“We shouldn’t be frightened of being a great nation, and nor should the United States.” Plus: the state of the leadership race.
Campaigning through policy might be effective, but each promise made by a leadership candidate with little time for thought or research is a hostage to fortune.
His official campaign video argues for “cutting taxes for the lowest paid, ending consumer rip-offs, and cutting the cost of living for working families.”
Plus a sixth, less formal, question: are they ridiculous?
His experience in business, delivering the London Olympics, running the health service, and serving as Foreign Secretary all show his leadership qualities.
Under her leadership the natural party of government has been reduced to a point where electoral annihilation appears a real possibility.
They need to be able not just to sell their vision to the country, but to make activists feel good about being Conservatives again.
“If George Clooney suddenly became Prime Minister, I don’t think he’d be able to charm his way through this problem.”
Three meetings with the ’22 each year, with no questions allowed, are simply not sufficient. Even Corbyn engages more than this.
Mass petitions, proposed constitutional changes, emergency and alternative No Confidence ballots…but will anything work?
The only person who would gain is Corbyn. Instead, let sunshine win the day – make a positive case for yourself and your vision for the nation.
“He’s a clear Eurosceptic but otherwise is very much in the middle of the Conservative Party. He’s not particularly a factional character.”
“I am prepared to leave this job earlier than I intended in order to do what is right for our country and our party.”
“If the answer is a caretaker, whether Mr Lidington or anybody else, what the hell was the question?”
That way we would have a proper contest, focused on the future and the full range of issues. And our hardworking members would have a real choice.
His experience in business, delivering the London Olympics, running the health service, and serving as Foreign Secretary all show his leadership qualities.