Protectionist elected to leadership of EPP
We keep being told that the tide of opinion in Europe is coming our way. It doesn’t look that way… Read more »
Next year’s Spring Forum
I don’t think this has reached the public sphere yet, so just to let you know that next year’s Conservative… Read more »
Lord Mackay on whether religious beliefs should bow to the rights of homosexuals
The former Conservative Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern has written in the Telegraph about the appropriateness of the Equality… Read more »
How should we select MEPs?
The results of the question posed in December’s ConservativeHome survey are as follows (Party members’ answers only): How should sitting… Read more »
Ruth Kelly’s ocean-going hypocrisy
Some reaction to yesterday’s revelation that Ruth Kelly is sending one of her children to a £15,000-a-year special needs school…. Read more »
Tories 7% ahead in Populus survey
A Populus poll in tomorrow’s Times gives David Cameron’s Conservatives a 7% lead. Last month the Tory lead was just… Read more »
Hammersmith and Fulham deliver on tax cut pledge
Last May’s local elections were good for the Tories – particularly in London. Many of the gains were made on… Read more »
What do you think of the shadow cabinet? Dunno really.
Just over a year after they were appointed to the shadow cabinet, at least five of David Cameron’s top team… Read more »
Pocket the difference with the Tories
The first campaign – against ‘the Tosser’ of debt – on the Tories’ Sort-It website was praised by ConservativeHome but… Read more »
blairfoundation.org.uk
The Independent on Sunday reports that US-born socialite Martha Greene (profiled here in the Daily Mail) has registered the blairfoundation.org.uk… Read more »
Maude pulls the plug on Bournemouth after police failures
The Atticus column in The Sunday Times suggests that Party Chairman Francis Maude has vowed not to return to Bournemouth… Read more »
‘Europe may be important but it’s probably best not to campaign on it much.’ Discuss.
"Tieless was Year 1. In Year 1 the huskies were great, the moody shots with starving kids were affecting, the… Read more »
No more Bush-Merkel back-rubs
From today’s Australian: "US President George W. Bush, who raised eyebrows with an impromptu neck massage of German Chancellor Angela… Read more »
Fingerprint Events wins Party Conferences contract
The annual Tory conference has been a major drain on the party’s finances for a number of years. The party… Read more »
New rival for Scottish Tories
Today’s Scotsman reports that wealthy landowner Archie Stirling is to launch a new party ahead of May’s Holyrood elections. The… Read more »