. Don’t weaken it. And adopt the tough further measures the Conservatives have set out.
The golden triangle does not exhaust our economic potential; most of it, it turns out, lies somewhere else entirely. This is not regional policy as charity; it is essential to national growth policy
My latest focus groups took place in Plymouth, Exeter, Mansfield and Rushcliffe, where voters from a range of political backgrounds reflected on Keir Starmer’s resignation, the ascent of Andy Burnham, and whether any of it would make any difference.
When someone works overtime and ends up worse off than the household next door that does not work at all, fairness hasn’t bent, it’s snapped. Faced with a chance to bring welfare increases under control, Labour chose to duck the hard choice and hand the next generation the bill.
The current approach to Net Zero requires greater honesty about costs, timescales and delivery. We need to build resilience, energy security, capital allocation, productivity, and long-term competitiveness. This is the way forward – not protest, fear mongering and symbolism.
The only strategy that can rescue her is the opening of a cascade of capital into Britain’s AI development – which necessitates the treatment of AI as of prime importance to national security.
A big reason we lost our way in government was too often we failed to remember that the private sector is where growth will come from. Some in business thought Labour would be on their side. Most can now see that this Labour Party has no understanding of how business works. We do.
The Formula 1 mindset is ‘how do we achieve being better than anyone else, in a timeframe that seems impossible, in a cost cap environment and then actually do actually do it. There’s a lot we Conservatives, can learn from that and that Britain can benefit from.