Whatever you believe, there is force in the claim that truth sets you free. But this Christmas, as at other times, it comes with a cost.
His satire on the NUS is highly enjoyable, but as he himself recognises, the Conservatives are a long way from finding messages to reach younger voters.
Simply ‘being on social media’ is not enough. It is the quality of content that is the overwhelming variable that determines success.
We are not up against a revived Soviet Union. At most, Putin’s state is a puffer fish – poisonous, but not as big as you think.
We are the future of the Party, and if you don’t bring more of us in now, we won’t be there when it really matters.
We can’t rely on our opponents to become more truthful. Tories must push back against such smears – and seek to prevent them finding currency in the first place.
For anyone with a mobile phone, it’s not rocket science to see why the Conservative Party is a decade behind in engaging people of my age.
With young people spending ever-more time online, the owners of these platforms must take responsibility for making them safe.
Not surprisingly, the country remains sharply divided as to the merits of its leader – a division that can hardly be missed in this new polling.
“The language should be that of giving people their chance to succeed and of being on their side – a “people politics” that many practice locally but which must be scaled up.”
The simultaneous creation and collapse of a new force has been written off an establishment failure. The truth is more interesting.
People are not yet at the point where they believe the party in government needs kicking out; they are still willing to give us a hearing.
Young people won’t flock to the party just because we have better graphics, they will come when we offer solutions based on our beliefs.
Yet embracing change doesn’t mean blinkered acceptance. It is a core Conservative belief that robust rules are needed to ensure one person’s freedom doesn’t trample that of others.