“You can vote for Corbyn or the Lib Dems, or you can elect a Parliament that gets stuff done. That’s the future I want for Britain.”
There are some signs of improvement, and some continued problems. Share your experience with us to inform our analysis.
We must not repeat the mistakes of 2017 in trying to fatten the digital pig on market day.
Losing 150,000 members, and the money that comes with them, has knock-on effects for the Opposition and for the Conservative Party.
Our democracy is poorly served by widespread ignorance about campaign technology, and the fact glamorous alarmism wins more headlines than grubby reality.
Some local campaigns printed off full duplicates of their canvassing data, in case CCHQ repeated last year’s trick of selectively turning off VoteSource.
It’s understandable to seek out any hints of better news – but there is no benefit in getting overly optimistic too early.
If Hillary and Remain had won, using the same methods, would anyone at the Guardian or the BBC have cared a bean about Cambridge Analytica’s behaviour?
We must value the expertise and hard work of grassroots Party members far more. They hold the key to our future.
The Times tips him to be put in charge of reforming the campaign machine, but he’d be perfectly suited to implement ConservativeHome’s proposed outreach programme.
ConservativeHome’s proposals for Party reform, to avoid a repeat of the miserable snap election result.
Stop playing the Left’s game of taking offence and accusing people of -isms and -phobias. Instead, show some character and discuss real issues.