If the party really wants to honour its past, then it must face up to problems of the present.
His 1962 work “Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays” stands as one of the most significant and accessible cornerstones of modern Conservative thought.
A new ConHome series offering a very short introduction to some of those who are making or who have made an intellectual contribution to conservatism.
Political popularity appears to be broad and sustained but, when eventually it is exhausted, the falling away of support is dramatic.
The country’s Prime Minister is a classic cakeist – berating the EU on the one hand, but not seeking to leave on the other.
This can give the Tories a tremendous advantage in a democracy because the public, as a whole, does not have fixed views either.
For over half a century he championed American conservatism, and helped develop the movement’s organisational skills.
Galloway is furthering a dangerous communalism – by dragging conflicts overseas towards the centre of domestic political discourse.
While Blair, Brown and Cameron scuttled off indecorously after leaving Number 10, she remains in the Commons and tries to hold Johnson to account.
He’s proof that your boat can be swept along by the same tide as others, but how you steer it is a matter of individual style.
The centre isn’t where he or ConservativeHome or anyone else wants it to be. It’s where it is – “Far From Notting Hill”.
Extreme gender ideology undermines cultural norms, scientific reality, the connection between motherhood and children, parental rights, and free speech.
During the last year, we’ve learned much about the Government – but far more about ourselves.
One group is composed of those who pursue personal ambition ungoverned by any set of principles that might impede those aims.