Conservative Party
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The Divided Tories
Coalition government at Westminster did not end in 2015: that much is now becoming apparent.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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The New ‘Ten Year Rule’ and the Defence ‘Commentariat’
Only time will tell whether the government and/or the ‘commentariat’ will be found out.
- Conservative Party
- Civil Service & Bureaucracy
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The Future of Parties and Post-Democracy
Are parties in decline, and if so why? And are there indications that parties could address their shortcomings to become more democratic organisations?
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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Hurry or you Will Lose: David Cameron and the Brexit Referendum
No wonder David Cameron is in a hurry to hold the EU referendum. If he waits until next year he will lose the vote.
- Conservative Party
- Brexit
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After the Election: Where Now?
We are now all being wise after the event. It seems so obvious that this was an election that the Conservatives were likely to win.
- Conservative Party
- Elections & Campaigning
- Labour Party
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The Problem at No 10
Ever since George Osborne’s catastrophe-strewn budget in the spring, Cameron has looked like a man pulled apart by events, not in charge of them.
- Conservative Party
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Gove is all around: Exams, public services and EU competition law
Michael Gove’s retreat on his plan to reform GCSE examinations has provided an object lesson in the perils of political hubris.
- Conservative Party
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Ulster and Eire (1939)
The English Conservative Party can no longer be regarded as a major obstacle to Irish unity.
- Conservative Party
- Ireland