At present, we are languishing in the polls. However, if we keep their reputation for being good on the economy, then the public may decide to give us another chance.
For starters, a leader with integrity, a reasonably competent Cabinet, a less divisive tone, a new seriousness of purpose on policy and, in particular, some pragmatism on Europe.
The Government should learn from how Johnson got the trains to run on time when he was Mayor of London.
If the government is providing the money for public services, it needs more control over how that money is spent.
The Government can’t deliver economic prosperity for its electoral coalition without also meeting social challenges.
At present, the temptation is too great to linger in lucrative locum work rather than commit to a place and a specialism.
Voters want toughness on crime and illegal immigration, plus greater investment into public services and local communities.
The bottom line is that no-one has to make these dangerous journeys. We need to be crystal clear about that.
It would create a two-tier society wherein servants of the state, normal citizens like the rest of us, have their lives valued more highly.
Without it, we won’t be able to have better public services, less debt and lower deficits, or a fairer deal for younger people.
Why is it that those on the Right who urge higher pay are vilified, while the Left applauds a low pay model for the economy?
Ministers may be right in assuming that nothing like the full complement of those entitled to settle do so. But what if they’re wrong?
Building on the long tradition of Conservative reform, they will give hundreds of thousands of people a chance to support the Health Service.
The first of a ConHome series this week on Boris Johnson’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
Those who serve our country often have complex needs and are slow to seek aid. They must not be allowed to fall through the cracks.