Securing the Majority 3) The Boundary Review
It’s required as soon as possible.
Securing the Majority 2) A Grand Bargain on Europe
Cameron should trade off giving his Ministers the freedom to campaign for a No vote against his Party easing the push for a fundamental renegotiation.
Securing the Majority 1) The Lords
We begin a new ConservativeHome series on implementing the Conservative Manifesto – starting with one of the main obstacles to some of its proposals.
Did the ground war or the air war (or both, or parts) make the difference?
It’s time to start teasing out the different factors that helped to deliver victory. But we face a challenge – is there any reliable data?
Manifesto Ideas 3) Commit a Conservative Government to the NATO defence spending target
The reason is horribly simple, and can be summed up in a single word: Russia (or Putin, if you prefer). Bashing Miliband over Trident isn’t enough.
Manifesto Ideas 2) Don’t close the door on Garden Cities
The choice is between building lots of new homes in many places and lots of new homes in fewer places.
Manifesto Ideas 1) Home Rule for Scotland and England
Rushing out new commitments now would on the whole do more harm than good. But we would make three exceptions. Here (again) is the first.
Aldridge-Brownhills selection final pulled at short notice
Will it be re-run under the pre-election rules that give more powers to CCHQ?
Party Reform 3) CCHQ should be split up after the election
There is a body to protect the Party’s long-term finances. We need one to protect its long-term electability.
Party Reform 2) Rebuilding the Conservative grassroots
To ensure our party is built to last, it must have a mass membership base.
Party Reform 1) Creating a network of local campaigning alliances
In this mini-series, Mark Wallace and I will revisit three themes for reform that ConservativeHome has campaigned on before.
Peter Franklin: Aspiration means nothing without supportive institutions
The switch in Conservative rhetoric from the “Big Society” to the “global race” comes at an odd time.
Robert Halfon MP: We must be the party of aspiration – but in new ways that voters will notice
The Party of Aspiration can also be the Party of redistribution, social justice and trade unionism – and authenticity.
Post Euro-elections fightback: Rebuild a grassroots Conservative Party
People don’t talk about Eastleigh much – but it should loom large in our minds.
Post Euro-elections fightback: Names for the reshuffle. McVey, Fox, Truss, Maynard – and others
Four principles for the shift when it comes.