James Frayne: To contest big state ideas, small state conservatives need to get to grips with the detail
They must also rediscover the interests of the consumer – and be better at engaging working class voters on social issues.
They must also rediscover the interests of the consumer – and be better at engaging working class voters on social issues.
If we fail, and usher in a Corbyn government, the price we will all pay does not bear thinking about.
Even in lefty France, socialist policies are now being dumped by Emmanuel Macron in favour of free markets. Now is the time to develop our next round of big ideas.
Government research shows that the average person is roughly eleven times more likely to be the victim of cyber-crime than an in-person robbery.
When open markets are being called into question by the Left, the last thing the economy needs is for a Conservative Government to play the interventionist card.
Large companies should be required to offer paternity leave on the same basis as maternity leave. Families should have the choice of who should stay home.
If they want to remain the party of business, the Tories must channel both Thatcher and Cameron and embrace the need to broaden access to capital.
The Mayor of London’s attacks on Uber and the car hire industry show he is positioning himself for a future Labour leadership contest.
Those responsible for assets should behave in a responsible manner towards the future of the company and their employees.
A Council Tax revaluation, and higher bands for higher value properties, would be an acceptable price to pay in return for the abolition of Stamp Duty, too.
When ministers meet at Chequers this week, they must find a solution to the seemingly intractable question of whether to align or diverge from the EU.
“Competition doesn’t mean privatisation.” The full text of his speech to the Social Market Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
If we do, we could reverse at least some of the six per cent hit to GDP it has caused so far. If we don’t, we could continue to lose productivity growth of 0.2 per cent a year.
We must turbo-charge the vehicle of British entrepreneurship as we drive across the Brexit bridge which should connect us with the rest of the world.
The Government must always stand up to businesses’ excesses, without losing sight of the huge benefits that partnerships have brought.