The Party Chairman pledges to “beef up by-election capability” and harness “the most advanced digital and data techniques from around the world.”
A substantial minority are happy with their lot but a clear majority want more of a say.
Don’t assume that it will necessarily happen only after the boundary review has come into effect.
I don’t myself – but had a chance to squint this week at the hurdles one might have to jump to get on the Party’s candidates’ list.
The Singh report found no evidence of institutionalised racism, it set out the need for the Conservative Party to overhaul its complaints process.
Many leaders will have traits that wouldn’t look good on these sorts of assessments.
In terms of parliamentary seats, CCHQ now needs to be targeting the North East of England much more broadly for the next election.
Perhaps because the EU membership issue is settled, this generation of activists is less noisy and divided than the last.
We read this less as a slap across the wrist for the Prime Minister than as an uncompromising statement of principle.
We’re told that such approval from the Finance Committee is sought only for donations, not loans – “which don’t count as expenditure”.
As Wales and Scotland prepare to potentially delay them again, no such provisions are being made for England.
As an old European Conservatives and Reformists hand, our columnist has centre-right connections in the EU, Europe, America – and worldwide.
O’Brien has arrived to find the MP for Havant already in place, who though not a former think tank head is no policy slouch.
She may appear to present a softer target than he does, but she has never been afraid of fighting her corner.
If elected I will work with CCHQ and our members to support the right campaigning resources in the right places, across the UK.