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.
Posts Tagged: Tim Bale
The poor bloody infantry: why people join political parties
A new study asks good questions without providing good answers.
Robert Halfon: Old Etonian Johnson now drives a white van
Raising national insurance, fewer “sin taxes”, public sector pay rises, more schools spending – all are part of his programme.
LISTEN: “There are pressing problems within the Conservative grassroots” – Wallace on the Week in Westminster
Our Executive Editor discusses disillusioned members, internal democracy, and allegations of UKIP infiltration on BBC Radio Four.
Testing our survey against the latest polling of Party members
There are some differences, which merit examination – but the overall findings are in agreement.
Tim Bale: How the Conservatives can turn new members into activists
A national membership system is a good start, but it must be accompanied by pro-active engagement from local associations.
Rebecca Lowe: Women’s attitudes to the Conservatives – and vice-versa – are not what you may think
There are clearly questions about what’s happening in relation to voting, membership, and representation — and what the Party should or might want to do.
New evidence of the harm done by the Conservative Party’s mismanagement of its own grassroots
Fresh research bolsters ConservativeHome’s case for a new Chairman and urgent Party reform – and offers a glimmer of hope.
Andrew Kennedy: Political parties. The age of mass membership may be over. But that of mass participation may be just beginning.
Our “Registered Supporter” scheme has enrolled 2,000 people; another example of how people are willing to commit, but not to join.
We ask our panel: What should Cameron do next?
James Cleverly MP, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, Cllr Sean Anstee, Graeme Archer, Professor Tim Bale and others give their suggestions.
Professor Tim Bale: The balance of advantage for the Conservatives has shifted. They would now be better off with PR.
On Saturday morning, the Today Programme brought together the Sun’s Tom Newton Dunn and the Guardian’s Polly Toynbee – a… Read more »
Prof Tim Bale: Rachel Sylvester is wrong about Cameron’s strategy in opposition and the reasons why he failed to win an outright victory in 2010
Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Sussex University and is the author of The Conservative Party from Thatcher to… Read more »
Prof Tim Bale: Even Churchill considered an electoral pact with the Liberals in the 1950s
Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Sussex University and is the author of The Conservative Party from Thatcher to… Read more »
Tim Bale: How the Conservative Party has made the journey from the political wilderness of the 1990s to being on the cusp of power once again
Dr Tim Bale is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Sussex University and is the author of The Conservative Party from… Read more »
Tim Bale: The Scottish Tories are getting their act together
Tim Bale is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Sussex University and his book, The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron,… Read more »