From the major speeches in the hall to the thuggish protesters outside, here is our conference run-down.
Starting with Jobcentres, prisons and ambulances, there’s a long list of dysfunctional services that need fixing.
From opposing the benefits cap to seeking to squeeze more tax out of small businesses, his ideas would destroy jobs.
It is obscene that people have been left in limbo and handed cash rather than given help for their problems.
The concept is far more popular with left-wing academics and lobbyists than with people actually in ‘relative poverty’.
Comparing today’s headlines to those from 21st July 2010 is instructive.
Britain’s deprivation measures have failed to account for the many dimensions of poverty, and our Government is right to redress this imbalance.
Voters may not always care about individual policies, but they will see and understand the overarching mission of a government if it is portrayed in clear, engaging terms.
Carer of terminally ill relatives should not be anxious this week about potential cuts to their allowance: they should know that the Conservatives will always be on their side.
Hagiographies of the post-war Labour Government are misplaced.
The welfare state is rigid and mechanistic – charity is flexible and empathetic.
Sam Bowman claims that unless taxes are cut at the same rate as tax credits, the Government will end up disincentivising work.
The support on offer must be value for money for the taxpayer – not to mention valuable for the parents and children who will actually use it.
The Prime Minister on his homes, education & work speech today – and more opportunities.
We don’t need the Government to make us compassionate in private life – and public policy challenges seldom have straightforwardly kind solutions.