Margaret Thatcher’s legacy should be a Conservatism For Bolton West

We first published this piece after her funeral. Today, we re-issue it in honour of the Conservative win there last Thursday. Warm congratulations to Chris Green.

Tory Peer comes under fire for recommending fracking in the “desolate” North East

By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. "Fracking OK for 'desolate' North East, says Tory Peer". Oh dear.  As a Government energy adviser,… Read more »

A hearty welcome for Renewal, the new campaign group designed to extend the Tories’ electoral appeal

By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter Actually, there’s another word of the day – and that word is “group”. David Skelton’s… Read more »

George Osborne appoints Neil O’Brien as new adviser and opens door to a more blue collar, northern conservatism

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Another sign this morning that Team Cameron is succeeding in recruiting the calibre of… Read more »

We still don’t have enough friends in the North

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The Economist publishes an interesting essay in its latest edition, examining the continuing decline… Read more »

Why regional public sector pay still won’t happen

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. I have previously written about why regional public sector pay will not happen.  My… Read more »

Tories should support more property taxes if proceeds are used to cut other, more harmful taxes

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter It's not unreasonable to see Nick Clegg's call for an emergency tax on Britain's… Read more »

Are Tory MPs wrong to complain about Osborne’s spending priorities?

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Four weeks ago Matthew Parris asked: Why are Tory MPs so "unbelievably lily-livered and… Read more »

Why regional public sector pay won’t happen

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Coalition's idea of making public sector pay relative to private sector wages within… Read more »

A firm prediction… HS2 will never happen

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter That's my firm prediction and I think Lord Adonis, the Labour Transport Secretary who pioneered… Read more »

Osborne ready to abolish national pay bargaining

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter If you work in the public sector in Wales you are likely to earn an… Read more »

We need competition between Britain’s cities to get the economy growing again. Here’s how…

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. The Government's localism agenda so far has made positive, but limited progress. Directly-elected Police… Read more »

The three kinds of compassionate conservatism

By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter In the latest ConservativeHome survey we asked respondents to rate the importance of 23 policy… Read more »

David Cameron tells The House magazine he wants to use the boundary review to select more women candidates in key seats

By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter David Cameron, in the latest edition of The House magazine, has given an interview… Read more »

HS2 could be a massive moment for Tory prospects in northern England

By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter After significant extra concessions to the campaigners justifiably worried about the environmental impact of HS2… Read more »