What is less recognised is the way in which David Cameron’s Government decided, not without risk to the Conservatives’ electoral prospects in some key marginals, to withhold patronage and money from some Muslim organisations that, fitfully, had gained both under Labour.
The two candidates have less than ten days to bring to the campaign her conviction that sticking with the status quo simply won’t do.
Given the likely impact of the outcome in Afghanistan on flows of refugees, improvement will be more important than ever.
Among our recommendations today, Localis is urging central government to further reduce the tax burden on the pub sector.
Whatever guidelines there may be on engagement with organisations, no-one will take them seriously if the Government doesn’t do so itself.
An emergency cross-departmental ministerial meeting must take place – to ensure there’s a strategy for Hong Kongers’ arrival.
If we don’t push back against encroaching regulation, there is a very real risk that coercive policies can – and will – overstay their welcome.
Doing so would improve social integration, enhance the contribution that migrants make, and allay public discontent over immigration.
Don’t expect Downing Street to bother too much about what MPs or the media think as it prepares to shake up government and Whitehall.
What is it – and how can we strengthen it? That is the focus of Bright Blue’s latest report, published today.
I instinctively agreed with the Conservatives and their emphasis on hard work, enterprise, their belief in the One Nation, and their willingness to promote aspiration.
The New Zealand attack, the Birmingham school protests – and what we’re doing in the West Midlands to build cohesion and resilience.
One thinks of the need for such as a measure as justice-related and security-related. But it would also send a powerful signal.
Rather than agonising over whether new arrivals are fitting in, the Government instead invested in ensuring that they have the tools they need to do so.