What Can We Learn from the Council Elections?
The results of the Council Elections are now in, and it is a good time to ask: what have we learned? Our take is that: The results were worrying for […]
“We Can’t Afford It” – Is that True?
Our government claims to want strong public services, but refuses to fund them adequately on the grounds that to do so would be “financially irresponsible.” Most of the media […]
Safe in Their Hands!?
After 13 years in power, the Conservatives want us to believe that the UK is safe in their hands. This article explains how, given a just a few more years, […]
How Sunak Can Cling to Power
One of our members with contacts close to the government has passed us this copy of a memorandum from Jon Swift II to Rishi Sunak. As the copy is of […]
Why So Nasty?
In 2002, Theresa May famously said to the party faithful, “Yes, we’ve made progress, but let’s not kid ourselves. There’s a way to go before we can return to government. […]
Why We Should Not Accept Declinism
Hunt’s latest Budget shows the UK heading for a dismal future. According to the Office for Budget Responsibility, the UK is now facing two years with the sharpest fall in […]
Is Market Fundamentalism compatible with Morality and Religion?
Article by Richard Playford PhD, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Ethics and Religion, Leeds Trinity University and Mark E Thomas Traditional Conservative politics, as the name suggests, amongst other […]
Confidence, Yes. Complacency, No
Many former Conservative grandees have warned us about the current state of their party. Philip Hammond wrote: “the Conservative party has been taken over by unelected advisers, entryists and usurpers […]
Why is This Happening to Us?
For many years, in the UK as well as other countries, progress across a wide range of issues seemed to be the natural order of things. Almost every year, the […]
Survival of the Richest: Can We Afford Not to Act?
Oxfam has released a hard-hitting report, Survival of the Richest, which sheds light on global – and UK – trends in wealth distribution. As the richest continue to get […]