by admin | Jun 1, 2025 | Blog
The Party is in the worst position in its long history. We have 120 MPs. We have just lost swathes of councillors and control of previously solidly Conservative councils. The reasons for our decline are, to my mind, the crucial areas of policy, communications and...
by admin | May 4, 2025 | Blog
In the aftermath of the General Election of 2024, the Conservative Party was urged to use its time in opposition wisely. Well, the proof is in the pudding. Predictably, last week’s local elections were a bloodbath. Good and hardworking Conservative councillors across...
by admin | Apr 28, 2025 | Blog
As we enter the week of the first big political test since the disastrous general election of 2024, it seems clear that both Reform and the Lib Dems are going to profit from the electorate’s frustration with both the Conservative opposition and the Labour government....
by admin | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Conservative Party, National Conservative Convention
I have been concerned that the structure of the Conservative Party is little known to ordinary members. Clearly, 2024’s general election was utterly woeful for the Party. We have some excellent people at grassroots and not only do they need to be heard, they need to...
by admin | Feb 3, 2025 | Blog
One of the most surprising aspects of the Conservative Party is that so few people know how the various parts of the Party fit together. And as well as being surprising, to my mind this cloudiness of function acts as a suppressant to the proper functioning – and...
by admin | Jan 8, 2025 | Blog
My journey onto the Conservative Party approved list and onwards as a Parliamentary Candidate in 2024’s General Election was brutal and baffling and was clearly not the way to put forward a winning team. This...