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After a bad few days of press coverage for their airline tax proposals the front page of this morning’s Telegraph suggests that the Tories are prepared to use carrots as well as sticks to encourage the nation to ‘go green’: "In an attempt to swing more people behind his green crusade, [David Cameron’s] advisers are […]
Fantastic! That’s what I thought when I heard that Bank of England governor Mervyn King had decided to put Adam Smith’s image on the reverse of the new £20 note. In celebration here are a few quotes from the great man: The wonder of free markets: “Every individual… generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the […]
Earlier today on ConservativeHome Julian Lewis MP made a case for renewing Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent. In the video below – part of 18DoughtyStreet.com’s In Two Minds series – Samuel Coates, supporter of renewal, debates with Samuel Coates, opponent of renewal. The film was recorded before he had the benefit of Julian’s arguments!
From the man who has raised taxes eighty times and delivered a crude doubling of the air passenger duty, this is what Gordon Brown said on this morning’s GMTV sofa: "I am not going to penalise the holidaymaker and I am not going to penalise people who have got to travel for all sorts of […]
True to his promise to support the Government when it did the right thing, David Cameron will lead Tory MPs into the same lobby as Tony Blair tomorrow when the Commons debates the replacement of Trident. In the post below, Julian Lewis MP, shadow defence minister, answers questions posed by ConservativeHome’s Samuel Coates about the […]
Yesterday’s Telegraph carried a report on the environmentally-friendly new Tory HQ. ITN apparently did some filming, too. ConservativeHome has been sent an email, however, that suggests that CCHQ staff needed a little reminding of their responsibilities to the planet before ITN’s cameras arrived. An email to all press and research staff gave the following advice: […]
Nigel Griffiths, Deputy Leader of the Commons, has resigned from the government over Trident, Jim Devine, PPS to the Health Minister, is expected to do the same later this week. Charles Clarke has fuelled infighting by urging David Miliband to stand for the Labour leadership, and deliberately not endorsing Brown. Sir Hayden Phillips appears to […]
The Independent’s front pages always remind me of student newspapers and Shane Greer has done a good job at unpicking one or two of them on TheFisk.com. My favourite Independent front cover came from last April. A typical headline about global warming was crowned with an invitation to win free flights to the USA. There […]
It’s not often that British Airways and Virgin Atlantic agree on anything but they are united in opposing Tory plans to raise taxes on air travel. Yesterday’s right-leaning Sunday newspapers were all deeply sceptical about the Tories’ green tax plans and today has given the dailies their first chance to comment. They don’t make comfortable […]
Charlie Elphicke is a research fellow of the Centre for Policy Studies and Deputy Chairman of the Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Association. Whether it’s the cost of our homes, running a motor or simply enjoying a family day out, year on year these costs increase faster than our pay rises. This is why […]
A second memo attacking all 18 Conservative MSPs individually features in today’s Scotland on Sunday. The memo, rumours of which circulated throughout the Scottish Tory conference in Perth and which the SoS’ Eddie Barnes is suggesting is the work of David Mundell, describes one MSP as a "loose cannon", one as "divisive", and former leader […]
Shadow Home Secretary David Davis has made his first statement since Patrick Mercer, one of his frontbench team, had to resign for ill-considered remarks on racism in the army. Mr Davis told ITV1’s Sunday Edition: "Although Patrick’s not a racist, what he said could have been judged as condoning racism. David [Cameron] is quite properly […]
An ICM poll for the Sunday Mirror puts the Tories on 40% – 11% ahead of Labour. In the ConservativeHome Poll of Polls Labour are now at their lowest level and the Tories are at their highest level. Apologies for the lateness of posting this (we don’t read The Sunday Mirror as attentively at ConservativeHome […]
Michael Rutt is Operations Director of Conservatives Abroad. Many people have asked me what Conservatives Abroad is. Answer: It is the Conservative Party’s best kept secret! Let me explain. Conservatives Abroad was established over 20 years ago in an attempt to try and help expats living throughout the world continue to participate in British politics. […]