Giles Dilnot
“I want this site to be the crucible for debate about where the party is going and who is driving it forward, both in Westminister but equally out in the country.”
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An Early Dawn has broken, has it not? Labour needs to build more prisons
Henry Hill
“It will already be hard enough for Lord Timpson to sell the British public on the idea that two-thirds of our current prison population don’t belong inside. It will be much harder if his principles are not seen to be evenly applied.”
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Does Cleverly have that iron in him?
William Atkinson
“A recent poll has suggested that the Shadow Home Secretary is the most popular leadership candidate amongst Tory members. What does this tell us about his appeal and the desires of activists?”
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Swamped by cronyism, Labour failing to live up to their own ethical standards
Henry Newman
“Within its first 100 days, Starmer’s government has already shown a greater propensity for spin and cronyism than even its New Labour predecessor.”
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Far from being done, Old England is a bulwark against cultural destruction
Peter Franklin
“The temptation for conservatives is to slip into a state of self-indulgent melancholy. But the fact is we can win – and quite often, we do.”
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Jenrick has the right ideas to rebuild our party – here’s how I would make them a reality
Lord Frost
“An empowered membership, including much greater say over the selection – and deselection – of MPs, is the best way to keep our Party true to its principles.”
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Decades of centralisation have hollowed out our party – so I’m asking members how to reform CCHQ
Tom Tugendhat MP
“I’ll listen to what you tell me. I’ll publish the results, and release my plan. Then, if elected leader, I will bring the change so desperately needed to deliver for our members and activists on the ground.”
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It is absurd for Labour to say we jail too many people – and the numbers prove it
David Green
“The fact is that Britain today is a high-crime society – divide our prison population by the crime rate, and it’s low. So too is the proportion of serial and serious offenders handed custodial sentences.”
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William Atkinson
“Pigeonholing Tugendhat as the candidate of the party’s centre-left simplifies his multi-faceted record.”
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Giles Dilnot
“The parliamentary party has every clear duty to the wider party: to deliver a choice of two candidates either of whom they would be happy to serve under.”
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