First, we must play to our strengths. Second, work with the reality on the ground. Finally, be patient – and stay engaged.
To do the job effectively, our diplomatic staff need to supply the best possible advice to government. Yet lack of manpower and lack of time are making that job harder.
In 2005, the then 15 members of the European Union agreed to reach a 0.7 per cent aid target by 2015. Apart from us only four EU countries have actually delivered.
To create work for all who want it, and a better life for our children and security for families. We can only do this with business.
Welfare, skills and immigration policy require deep thought and serious long-term reform rather than angry slogans.
We need to devolve to the cities and shires alike.
I believe we’ll win. But I could be wrong. So all this could be only a few weeks away…
A clear plan. A strong retail offer. The right direction. A vision for the country. Labour’s strategic failure. And let’s not forget…Ed Miliband.
As the Hitler’s atrocities pass from living memory into history, it is more important than ever to learn the lessons they teach us.
The reality is that jihadists have claimed more lives in Muslim-majority countries than anywhere else.
Some of our best-known artists lean to the left. But there’s a strong case for the claim that we are the real party of culture.
There are no slick solutions when it comes to meeting the challenge of ISIS. But here’s what can and should be done.
We need a system that will protect savers and the taxpayer without undermining the free markets on which Britain’s prosperity depends.
Events in the Middle East and Russia have shown why we need to reduce our dependence on politically volatile parts of the world.
By sticking to our guns we have now the fastest growing economy in the G7 under this Conservative-led Government.