We should stop fighting major wars outside the European theatre
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter We should stop fighting major wars outside the European theatre. The thrust of Bernard… Read more »
Cameron promises to turbo charge economic and family policy, and is said to be considering benefit cuts for bad parents
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. I recently argued that this autumn would give us a very good sense of… Read more »
After twenty years of Scottish Tory failure it’s time for a ‘Made in Scotland’ conservative party
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. According to radio reports Lord Forsyth, the former Scottish Secretary, has described the idea… Read more »
Another blow for High Speed Rail 2: the Economist shows its costly downsides
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter The Economist magazine has put online an article from its print edition urging the… Read more »
Michael Gove warns of an “educational underclass” of “lost souls”, ill-prepared for school, and lacking discipline and male role models
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Education, gave a speech at the Durand… Read more »
Anti-planning campaigners urged to stop scaremongering, as Greg Clark MP promises to listen to constructive suggestions
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. In an interview with The Times (£) Greg Clark MP attempts to take the… Read more »
The wrong and right kinds of Tory modernisation
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. According to Evan Davis and Matthew d'Ancona on the Today programme there's a big… Read more »
David Cameron promises “tough love” for Britain’s broken households and that Britain will remain a global military power
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. David Cameron was interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme this morning and was questioned… Read more »
Cut aid and we can afford tax cuts, battleships, more police officers, cheaper trains and one hundred other impossible things
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. Hardly a day passes without someone in the centre right press suggesting that we… Read more »
92% of MPs support the principle behind the Dorries/Field campaign for independent abortion counselling
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Nadine Dorries, a Conservative MP, and Frank Field, a Labour MP, jointly tabled an… Read more »
If the choice is tax rises or defence cuts, we should opt for the latter
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I asked yesterday: which taxes should rise if other are to fall? But there… Read more »
More students are studying core GCSE subjects thanks to the introduction of the EBacc
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Figures released today by the Department of Education show that the introduction of the… Read more »
What should be taxed? Not wealth and land, if we can help it.
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter The debate about replacing the 50p income tax rate with a new mansion tax… Read more »
£1,624 – the gap in public spending per person between England and Scotland
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter Figures released by the Treasury's annual Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses today have shown a… Read more »
United at the top. Major, Hague, IDS and Howard are giving Cameron all the support they can.
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter. The rebelliousness of many on the Tory backbenches has been well documented on ConHome's… Read more »