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Tag Archives: Conservative Party
Is this the end of the Tory Party?
According to this piece in i news by Will Tanner who was an adviser to Theresa May from 2014-2017, and Deputy Head of the Policy Unit during her first year in Number 10 the membership of the Tory Party is shifting … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Youth Issues
Tagged Conservative Party, Momentum, Will Tanner
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A centrist party is a non starter
The idea being promoted by ex David Davis aide James Chapman (@jameschappers) that the Tory MPs who oppose Brexit should align themselves to the Labout MPs who also oppose Brexit and then join up with the Lib Dems and Greens … Continue reading
We need our Big Lottery Refund!
Last week, Crawley MP Henry Smith used his website to encourage his constituents to apply for the Postcode Lottery’s Dream Fund. This opportunity exists across the UK. The fund consists of £3M of which one allocation will be £1M and … Continue reading
Sitting in the wrong part of the room?
The latest comments made by Amanda Spielman imply that for once Ofsted, the agency she runs is focusing on the wrong group of people and organisations. However the conclusion she has reached will give a positive message to those who … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Amanda Spielman, Conservative Party, Labour Party, Ofsted
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Lets have some consistency
The truth is that no matter how significant a persons role is, ultimately if they are no longer confident in their ability to carry out the work involved, then forcing them to remain in post is a mistake. Just over … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Conservative Party, Jeremy Corbyn, Labour Party, Lord Buckethead, Theresa May
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A place of mental safety
The promises from the political parties are clear – as mud. Mental health provision matters, but sadly there is little evidence of a thought through set of proposals from either Labour or the Conservatives. Read either of the manifestos and search … Continue reading
My take on a few of the promises
The following is my piece in todays Argus: Now that all of the main parties have published their manifestos it is interesting to see some of the elements that have been included. I confess my focus has been on the … Continue reading
A manifesto for Foodbanks
Now that all of the manifestos have been published perhaps it is time to focus on some of the challenges of daily life, as well as the superficial promises or aspirations that each contender for Government has included in their … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy, Welfare Reform
Tagged Conservative Party, Foodbanks, Labour Party
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How and when will the buck stop?
Its perhaps a relief in the very short term that the CPS has decided to take no action against most of the small number of MPs whose campaigns were rigged by the application of large sums of funds from the … Continue reading
Independence is a state of real integrity
When Douglas Carswell and Mark Reckless decided that they could no longer support Conservative Party policies in August and September 2014 respectively, and that they were going to join UKIP I wrote of their integrity in going to their constituents … Continue reading
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