By Peter HoskinFollow Peter on Twitter This is the third part of a week-long series looking at ‘The Wrong Right’; the barriers to the Conservatives winning a majority at the next election. Yesterday, Tim Montgomerie wrote about how the Tories might properly reach out to working class voters. Tomorrow, Tim will also investigate attitudes towards the […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter What's wrong with the Right? Throughout this week we'll be looking at weaknesses in how the conservative movement thinks and how it operates. We'll be thinking about the changes we still need to make in order to end our four election run of failing to win a majority. Today […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The tone of the Tory campaign in Lib/Con seats will largely be positive but its aim is clear – to kill off the Lib Dem parliamentary party in large parts of the country. The Spectator's James Forsyth posted a significant story yesterday – revealing that 20 of the Conservatives' […]
By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter I am wary of parallels between American and British elections. The two countries are very different as well as beguilingly similar. I have made an exception for the Republican and Conservative plight with ethnic minorities – which is too in-our-face to be overlooked.* However, there is another similarity both […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Throughout this week I've been blogging on that plan's component parts. You can read through them all by scrolling down this category […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight have already been published. (Part 9) Maximise the “butterfly moment” when Conservatives […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two, three, four, five, six and seven have already been published. (8) Concerted attacks on Labour as a party unable […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two, three, four, five and six have already been published. (Part 7) The Conservative Party needs to build a new […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two, three, four and five have already been published. (Step 6) The next Conservative manifesto must set out a long-term […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two, three and four have already been published. (Step 5) The next phase of Conservative modernisation must blend traditional Tory […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one, two and three have already been published. This essay chimes with today's ConHome column from Peter Hoskin; 'Let’s look at […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Parts one and two of the plan were published yersterday. Part four will be published later today. (Step 3) The Conservative message […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. Part one of the plan was published earlier today. Part three will be published first thing tomorrow. (Step 2) Only bold changes […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter Last week in Birmingham I presented a ten step plan to deliver the first Conservative majority since 1992. The plan is summarised on the new StrongAndCompassionate.com website. For the next five weekdays, starting today, I plan to publish two of the steps and would be grateful for your feedback. […]