It is quite astonishing to see Julie Kirkbride apparently announcing that she intends to restand for Bromsgrove after all, and that CCHQ is apparently actively helping her. If, as ConservativeHome contend, she is going to be subjected to an open primary (and not a misnamed open caucus) it will be an interesting contest as this… Continue reading Is Julie Kirkbride’s resurrection thanks to her Midlands Industrial Council links?
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Cameron’s Lisbon pledge is “grammar streaming” all over again
Do you remember “grammar streaming“? That remarkable non-policy that Cameron came up with in 2007 designed to shut down the spiralling rows over grammar school policy that had been raging throughout the summer? Cameron’s announcement about European Policy today reminded me of that prime example of ridiculousness. Like grammar streaming it is an attempt to… Continue reading Cameron’s Lisbon pledge is “grammar streaming” all over again
Poverty, marginal tax rates and the big state
Are Conservatives serious when they bang on about the high marginal tax rate of people at the bottom end of the income scale and its symbolism as a failure of the “big state”, as David Cameron referred to on Thursday and William Hague repeated on Any Questions? I ask this because this “tax rate” –… Continue reading Poverty, marginal tax rates and the big state