Overall, grassroots priorities cut across the stereotype of Tory supporters and suggests that Mayite conservatism has a strong appeal to activists.
Why spend money on grammars, rather than dealing with school overcrowding? And why back Trident rather than the Navy’s conventional fleet?
This first piece of a mini-series on what should be in the manifesto argues that the Conservatives must get serious about living within our means.
A winding road through the Cumbria countryside helps to show, with many others like it, that small improvements can help make big things happen.
In my area, transport, there will be better jobs on the roads, at the airports and on rail, and more business success elsewhere.
If the Business Secretary wants to become the man for enterprise, he needs to challenge his own bureaucrats.
Think twice before giving a Chief Executive approaching retirement an 11 per cent increase on an already high salary.
The second piece in our mini-series on the Autumn Statement, which takes place a week from today.
Meanwhile, Labour continue to oppose progress at every turn.
I hope that this decision is the first step in a drive to ensure greater connectivity between British cities and the rest of the world.
This country needs more airport capacity than either Heathrow or Gatwick can provide. HS2 puts a new option on the table.
Playing it safe with outdated ways of doing things means we are always one step behind our competitors.
The way British politics and planning mix tends to push infrastructure decisions into the long grass.
The salient point is that it is government intervention that raises the cost of living.
I strongly believe that the region is poised at one of the most exciting and opportunity-rich junctures of its post-modern history.