“Kemi has been out there, doing her homework on the ground, hearing the message the British people sent us, and going back with a real offer,” he says.
We seek to conserve all that is best in our society, our institutions, our natural environment and our world. In recent years, however, we have carelessly allowed the left to take the lead.
Badenoch has the reins of power in the party. She represents what conservatives should have been all along. Proud, practical and unafraid to say what most people are thinking.
What matters most is who we select, when, and how, and whether we give them the time and local backing to actually build something.
The Tories are finally telling the electorate the truth, no other party admits: you can’t carry on spending and spending with no means to pay for it or you bankrupt an entire generation of our children crushed by a debt crisis the like of which we’ve not seen.
Conservatives cannot afford to ignore charlatans like Stevenson. His pernicious ideas – unchecked – erode faith in capitalism, fuel class warfare, and pave the way for disastrous policies like Labour’s wealth grabs. We must engage head-on.
He says they are a “none of the above” populist party, and are “occupying a vacuum”.
Birmingham will tell us if Reform’s rise has substance, Bournemouth will show if the Lib Dems can muster gravitas. Liverpool will signal whether Labour has a plan beyond firefighting, and Manchester will see if the Conservatives stay in the season of darkness, or take a first step towards the light.
“Yes, it has lots of crime, you must be careful, it’s probably not a good idea to go for a run after dark, the tube is grim, but it’s still a great city, and like any other city, it has its problems”. – Now I think an ugly corner has been turned in London and I regret my defence.
It is not about being draconian. It is about restoring order and respect. It is about being unapologetically Conservative and sending a clear message that the Conservative Party is on the side of law-abiding citizens, not repeat offenders.
Politically we have few options – the SNP state they want more immigrants. Reform promise “mass deportations” but don’t say how. Labour could do much more, which leaves the Conservatives looking for controlled immigration and declaring their position on the ECHR shortly.
The combined measures are expected to increase pension savings income by £45 billion over a 30-year period and to introduce 400,000 young people to pension saving, while increasing the private pension savings of a further 100,000 young people.
Just the two words “Fourteen years” have become the go-to line of criticism for anything the Tories say or do, now. Perhaps the hardest thing to absorb is it’s also still flung at the current party by some its own members.
Chalk streams are not just ecologically important. They are woven into our cultural fabric, too. From the pages of Jane Austen to the canvases of John Constable, they have long inspired the image of England. They are a living testament of what we conserve – not just things, but meaning – identity, beauty, and permanence.
Becoming a ScaleUp Nation is not a slogan. It is an economic strategy for the next 10, 20, 50 years. It is how Britain competes with the US, China and the EU. And it requires that Conservative belief that Britain’s prosperity is built by those who combine innovation with investment