James Frayne: The four big issues Downing Street needs to fix
May’s team have got off to a good start, but as they take stock after conference some early challenges are clearly taking shape.
James Frayne: Britain’s new role in the world should be to forge a Global Free Trade Alliance
It would be ambitious – but given Brexit, such ambition is necessary.
James Frayne: May is emerging as the true heir to Thatcher
Her direct pitch for the provincial English vote mirrors her predecessor’s election-winning insight.
James Frayne: May’s conference speech should aim to destroy Labour
Now that Labour have chosen Corbyn to be their candidate for Prime Minister, it’s the time to start making the fundamental choices between the two parties visible.
James Frayne: Helping motorists would make more difference to ordinary families than new rail lines
When was the last time a politician devoted a speech to making life easier for drivers?
James Frayne: The speech that Hammond ought to deliver at the Conservative Party Conference
We need an economic speech for ordinary families.
James Frayne: More cameras in courtrooms would give the people greater faith in our justice system
We are allowed to read the most salacious details in the newspapers – why not let us see what goes on for ourselves, in context?
James Frayne: There’s a better way to reform foreign aid
Value for money invites a brutal battle with the industry and may rub voters up the wrong way. What about fairness for recipients?
James Frayne: Boosting high-level apprenticeships would change more lives than a few new selective schools
There’s a good reason why lower middle class voters want improvements to vocational education.
James Frayne: Why May needs two communications strategies running in tandem
Her relative quiet compares favourably to Cameron’s incessant commentary, but it’s not without cost.
James Frayne: Creating a more contribution-based welfare system
The first in a new series of columns which focus on what Theresa May’s conservatism for “ordinary working people” could look like in practice.