The current arrangements were a sop to activists by CCHQ as it seized control of selections, the conference, and so much more in 1998.
The measures would signal that we are a national community, membership of which brings particular rights and also obligations. It sounds pretty Conservative to me.
Rather than an ideological approach, these four ideals – pragmatism, stewardship, One Nation and empowerment – should be the foundations of Conservative economic policy.
That he will be in post during the Coronation in May tells an important story about change in Britain across the generations.
Under this scheme, the ’22 Executive would change the rules, Truss would go – and a high threshold would be set to ensure only a single nomination.
Are we in recession? Of course not. The ONS has in fact just uprated its growth forecast, and the IMF now admits that Kwarteng’s reforms will boost growth.
At a macro-level, it reinforces prudence and affordability. But at a micro-level, it can be an obstacle to speed, efficiency and innovation.
But there are truths in life – for example, that a stich in time saves nine, beggars can’t be choosers…and that you can’t spend more than your earn. His premiership ends with record spending and taxes.
Voters value stability. Our parties have made a national sport of ‘spills’, and been punished at the ballot box.
The current system, drawn up by a shellshocked party after 1997, encourages the self-destructive behaviour we have seen.
It needs to pull the help it has already provided into an account that shows the scale of the adjustment we are going through.
Voters aren’t used to a world of rising prices and interest rates, and their hearts and minds are up for grabs.
To waste time now on internal factionalisation would be indefensible to so many party members who worked so hard to secure our majority.
If the party really wants to honour its past, then it must face up to problems of the present.
His achievements as a journalist, historian, and broadcaster were immense. He should be read by all those seeking to challenge the wrongful dogmatisms of the “progressive” Left.