David Bridle: Gay and lesbian supporters of the Tory party feel they can once again follow their political instinct
David Bridle has managed gay weekly magazine Boyz since 1991. He stood as a Conservative candidate in his college mock… Read more »
Richard Graham: Why I, a Conservative parliamentary candidate, am prepared to go to jail
Richard Graham is the Conservative candidate for Gloucester. Read more about his campaign on his website. About a month ago… Read more »
Nick Herbert: I am determined to curb the power of the supermarkets
Nick Herbert is Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and uses this Platform to answer… Read more »
Lord Freud: How Labour have failed on child poverty – and what a Conservative Government would do to tackle the problem
Lord Freud was formerly an adviser to the Labour Government on welfare reform before quitting to join the Conservatives in… Read more »
Lord Mackay of Clashfern: Religion and sexual orientation are characteristics which should be afforded equal protection under the law
Lord Mackay of Clashfern served as Lord Chancellor under both Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1987 and 1997. He… Read more »
Paul Palmer: How David Cameron could help boost philanthropy in the UK to the tune of £75 billion
Paul Palmer is Professor of Voluntary Sector Management at Cass Business School, City University London. He is author of A… Read more »
Sajid Javid: Capitalism is essential for our prosperity and liberty
Sajid Javid is a businessman and private investor. He was previously a senior Managing Director at Deutsche Bank AG. In… Read more »
George Lee: Britain should denounce China a little less and try to understand it a little more
George Lee is the Conservative candidate in Holborn and St Pancras. If elected he would be the first Chinese person… Read more »
Syed Kamall MEP: A belief in reducing taxes and trusting people to make responsible choices goes to the heart of Progressive Conservatism
Syed Kamall is a Conservative MEP for London and Chairman of Progressive Conservatives. When a poll last summer found that… Read more »
Caroline Spelman MP: The Government was woefully ill-prepared for the severe weather this week – because it sat on a report on contingency plans for five whole months
Caroline Spelman is Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Has anyone got a sense of déjà-vu about… Read more »
Peter Hitchens: Today’s Conservatives are doing nothing to overturn Marxist victories on the nation state, the law, education and the family
Peter Hitchens of the Mail on Sunday on why he still hopes that the Conservative Party will die. Tim Montgomerie’s… Read more »
Tony Lodge: As Britain freezes, Labour’s failure to pursue a balanced energy policy is more exposed than ever
Tony Lodge is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies and was author of Step off the Gas:… Read more »
Gurmaj Dhillon: The Conservatives can pursue a “Cuts and Growth” agenda without undermining recovery
Gurmaj Dhillon is a former Treasury official who recently served as an adviser to the Conservatives on police reform and… Read more »
Imtiaz Ameen: Islam4uk’s planned march through Wootton Bassett must be banned
Imtiaz Ameen was Conservative candidate for Blackburn at the 2005 general election and is a former councillor in Dewsbury, where… Read more »
Jessica Lee: The benefits of supporting and encouraging volunteering in our local communities cannot be underestimated
Jessica Lee is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Erewash and a family law barrister. During the festive season we have… Read more »