Much of it is excellent and a skeleton for delivery, but it will need work to put flesh on the bones.
The vast majority of people are neither Not-In-My-Backyarders nor Yes-In-My-Backyarders but Maybe-In-My-Backyarders.
Plus: Hammond’s jokes. Javid’s stonewalling. Am I a fascist? And: of the making of books there is no end
The former Deputy Prime Minister delivered the Peter Hennessy Lecture at the Queen Mary University of London.
The May government has so far set its sights no higher than its predecessor. Its aim remains Cameron’s – to build a one million homes during this parliament.
We will extend our popular £1 homes initiative, which saw 33 terraced properties emptied by the Labour Pathfinder scheme brought back to life.
Readers with a special interest in Brexit may want to note the events with the Brexit Secretary and the International Trade Secretary.
She shares Thatcher’s interest in “ordinary working people” – but without the overarching aim of shrinking the role of the state.
The need to reform the Conservative Councillors Association is ignored.
There is a need for a common vision that has buy-in from the party faithful to make them long-lasting – whoever takes over as the next Prime Minister.
Plus: Gummer gets it wrong, Barwell gets it right, Heywood gets oily, the Republicans get extreme…and why Boris may get Transport.
A pre-CSR session with the Chancellor at Dorneywood. Have the Chinese bugged Freya the Cut? DC One’s second-hand fittings. And: Boris Bearded.
Progress has been made, but a narrow focus prevents the area flourishing as a popular Conservative principle.
Different messages were sent to UKIP/Tory waverers; to undecided voters who preferred Cameron to Miliband; and to non-Tories who nevertheless liked Barwell.
What I saw at this year’s conference makes me more confident than ever that the Conservatives can break through to black and minority ethnic voters.
The May government has so far set its sights no higher than its predecessor. Its aim remains Cameron’s – to build a one million homes during this parliament.