Can the fallen rise again?
With a large number of former Conservative ministers now languishing on the backbenches, it will take a high degree of political nous for them to return to power. On 13 July 2016, Theresa May,...
Tagged: George Osborne
Brexit Britain Needs Devolution
The Brexit vote was a protest against Westminster and demand for change. If any political party wants to win in post-Brexit Britain, they need to show serious commitment to the devolution of powers to...
Labour and Europe: Divided in Unity
Almost all Labour MPs are europhiles, so why is the party divided about the EU? Ask Jeremy Corbyn. Though calm and competent, the “In” campaign in the EU debate is not faring well. A...
Tartan Tories: Ruth’s Revival
After decades of near political irrelevance in Scotland, are the Conservatives finally undergoing a revival under Ruth Davidson? For decades, the Conservatives have remained a near political irrelevance in Scotland. Following devolution and the...
Teflon Tories
Everyone hates the individual members of the cabinet, but somehow the Conservative Party as a whole makes itself immune to criticism, argues Sam Glover. The current cabinet is filled with some of the most...
George’s Marvellous Medicine
George Osborne’s recent Budget unravelled spectacularly last week. Does this spell the end for his hopes of becoming prime minister? Observing the chaos currently overwhelming the Conservative Party following George Osborne’s Budget, it is perplexing...
Period Politics
What would life be like without a toilet? 2.5 billion people know only too well. Imagine if you did not have access to such a variety of sanitary products. For too many this is...
A Spoonful of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Down
George Osborne announced a tax on sugary drinks to distract from his economic failures, but the policy should be welcomed nonetheless. Last Wednesday, George Osborne delivered his eighth Budget to the House of Commons....
The Race to Succeed: Who’s who?
Stephen McKenzie, a member of the Conservative Party and former Team2015 co-ordinator, takes a look at some of the possible candidates for the future Conservative leadership contest. Conservative Home has George Osborne as the...
Bring on Austerity!
In response to Ross Baxter’s savaging of austerity, Conservative activist, Stephen McKenzie, explains why now, more than ever, frugal fiscal policy is needed. Austerity is not fun, it’s not nice, and sometimes it’s not...
Pushing down the poor: for what?
In the wake of such a significant Budget, Ross Baxter of the Green Party thinks it’s an austerity of ideas that makes us think such a policy is necessary. In these current times, with...
Budget 2015: Summary
The key measures in the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. A compulsory (for 25 years and above) National Living Wage of £9 per hour by 2020 A commitment to meet the NATO 2% spending...
LIVE: Budget 2015
Rolling coverage of the key measures in the first Conservative-only budget since 1996. George Osborne outside Number 11 this morning. (Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters) “We should cut the deficit at the same pace as we...
Hot Off the Press!
Conservative activist, Stephen McKenzie, casts his eye over the good, the bad and the ugly of political literature of late. The Establishment: And how they got away with it Owen Jones, Penguin Books...
Poll Review: Young more liberal than old: shock, horror!
Much has been made recently over Britain’s perceived shift rightwards, to anti-immigration, anti-EU parties (I’m looking at you, Ukip), with little attention being paid to the 3 million young, first-time voters who have the...
