Tory Manifesto launch: “Do it yourself Government?”
There’s been a flurry of manifestos being launched today – UKIP, Plaid Cymru but the main event was obviously the Conservatives manifesto launch this morning at Battersea Power Station. As Anthony...
View ArticleJust what is Liberal Conservatism?
This week is set to be the International week of the 2010 Election campaign. So in theory, we should all understand a little more of what William Hague’s Liberal Conservatism is all about. Ahead of the...
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View ArticleThe trouble with G.O’D.
The Guardian reports today that Sir Gus O’Donnell – head of the Civil Service – blocked an attempt by Gordon Brown to launch a judicial inquiry into the phone hacking affair because of the general...
View ArticleThe Future of the Fabians: 3 suggestions
Fabianism is older than the Labour Party. Its tradition stems back before the Labour Representation Committee, before Keir Hardie and before version one of Clause 4. And yet Fabianism was crucial to...
View ArticleWhy Labour’s economic narrative needs to change
In this member post, Young Fabian member Max Krahé argues that Labour should own up to its economic mistakes, or risk losing the argument at the next general election. In order to win the next general...
View ArticleA PM held to ransom
David Cameron returned from the European Summit last week announcing that he had vetoed a new treaty in the ‘national interest’. It would be more accurate to say he was ‘held to ransom’ by the...
View ArticleMaking the positive case for international development
In this article, Young Fabians member Rory Weal tackles the negative spin on International Development. When the Coalition came into power in 2010, it took over a thriving department for International...
View ArticleCaring is not something that happens to ‘other people’
As the Government dithers over implementing the social care funding changes recommended in the Dilnot report, much of the focus on social care in politics and the media has been on the funding and...
View ArticleGay Tories: an oxymoron?
The phrase ‘gay Tory’ simply makes no sense. This is not because it juxtaposes two groups whose interests are as far apart as Iran and the US, but because it suggests that many gay people are...
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