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.
Profile: Jeremy Hunt, the restorer of calm at Health. But will it last the winter?
He has dropped from view because he seems to have achieved the improbable feat, for a Conservative, of promoting change without picking a fight with NHS staff.
Graeme Archer: The cat who dreamt he was God
Nothing muddles some minds or sharpens others like the dreamlike state of pre-redundancy.
Daniel Hannan MEP: A leader who favours EU membership? Sure. But there’s still good reason to vote Conservative.
It hardly seems fair, in the circs, to blame the Prime Minister for not holding views that he has never pretended to hold.
Peter Riddell: What would a minority government be like?
They are likely to be less stable than coalitions because of the lack of a majority. That does not prevent them enduring,
Oh good, the EU’s got a project to build an artificial human brain
This may sound like the plot of a sci-fi horror movie aimed at UKIP voters, but it’s actually happening.
Sir Mark Worthington bolsters The Freedom Association’s position as neutral territory in the divided right
As Baroness Thatcher’s former private secretary, he is closely linked to something dear to the Tory right and the Toryish wing of UKIP.
Jeremy Hunt MP: Why NHS culture still needs to change
While Labour continue to deny their failings, we are making the NHS the most transparent, accountable healthcare system in the world.
Geoffrey Cox, my hero
We need more Parliamentarians capable of earning £1,333 per hour – not fewer.
Party Reform 2) Rebuilding the Conservative grassroots
To ensure our party is built to last, it must have a mass membership base.
Henry Hill: Labour’s Scottish meltdown continues
Also: Welsh nationalists press the attack for destructive constitutional change; and Salmond puts a shot over Lib Dem bows with tuition fee monument.
Dr Liam Fox MP: Cameron must take the lead in tackling the crisis caused by the euro
He should make it the top issue at any EU leaders’ meeting – and here are four possible solutions.
“If you vote UKIP, the value of your house will go down.” Seriously?
The latest claim isn’t just flimsy, it’s implausible – and a gift to UKIP.
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.
Stephen Tall: How did it come to this? The Lib Dems’ seven key Coalition moments
From tuition fees to those Farage debates: the story of how my party went from Cleggmania to single digits in under five years.