Meanwhile, the Feldman Review’s message to Associations is: it’s all take from us, it’s all give from you
It is flammable timing given the crossover with the EU referendum.
It is flammable timing given the crossover with the EU referendum.
It will propose some centralisation, and that isn’t always a bad thing. But Party members on the ground need something back in return.
The processs in the safer seats is becoming like speed dating for a marriage that may last 20 years or more.
We have lessons to learn from our sister parties in Europe.
That’s to say, everything except election-fighting: increasing membership. Candidate selection. Targeting development seats. Growing support among ethnic minority voters.
The row over the Prime Minister’s remarks about local Associations has been mostly concocted. But the need for Party reform is real. We open a ConHome series.
First things first: Party members need more of a say on how money raised is spent.
Ministers have a course to follow if they don’t like Cameron’s draft EU deal. And, no, it isn’t to resign.
Everyone should concentrate on how our great country is to be governed: there is no place in our Party for brutal tactics.
Last week, an article on this site argued that the party doesn’t need a youth movement. Here’s why that view is wrong.
Too many people get caught up in the pointless distractions of youth politics. It’s time to treat young Conservatives like any other Party members.
Our survey reveals a strong demand for the right to elect Board members and the Party Chairman.
If you haven’t yet received your vote, there is still time and opportunity to secure it.
ConservativeHome was among the first to raise the issue – now the Party Board is weighing up a crucial decision.
Frankly, we need to get through all this without a split. Resources neutrality is essential to that end.