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Tag Archives: David Cameron
May 20 2013
Who makes EU policy in the Conservative party?
Leave a commentTweet The EU continues to be a central issue for the Conservatives, dividing and distracting the party. Simon Usherwood argues that Cameron’s assorted pronouncements are a reflection of his need to maintain some semblance of unity, rather than any actual engagement with … Continue reading
Posted by: May 20, 2013
Tagged with: Conservative party, David Cameron, Eurosceptics, UKIP
May 17 2013
Masculinity and the Tories in crisis: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet A bad week for Cameron as even Paul Goodman at the The Tory Diary blog hammered him over a lack of leadership exhibited in the face of unruly backbenchers. Phil from A Very Public Sociologist blog discusses one overlooked … Continue reading
Posted by: May 17, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, leadership, masculinity
May 8 2013
How will the coalition end? Cameron and Clegg may look to the precedent set by the 1945 caretaker government
2 CommentsTweet Alun Wyburn-Powell provides a historical account of the 1945 caretaker government and argues that it provides a useful model for thinking about when the current coalition might end. Whilst obviously very different situations, there is good logic in parting some … Continue reading
Posted by: May 8, 2013
Tagged with: caretaker government, coalition, David Cameron, Nick Clegg
Apr 26 2013
Popular Capitalism and ‘Shares for Rights’: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet Adam Lent takes issue with claims about Margaret Thatcher’s legacy of popular capitalism, arguing that she brought about much more of the latter than the former. Flip Chart Fairly Tales reflects on the Government’s quiet revival of its controversial … Continue reading
Posted by: April 26, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, Margaret Thatcher
Apr 1 2013
The 2013 local elections will only bring more gloom for David Cameron
2 CommentsTweet In advance of the upcoming local elections, the Road to 326 blog analyses the significance of the councils which will be up for election. The last elections in 2009 left Labour with a base of just 23%, which means … Continue reading
Posted by: April 1, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, local elections
Mar 29 2013
Immigration, Inconsistencies and Privatisation: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet Isabel Hardman observes that there is a gap between what Conservative backbenchers want on immigration and what the Prime Minister is able to give them. Sunny Hundal points out glaring inconsistencies in immigration figures being quoted by ministers. James … Continue reading
Posted by: March 29, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, immigration
Mar 27 2013
The Prime Minister is prone to sounding the alarm on immigration when his political fortunes are waning
1 CommentTweet After David Cameron’s much covered immigration speech earlier this week, Tim Bale questions whether there was anything more to the Prime Minister’s announcements than a desire to head off the advance of UKIP and turn voter’s attention away from issues … Continue reading
Posted by: March 27, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, immigration speech, Migration
Mar 18 2013
The debate about media regulation has more to do with party politics than ‘free speech’
Leave a commentTweet After last night’s late deal on press regulation Paul Bernal explains how he finds himself unconvinced by either side of an increasingly polarised debate. In fact the arguments from both sides are obscuring the real issues at stake here, with … Continue reading
Posted by: March 18, 2013
Tagged with: David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Leveson, Nick Clegg, press regulation
