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A letter to the Parliamentary Conservative Party reveals the ongoing work to fulfil Cameron’s “no MP left behind” promise.
It reduces the risk of fraud and motivates parties to go out and persuade the electorate that voting matters.
From devolution to proportional representation, the left has pursued a far more ambitious agenda of convenient constitutional reform than the Tories.
That is to say, can he do so without overruling associations or locking out those currently on the candidates list?
The key to successful grassroots politics is the local touch: remote and sprawling party organisations are a big step in the wrong direction.
The growth of patronage and payroll power has already reduced the ability of the Commons to scrutinise properly. It shouldn’t be eroded further.
With so much real reform to pursue, it would be wrong to waste valuable time and political capital on battles the Government cannot win.
It’s required as soon as possible.
The pace of change between each election will leave obsolete the relatively stable arrangements that we know now.