Ralph Miliband. Plumb wrong – but no hater of Britain
The Mail usually has more bullets to hand when firing shots at a reputation. A lack of them has allowed Labour’s leader to counter-attack.
Rory Stewart MP: National Citizen Service is working – and should be expanded more swiftly
The students spoke of how these weeks changed their life. But its deepest benefit may be for our identity as citizens.
Cameron’s positive vision for the future must be the start, not the end, of our pitch to voters
The Conservatives are seen as good for the economy – now the Prime Minister must persuade voters we are good for them and their family, too.
Lord Ashcroft :Conference Diary – Wednesday
Being in optimistic mood, I have high hopes that the PM will get it right.
Homes, Jobs & Savings For All – a message we hope to hear from Cameron today
The Prime Minister must win over battling voters on modest incomes.
Stephan Shakespeare: We already know the outcome of the next election
The numbers are clear – and neither of the main parties should be popping the champagne.
The uncertainty over climate change is why we should be worried about it
We should have more respect for the scientists who admit what they don’t know – and what they’ve got wrong – than for the swaggering sceptics who think they’ve got it all sussed.
Lord Ashcroft : Conference Diary – Tuesday
A tip from Iain Dale: if you see a journalist around the place, why not go and talk to them?
IDS: My job hunt hothouse for workless people
Claimants will be required to attend their Jobcentre for 35 hours each week
The ConservativeHome Tory conference programme
ConservativeHome’s full programme of public fringe events next week at Party Conference in Manchester
Garvan Walshe: Is there a whiff of complacency about William Hague?
It’s not enough to declare that Al-Qaeda is on the back foot, it must be stay that way.
Peter Riddell: Ministers and Mandarins – how politicians and civil servants can work better together
The Prime Minister needs to take a more visible role in promoting reform of the civil service against departmental interests.
Private currencies, home-made guns and libertarianism from the bottom-up
Libertarian parties show very little sign that they will ever win power at the ballot box. Perhaps this is fitting – after all, the idea of implementing libertarianism from the top-down seems rather inconsistent.
The Scottish Tories demonstrate a possible future model for party membership
New ways of finding and recruiting supporters offer an alternative to declining party membership.
Lord Ashcroft: Conference Diary – Monday
I must say I like the Socialist Workers’ new nautical-looking banners. In the breezy sunshine, their demonstration looked like a leftist regatta.