Police chiefs have unwisely emboldened the mob
Standing by while the law is broken does not make officers, peaceful protesters, members of the public (or statues) any safer.
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Mark Wallace is ConservativeHome's Chief Executive. He joined the company in May 2013. He has previously worked as Campaign Director for the TaxPayers' Alliance, Head of Media Relations for the Institute of Directors and as a communications consultant to various major UK companies.
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Join us for our first ever ConservativeHome Live online event with Matt Ridley
Register to put your questions to the best-selling science writer and campaigning peer on Wednesday 10th June.
The Conservative Party suspends all non-digital campaigning, and directs activists to support the vulnerable
“Public safety has and will always remain our top priority… This is a time for looking out for each other, for our neighbours, friends and family.”
Youth membership of the Conservative Party extended up to the age of 25
The discounted membership is now more widely available; a welcome step in raising recruitment, but only the beginning.
Mark Wallace: How Eurosceptics survived the wilderness years, and returned to win the day
The second piece in our mini-series on the road to Brexit explores the challenges which the anti-EU movement overcame to survive and then thrive.
Maximum flexibility – the Government’s starting assumption in post-Brexit negotiations
There is a good reason why they have rejected all limiting amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement, and are making legislative provision for swift divergence.
HS2’s financial case gets weaker and weaker – but has its political justification held up any better?
The project has its vocal supporters, but there are many areas in the North of England which it will not help at all.
Four former Brexit Party MEPs – including Rees-Mogg – join the Conservative Party
They helped to Get Brexit Done by urging Brexiteers to vote Tory in the election.
Bullish Tory members: more than nine in ten think the next election will produce another Conservative majority
Our survey is a snapshot, five years before the event, but this is the starting benchmark: can the Government possibly keep confidence levels this high?
Conservative Party members think Keir Starmer would be the most effective Labour leader
And by ranking Rayner second, they appear to agree that “Rebecca Long Bailey isn’t even the best Labour leader in her own flat”.
Newslinks for New Year’s Eve 2019
Javid announces record rise in the National Living Wage ‘The National living wage will rise by 51p to help struggling… Read more »
Labour’s civil war is set to get worse before it gets better
The vituperative tone of the debate and incredibly factional environment smacks of settling scores rather than learning lessons.
Newslinks for Sunday 15th December 2019
Johnson sets agenda in Sedgefield: “We are not the masters, we are the servants now.” ‘In a signal of his… Read more »
Johnson’s message to Conservative Party members: Thank you
“Whatever the outcome, I want you to know how grateful I am for your support.”
Whatever the election result, the 2019 intake of Conservative MPs will be overwhelmingly drawn from this list
There are 103 candidates contesting either Tory-held seats vacated by their incumbents or Conservative target seats. Good luck to them all.