“A society that does not judge you for where you come from or your background or how you live your life provided you do no harm to others that is the syncretic genius of our country.”
“Of course sometimes the exchanges are tough, but that is to be expected…because the prizes for success are enormous. As are the consequences of failure.”
Cameron’s insistence on binding Britain to the OECD has undermined not just May’s vision for overseas development, but his own.
Conservatives Friends of Bangladesh plays an important part in strengthening economic, cultural and political ties.
It will take a strong political will and much reforming zeal to make the ‘Cinderella service’ meet the needs of young and vulnerable people.
Our new report argues that the Government must focus on security, climate change, human rights, and other shared international agendas and challenges.
The way in which the 0.7 per cent target is defined is out of date. Lack of money is not necessarily the primary cause of underdevelopment.
40 million people are currently in urgent need of food assistance. The G7 summit at the end of May has an opportunity to act.
I truly believe that this election will finally banish the tribal, class-driven polarisation of workers versus bosses. That rhetoric will be firmly placed in the dustbin of history.
I feel we have gone too far in publishing and overly political manifestos which make it difficult to govern subsequently.
This first piece of a mini-series on what should be in the manifesto argues that the Conservatives must get serious about living within our means.
The Prime Minister spoke for many when she said that “we should all be proud of the help and support we are giving to people around the world”.
“What we need to do though is look at how that money is spent, and make sure we are able to spend that money in the most effective way.”
I left feeling proud that as a UK taxpayer my money is being put to such good use, but we mustn’t pat ourselves on the back just yet. Our work is not done.