As Conservatives, we know the Liberal Democrats are the party of opportunism. But we can’t take for granted that local people know this too.
Keeping families together is crucial, as well as supporting individuals to have strong networks and resilience. Empowering the individual to make the right choices is key.
Any area with high numbers of people paying for their own care will face a significant additional cost.
Ministers have no sufficient answers to the question: ‘how do we keep the lights on?’
The fourth in a series of pieces on ConHome this week, looking forward to the elections this spring.
Could the Yellow Party take control of Lewes, St Albans, Winchester, Teignbridge, Guildford – even Wokingham?
Once a seat reaches 30 per cent BME population, it goes Labour. In 2010, this applied to 75 seats. By 2022, it could apply to around 120 seats.
The Government seems to think that, so long as it invests into new areas, lives will be transformed. But it’s more complicated than that.