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Posts Tagged: Social Class

James Frayne: No one in control. No one taking responsibility. No one apparently in charge. Why these events are toxic for the Government.

Last week, middle class voters told us in focus groups that they were incandescent; we expect to hear the same this week from working class voters.

By James Frayne | 13 January 2022

Imran Mulla: Religious freedom – and why French assimilation fails while British multiculturalism works

While Muslims here feel comfortably British, French Muslims must conceal their religious convictions to be respectable citizens.

By Imran Mulla | 10 January 2022

Stewart Jackson: A reshuffle that moved some of the Prime Minister’s critics into the Cabinet would be prudent

The Government must rebuild its demoralised electoral coalition, keep the Right broadly united and develop a compelling narrative and a legacy.

By Stewart Jackson | 10 January 2022

David Willetts: Yes, let’s have more white male working class students. And new universities, too – some in the Red Wall.

The final piece in our series on levelling up comes from our fortnightly columnist – as the White Paper looms.

By Lord Willetts | 3 December 2021

Johnson the Earl, Cummings the heiress – and the Downton Abbey marriage cursed before it began

Our regret that he is no longer in place is cancelled out by his own suggestion that he shouldn’t really have been doing his job at all. 

By Paul Goodman | 12 August 2021

Bim Afolami: Five books to read over the summer recess

Reading and reflection really helps me get a perspective on what is going on, whether in my own constituency or in the country more broadly.

By Bim Afolami MP | 9 August 2021

Raghib Ali: Systemic classism, not racism. Why the main factor in health and educational inequalities is deprivation, not race.

The fourth part of a series on ConHome this week about the politics of race and ethnicity in Britain today.

By Dr Raghib Ali | 23 July 2021 | 15 comments

David Skelton: The new snobbery. How football fans and Brexit voters were demonised as racists.

We need a multi-racial working-class conservatism that tackles discrimination – and prioritises removing the barriers that prevent people advancing.

By David Skelton | 22 July 2021

Ryan Bourne: The tax hikes that could fall in the south. And tear the Tory coalition apart

The problem is that spiralling spending demands quickly use up the options which voters don’t notice. Eventually you need other big sources of revenue,

By Ryan Bourne | 22 June 2021

Houchen. He’s patriotic. Even more importantly – he delivers.

Labour isn’t focused on the second, preferring to blame others for problems, and too many of its activists aren’t the first, either.

By Paul Goodman | 8 May 2021

Peter Saunders: The myth of social immobility. Those who champion meritocracy are pursuing something we’ve basically already got.

The second of two pieces on ConHome this week on social mobility. How much does it matter and is it in decline?

By Peter Saunders | 6 May 2021

Robert Halfon: The political parties are stuck in the Dark Ages

This book tells you more about the demographics of party members than anything you will hear from the usual commentators.

By Robert Halfon MP | 2 December 2020 | 26 comments

Anand Menon and Matt Bevington: Will Johnson really be able to level up?

Our research with low-income voters in some of these areas revealed that many are not expecting miracles. They simply want better local services.

By Professor Anand Menon and Matt Bevington | 30 November 2020 | 30 comments

Liam Fox: Today, the Chancellor should aim to boost an unambiguously private sector-led recovery

Before pumping more funding into the public sector, we must restore the habit of making sure we have the money in the bank before we start spending it.

By Dr Liam Fox MP | 25 November 2020 | 33 comments

Robert Halfon: Who’s up for a Southern Research Group?

There is deprivation and lower educational attainment in the southern new towns, coastal communities, inner cities and rural coldspots.

By Robert Halfon MP | 18 November 2020 | 66 comments

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