Tim Bale’s Blog- ‘What does history tell us about how close Boris could be to his voter sell-by date?’, Telegraph, 1 February 2022
- ‘Just what exactly is continuing to keep Boris Johnson in power?’, Observer, 17 April 2022.
- ‘Mainstream right in Western Europe: challenging times; trouble ahead?’ (with Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser), UK in a Changing Europe, 22 January 2022.
- ‘Boris’s North Shropshire nightmare is eerily reminiscent of Margaret Thatcher’s Eastbourne defeat’, Telegraph, 17 December 2021.
- ‘Your starter for 10: Would the Tories be better off without Boris Johnson?’, Open Democracy, 14 December 2021.
- ‘Boris Johnson’s woes are multiplied if he cannot “unite the right”‘, Financial Times, 11 December 2021.
- ‘Riding the populist wave: the UK Conservatives and the constitution’, Constitution Unit Blog, 10 December 2021.
- ‘To regain lost ground at the next election, Labour will need to convince voters that it can deliver greater social justice and security without risking the economy’, LSE British Politics and Policy, 8 November 2021 (with Paul Webb).
- ‘Boris Johnson wants net zero by 2050. Are his voters behind him?’, The Loop, 3 November 2021.
- ‘Macmillan’s many, many Chancellors’, Daily Telegraph, 30 October 2021.
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Get a sense of humour: the Tories and Coalition, Spectator, 5 October 2013
Like so many pundits before me, I had earnestly hoped never to begin a piece on coalitions by quoting Disraeli. But since I was asked by Bright Blue and the Electoral Reform Society to join Mrs Bone’s husband, as well … Continue reading
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What was the point of the party conferences? The Conversation, 2 October 2013
“War – huh. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing”, sang Edwin Starr back in the sixties. Most people say the same about party conferences. They take up half a week. They cost a fortune. They don’t actually decide anything important, especially … Continue reading
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For his speech, David Cameron will surely lean on ethos, pathos and logos, Guardian, 2 October 2013
The pressure is on. David Cameron’s closing speech to his party’s conference will be his eighth as Tory leader, and his MPs and grassroots supporters are hoping that he can top Ed Miliband’s effort in Brighton last week. While they are bound to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Aristotle, Conference, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Oratory, Rhetoric, Speech
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What happened to Tory modernisation, Telegraph, 30 September 2013
As David Cameron finally delivers on his promise to recognise marriage in the tax system and announces yet more action on immigration and welfare, it seems like a good time to ask whether – despite the valiant efforts of commentators … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Party, David Cameron, Francis Maude, modernisation, modernisers, Nick Boles, Tory
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