Conservatives should be careful not to assume that all Hindus are Thatcherites in waiting. Some regard standing up to Modi, and keeping his anti-Muslim politics out of Britain, as much more important.
The Conservative Party should in future negotiate with the broadcasters so leadership contenders are not “writing Labour’s next leaflets”.
The Transport Secretary, an early backer of Johnson for the leadership, has become one of the Government’s most trusted media performers
In this new feature, we look at some of the most memorable podcasts of the last few weeks.
The media has suggested there is something suspect about the Conservative Party’s receipt of private money.
It may be necessary, given the Coronavirus, and could even work. But Britain has a long, long record of state spending failing to turbo-charge growth.
“Fairness is a huge theme,” says our Chief Executive, in terms of free speech, welfare reform and crime.
The move back to two party politics of 2017 seems to be repeating itself this time round.
Had he been on the Left, he would have been regarded as one of our towering public intellectuals. But he committed the ultimate sin: he was a Thatcherite.
Bowman and Westlake’s policy ideas are perfectly compatible with this end, but pitching them as a city and town agenda risks creating a false impression.
Educational traditionalists are wrong to believe that if we focus on academic rigour and high standards alone, everything else will fall into place.
Conservatives must reach out, listen and engage much more with young people.