Normal streets are best
People just aren’t as nice to each other in large blocks of flats.
America and Britain: Socially immobile because we are geographically immobile
To the extent that people are moving at all, it tends to be away from higher wage areas – the reverse of the historical pattern
Lottie Dexter: Childcare is the issue to crack if more single mums are to work
Roughly a third of all single mums are on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Income Support.
Both Conservatives and Labour share the blame for tower blocks
These multi-storey buildings are a legacy from the era of consensus politics.
Five lessons from Ann Clywd’s report about NHS complaints
The Labour MP’s brave and moving report should make us rethink more than just complaints handling.
Ten questions about Osborne’s Islamic finance plan
Conservative MPs asked searching questions about a Sukuk issue in opposition. Are the answers any clearer now they are in Government?
The decline and fall of full employment
One million unemployed used to be intolerable. Now we barely notice 2.5 million.
Garvan Walshe: Without interests or values to share, why should we care about Saudi Arabia?
When Saudi Arabia announced that it wouldn’t take up a seat on the U.N Security Council, the proper reaction should be to celebrate.
Lord Ashcroft: How the Conservatives could gain traction in Scotland
Over the last eight months, I have looked into the question. My full report, “Cameron’s Caledonian Conundrum”, is published today.
Unemployment: what’s the true picture?
How is the labour market really doing? Who are the hardest to help among the unemployed? A week on Jobs opens on ConservativeHome.
Boris needs to cut red tape if he wants to build good quality “Boris Homes” not tower blocks
Tower Block Week begins with advice for the Mayor on regeneration schemes that offer the homes people want
Meet the four finalists who will face the Tonbridge and Malling Open Primary
The successful candidates have a range of experience, from the courtroom to the boardroom and the council chamber to the battlefield.
Michael Dowsett: Never mind UKIP. To win the next election, we need to target centre-ground voters
A typical undecided voter is around twice as likely to be female than male, and is most likely to be aged between 25-39 years old
Cameron’s struggle to reduce EU red tape shows how tricky renegotiating membership will be
European Commission President Jose Manuel Borroso agrees there should be some limit the number of new regulations coming out of Brussels. Well whoopie doo.
Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson: Does Iceland belong in the Anglosphere?
Iceland has become both very Americanized and Anglicised. That also goes for Icelandic politics which are more in line the Anglosphere than continental Europe.