Tag Archives: Conservatives

‘Is capitalism at a crossroads?’, Observer, 1 October 2017.

Posted on November 5, 2017 by

Seen from space, capitalism seems to be ticking along quite nicely. Globally, at least, the markets and growth they promote have pulled millions out of absolute poverty. Zoom in, though, and the picture is more worrying – and not only … Continue reading →

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‘Death and foxes: why certain issues have the power to turn a political campaign’, Prospect, 7 August 2017

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

British Election Study research released last week not only confirmed that the campaign made a big difference in 2017, but also gave us an insight into the issues that may have changed voters’ minds. Two or three things on the list—neatly illustrated … Continue reading →

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‘Are elections won by members or money?’, ConservativeHome, 22 December 2016

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

We live in a golden age of political participation. Hard to believe it, I know. But when it comes to people joining political parties, it’s true – or at least half true. On the one hand, huge numbers of people … Continue reading →

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‘The Conservative Party and Business have fallen in and out of love for decades’, The Conversation, 11 October 2016.

Posted on October 25, 2016 by

Given the potential impact of a so-called “hard Brexit” on bottom lines, as well as the less-than-friendly tone of recent ministerial and prime ministerial interventions, it’s hardly surprising that relations between the British government and business have been pretty strained … Continue reading →

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‘David Cameron: The moderniser whose bravery stopped fatally short’, New Statesman, 13 September 2016

Posted on September 23, 2016 by

Few if any British Prime Ministers have been able to rescue their reputations by publishing their memoirs. David Cameron had better hope he proves one of the exceptions to the rule because, right now, he’s in danger of being written … Continue reading →

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‘The Corn Laws analogy is misplaced. There’s no good reason why the Tories should split over Europe’, ConservativeHome, 17 May 2016.

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

An apocryphal aphorism coined by a firebrand left-wing legend might not be an obvious way to start a discussion about what could happen to the Conservative Party in the wake of the EU Referendum, but Nye Bevan surely had a … Continue reading →

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‘David Cameron is not the man to shoot the Conservative Eurosceptic dog’, Telegraph, 10 May 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

You know the Tory Civil War is back on when the body-snatching starts again in earnest.  A few weeks ago, Winston Churchill’s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, the MP for Mid-Sussex, made it plain that he took a dim view of … Continue reading →

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