In praise of Vladimir Ilyich Gove
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. In the latest edition of the Spectator, Toby Young studies the revolutionary tactics and moral zeal… Read more »
Posts by Mark Wallace
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.
Follow @New EU referendum campaign launched: Let Britain Decide
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Getting an in/out EU referendum was always going to be made more complicated due to the… Read more »
Candidate applications open for 10 more seats
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. The next tranche of ten constituencies have opened candidate applications, following in the footsteps of the… Read more »
Should we object so much to the “postcode lottery”?
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. One of the most flawed phrases in modern politics is "postcode lottery". I'm unable to find… Read more »
Seven ministries have gone to war with the EU in the last fortnight
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Imagine if the DWP, Foreign Office, Home Office, Department of Justice, DEFRA, the Treasury and the Attorney General… Read more »
Chairman Shapps culls the candidates’ list – but he must be careful not to destroy its newfound diversity
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. There's a interesting snippet from James Forsyth in the Mail on Sunday today, which will have… Read more »
New sleaze allegations emerge – this time about Tim Yeo
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Sunday papers can hold many horrors for MPs – but the image that strikes most fear… Read more »
The PM sets out his stall for the Scottish referendum – and the run-up to the General Election
By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter. The Prime Minister is in Stirling today, at the Scottish Conservatives' Annual Conference to meet MSPs… Read more »
Theresa May launches new push on immigration today
By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter. Later this morning, Theresa May will send an email to Conservative Party members drawing the dividing… Read more »
Five ways to sell the cuts
This is the third article in ConservativeHome's week long series on the Spending Review, and follows those on Monday by… Read more »
Voters have good reason not to believe politicians and their statistics
By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter. "Pity the rational politician", laments the header on Peter Kellner's Telegraph article today. Leaving aside the… Read more »
Shale gas becomes an even more compelling opportunity – we must seize it
By Mark Wallace Follow Mark on Twitter. A few weeks ago, I wrote here about the potential benefits of UK shale gas in… Read more »
The first 40 candidates for 2015: an overview
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. In October, CCHQ announced that it was launching a 40/40 strategy aimed at winning the next… Read more »
The EU Commission is the gift that keeps on giving
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. Iain Duncan Smith has received a special delivery: a big present, gift-wrapped in blue paper and… Read more »
Philip Hammond’s spending review rebellion may be more loyal than it looks
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. When Freeborn John Lilburne, the Leveller, appeared before the Star Chamber in 1637, he refused to… Read more »