If we want to get re-elected sooner rather than later, we should absorb the facts rather than the myths of 1979.
I believe with every fibre of my being that whatever criticisms might be levelled at the current government, our country is infinitely better off under the Conservatives than Labour.
Growth is as much a political problem as it is an economic one. We need to spend vastly more time thinking about the trade-offs and compromises required to achieve it, how to sequence reforms, and which battles to pick and when.
It is a childish fantasy to suppose that defenestrating the PM would lead to success at the polls.
It’s true that our cultural institutions are no longer neutral. But in the battle for popular memory, Ben Elton has long since won out over Charles Moore.
The Opposition cannot deliver a 1979-style transformation without making difficult decisions, or only picking fights with easy targets such as non-doms and parents of private-school children.
Prime Ministers have a natural inclination to avoid the disruption that re-organising the centre of government would bring. But to govern effectively, change has become necessary.
The authors are entitled to their dismal view of Britain’s recent past, but it does not strike one as a conservative view.
Yesterday marked fifty years since Edward Heath asked voters “Who governs Britain?” and received the polite but firm reply of “Not you, mate”.
That’s why we’ve launched the Next Generation Centre at the Adam Smith Institute, which will develop policy by young people, for young people, working to deliver greater opportunity for the next generation.
Most Conservative MPs are desparate to avoid one any time soon. It may not have occured to some that bringing down the Bill could bring about precisely the outcome they want to avoid.
He also says that the Conservative Party “seems to me to be more strident than I am comfortable with, less compassionate than I am comfortable with, and verging on the xenophobic.”
The MP for Harborough this week took a step towards fame when The Times picked up his attack on the Prime Minister’s failure to stop record migration.
This history of the Labour Party brings out its religious origins, and its role in filling the gap left by the decline of the churches.
For us, supporting Israel is not just a matter of politics—it is a moral imperative rooted in our history and the lessons of the past. As proud Conservatives, we stand firm in our commitment to Israel’s right to exist in peace and security.