Forcing businesses to declare how many foreigners they employ is an awful and clumsy idea
Whether it came from Rudd or from Downing Street, it does a disservice to the Government’s mission. It should be dropped.
The Prime Minister’s class act
What will the Conservatives’ middle income support base make of her aim of shifting power to the workers?
Mother Theresa
At the heart of her speech was not so much a new interventionism as a Church-formed moralism, a sense of public service – and a Good Samaritan Moment.
Andrew Gimson’s Conference Diary: This lamentable rhetoric will in time produce a reaction
Plus: Why do so many expensive hotels think it is a good thing to make their windows unopenable? Can’t we go back to Blackpool?
From the Dale/Davis show to Beaverbrookism: Andrew Gimson’s report from the fringe
Erdington modernisation? The most notable feature of Erdington is Spaghetti Junction, “you don’t know where you’re going and could end up anywhere”.
May claims “new centre ground”: Today’s ConservativeHome conference newspaper in full
She seeks a new direction – not left or right but outwards, away from Westminster and towards the country.
The Conservative Party, the practiced political survivor, adapts again
A short time after the divisions of the referendum, Tories from both sides are getting on with the job.
Rudd stops worrying and learns to love Brexit
But it was a vote to control our borders – not to be anti immigration.
Andrew Gimson’s Conference Diary: For a wild moment I thought the Chancellor was going to praise King John
Hammond is no chilly technocrat – but a warm and genial technocrat.
See the Brexit Secretary under the spotlight today: Today’s ConservativeHome conference newspaper in full
David Davis will be interviewed by Iain Dale.
Ten snapshots of the Conservative conference
To turn Lord Denning on his head, Brexit is like “an incoming tide flowing up the estuaries of England”.
David Davis, Greg Clark, Liam Fox, Sajid Javid, Priti Patel: ConHome’s Party Conference fringe programme in full
Readers with a special interest in Brexit may want to note the events with the Brexit Secretary and the International Trade Secretary.
Hammond’s “The diet starts tomorrow” message of yet further delay on deficit reduction
The Government finds Brexit offers an alibi for its own profligacy.
Andrew Gimson’s Conference Diary: Quite right, Prime Minister – we don’t need to punch above our weight
I am thinking of founding a party which will stand up for the privileged few.
Brexit Party members’ survey: Today’s ConservativeHome conference newspaper in full
Three out of four favour a hard Brexit.