At the heart of the row over two of the Home Secretary’s SpAds is the view at the very top of the Party that the next election is all that matters.
There is a body to protect the Party’s long-term finances. We need one to protect its long-term electability.
To ensure our party is built to last, it must have a mass membership base.
In this mini-series, Mark Wallace and I will revisit three themes for reform that ConservativeHome has campaigned on before.
But the Conservatives need fundamental change.
Plus: Our conference survey shows members are less concerned about conference costs, but more disillusioned with the leadership.
Yes, it would be amusing – but it would also be the right thing to do, for the by-election battle and our party’s future.
However, the number who pay a sub is less important than the number who campaign or attend events.
Last year, it was roughly 59,000 – but one should be very wary of concluding that there has therefore been a fall in the real figure (which will be much higher).
There are arguments for threatening the move. But there are none for actually deploying it.
Primaries would mean people could fight for their views within their party, rather than leaving to form another.
People don’t talk about Eastleigh much – but it should loom large in our minds.
From illiberal liberals to the Daily Express, Nigel Farage to David Cameron, here are the factors that delivered UKIP’s success.
Our ConHome surveys illuminate the realities of a more democratic approach.
Political parties and online computer games are not the same, but one sector is seeing massive year on year growth and the other, quite frankly, isn’t.