Fixating on who is or is not a ‘real Conservative’ will only tear our broad-church party apart
Giles Dilnot
“Too broad a church and the roof collapses, burying every side under it. Too narrow, and you get a congregation that could comfortably gather in a telephone box.”
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The appointments row is a test of whether the Conservatives remember how to do opposition
Henry Hill
“The resignation of Reeves’s appointee to the Treasury presents the Opposition with a precarious opportunity. So why do some in the Party seem to imply that the issue is ‘sorted’?”
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Whatever happened to Reform UK?
William Atkinson
“If Farage so far seems bored by Parliament, or has been dismissed and damned by a media class who have always despised him, it is far too early to be writing him off.”
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The shameful story of how a Vote Leave volunteer was hounded by the Electoral Commission
Daniel Hannan
“It was reasoning backward from its prejudices, namely that Eurosceptics are dishonest people, and that there must be some technicality on which they can be tripped up.”
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Airey Neave, the Kingmaker of 1975
Adrian Lee
“He not only ensured Margaret Thatcher’s victory, but he also talent-spotted future ministers such as Norman Tebbit, Nicholas Ridley, and Cecil Parkinson.”
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An elected party chairman would be a recipe for chaos
Lee David Evans
“Ultimately, everyone in the Conservative Party has a strong interest in having the best possible chairman. But nobody has a greater interest than the aspiring prime minister who leads the party.”
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Rent controls mean less construction, lower quality, and lower residential mobility
Dr Konstantin A Kholodilin
“When asked during surveys, especially in the USA and to a lesser extent in Europe, most economists are against the policy.”
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Badenoch commands respect from left and right in our party, and has the character to succeed
Nigel Huddleston MP
“She is an effective leader, a straight talker, and possesses the skills and character to not only lead us in opposition but into government.”
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Clacton’s complex relationship with Farage and Brexit
Daniel Friderichs
“By looking beyond simple approval ratings or voting intentions, we gain a richer, more nuanced picture of what drives people’s opinions and behaviours.”
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The responsible way to import construction workers? Temporarily.
Henry Hill
“Such a scheme might be necessary in the short term, but unless it is explicitly temporary, the sector will have no incentive to invest in training up our own workforce.”
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