James Morris is Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis. Follow James on Twitter. In its first two years the government has pursued a localism agenda which culminated in the passing of the Localism Bill which became law the end of last year. This has been combined with other initiatives – reforming the planning […]
James Morris is MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis.Follow James on Twitter. The seismic changes we are witnessing in the Middle East present both hope for the future but also profound strategic dangers. The threat of Iran continues to be the most pressing issue facing the international community. Should we be concerned about their nuclear […]
James Morris is the Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis. Last Monday I voted in favour of having a referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union. I did it because I believe very strongly that we need to give the British people a say, but also for wider reasons which go to […]
James Morris is the Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis. The debate about the modernisation of the Conservative Party is often characterised as a debate between the left and right of the party. This is a false distinction and misses the point. I am someone who believes that the party needs to continue […]
James Morris is the Conservative MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis. In this unique coalition government the Conservative Party cannot afford to sub-contract ‘niceness’ to the Liberal Democrats. Immigration Minister Damian Green expanded on this point in a speech to the TRG before Christmas when he said: ‘We must not sub-contract the need to keep […]
James Morris was elected MP for Halesowen and Rowley Regis at the general election, having previously been chief executive of the think-tank, Localis. Could it be that the localist moment has arrived? Quite unexpectedly the Coalition government has created a once in a generation opportunity to change the landscape of political decision making in Britain. […]
James Morris, Chief Executive of Localis and Director of the London Policy Institute, looks at what Boris’ priorities should be as mayor. Download the Million Vote Mandate report here. The Million Vote Mandate, a report from Policy Exchange and Localis out today, (which has contributions from Andrew Gilligan, London Evening Standard journalist, Tony Travers, the […]
James Morris, the Director of Mind the Gap, writes his second article on the need for a more open, democratic and networked Conservative Party. I argued in my previous post that the Conservative Party needs to become a different sort of party; one that is more open and responsive to the wider networks of the […]
ConservativeHome.com campaigns for a more open, democratic and decentralised Conservative Party. We helped lead the campaign against the attempt to disenfranchise party members in the current leadership election. Last week Daniel Hannan MEP made the case for open primary elections. Today, James Morris, the Director of Mind the Gap, argues for a much more open, […]
James Morris is Member of Parliament for Halesowen and Rowley Regis. Follow James on Twitter. Localism can help drive economic growth; but only if we are really serious about devolving economic and financial decision making. There are many things I disagree with in the Heseltine growth plan – far too much focus, for example, on […]