Reinvigorating the regions is crucial for the whole of our country The Prime Minister had victory to savour on holiday in Mustique, and when he returned foreign policy was very much top of the agenda, with the escalating tensions between Iran and the US. But if Boris Johnson is to remain in power for a decade, he must not take his eye off the ball domestically [...]
Dominic Cummings may be ruthless, but he delivers when it comes to securing victory Meet the man behind the man: A closer look at Dominic Cummings The Tories’ election victory may have been fronted by the indefatigable Boris Johnson, but underlying it was the vindication of a strategy conceived by his chief advisor: Dominic Cummings. He may have gained notoriety as campaign director of Vote Leave in the EU referendum, but it was his role in masterminding the 2004 “North East [...]
How the Tories could become the party of the working class Polls are inherently unreliable. We know this from the 2017 election, the 2015 election, the 2016 EU referendum — the list goes on. The latest polls show a roughly 10-point lead for the Tories. That should be enough to form a government, but is some way off the 68 seat majority that YouGov’s famous MRP [...]
Stop seeking refuge in moral indignation – listen to those who dare to disagree October 2, 2018 Support for those that challenge the status quo is rising. For the most recent example, just look at the increase in the share of the vote for the far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats to 17.5 per cent in 2018 from 2.9 per cent in 2006, while that of the two main parties declined. This follows the [...]
Forget the crushing consensus of trigger warnings and safe spaces: Our world needs more contrarians November 28, 2016 The news that the London nightclub Fabric is to potentially reopen is welcome. The progressive house music played there provided an antidote to the chart-toppers heard in the more salubrious salons of the West End. Similarly, those who speak out and stand up for what they believe in provide a contrarian view to mainstream thinking. This [...]
