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Spencer Pitfield

Posts by Spencer Pitfield

Dr Spencer Pitfield is the National Voluntary Director of the Conservative Policy Forum (CPF).

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Spencer Pitfield: I want to be a voice for members on the National Convention

For over twenty years I have campaigned tirelessly to make sure that all volunteers receive the recognition and Party involvement that their selfless efforts deserve.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 20 June 2018 at 10:30 am | 7 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Copeland shows that the Conservatives are the true workers’ party

More important than Labour’s woes was that voters felt their jobs, employment rights, and pensions were safer in our hands.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 24 February 2017 at 11:30 am | 31 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Should the real battle with trade unions be over political affiliation?

The days are long gone when union leaders could do a good job for their members, while funding and influencing a political party.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 15 January 2017 at 12:00 pm | 21 comments

Spencer Pitfield: We musn’t avert our eyes from the grinding reality of poverty in Britain

Sadly, it was not uncommon to see people arrive in court who had stolen in order to get the food that they and their family needed to survive.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 18 November 2016 at 4:15 pm | 67 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Stop complaining about industrial action and start recognising the good that trade unions do

Moderate and forward-looking trade unions aspire to the very same things that we aspire to.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 18 October 2016 at 4:30 pm | 25 comments

Spencer Pitfield: We need a new, Conservative trade union

Many hard-working Britons are in search of structured and formalised Conservative support in their workplace

Comment, Highlights | By Spencer Pitfield | 26 July 2016 at 6:45 am | 22 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Conservatives advocate responsible trade unionism

The left-wing cliques at the top of the federated ‘super-unions’ are not representative either of workers or the best traditions of their movement.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 5 March 2016 at 12:00 pm | 62 comments

Spencer Pitfield: More jobs alone won’t tackle poverty

The Prime Minister’s recent speech on life chances focused on more support for children and families.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 19 February 2016 at 6:30 am | 3 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Housebuilding is a great Conservative tradition that we must develop today

Our mission to achieve a property owning democracy continues.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 16 January 2016 at 12:00 pm | 45 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Why the Conservatives are the real Workers’ Party

To really understand what trade unions are about, we need to look beyond the caricature.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 1 December 2015 at 3:00 pm | 48 comments

Dr Spencer Pitfield: The Conservative Policy Forum shaped our manifesto

The CPF tapped into our members’ enthusiasm for grass roots policy discussion, and many of the results are now in the Government programme.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 26 May 2015 at 12:00 pm | 7 comments

Spencer Pitfield: Could it now be time for local election voting reform?

Electoral polarisation has meant one party states in some towns and cities

Local Government | By Spencer Pitfield | 20 October 2014 at 6:15 am | 36 comments

Spencer Pitfield: A UK Bill of Rights – the CPF’s first policy success in advance of the 2015 manifesto

Our discussion paper ‘A Magna Carta for 2015’ received a tremendous response from in excess of 200 CPF groups nationwide in July 2013.

Comment | By Spencer Pitfield | 3 October 2014 at 4:00 pm | 9 comments

Dr Spencer Pitfield: How the CPF is influencing Government policy

On Help to Work, Right to Buy, childcare, broadband, marriage – and much else – we are making a difference.

MPs ETC | By Spencer Pitfield | 15 August 2014 at 6:10 am | 6 comments

Dr Spencer Pitfield: The top ten achievements of the Conservative Policy Forum

Three and a half years since its relaunch, the CPF has gone from strength to strength.

MPs ETC | By Spencer Pitfield | 11 July 2014 at 6:15 am | 6 comments

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