09 Feb 2012
| by John Woodcock
Cameron led in opposition to make the NHS a safe issue for the Tories.
Back then, the PM remarkably ...
into Government, the NHS risks becoming as toxic for the Tories as it ever was.
The 'listen and pause ...
09 Feb 2012
and the Tory right to backtrack on climate change to protect growth and energy-intensive industries? Yes ...
will fight in a less confrontational way.
Davey is liked and respected by his Tory coalition partners ...
for them after Huhne's departure. Huhne was an effective Mr Nasty (to the Tories) to Nick Clegg's Mr Nice ...
, with the Tories just slightly ahead.
said. 'In many ways, what he says is eminently sensible, but the Tories are still ahead in the polls ...
of the Tories, but Miliband's rating is lower than Iain Duncan Smith at a similar stage in his opposition ...
26 Jan 2012
| by John Woodcock
landscape is likely to be at the next election.
Focusing on the future is uncomfortable for the Tories ...
discussion in the UK. Philip Morris hit the headlines last month when it was revealed that Tory health ...
, but this is part of a pragmatic comms approach by the Tory leadership.
First, Cameron needs to appease his ...
that are natural Tory allies. Moreover, as austerity Britain bites this year, emotions over financial fairness ...
09 Dec 2011
| by David Singleton
While 17 Labour MPs have signed a parliamentary motion calling for
unprecedented levels of transparency, not a single Tory nor Lib Dem MP
is on board. Early Day Motion 2261 was tabled more than a month ago by Labour
backbencher Michael Meacher. It says the planned statutory register of
lobbyists ...
08 Dec 2011
. But as the echoes of past Tory divisions on Europe get louder by the day, he will be aware of the lasting...The parallel between the unrest of Conservative backbenchers over Maastricht and the determined Euro-scepticism of the 2010 intake of Tory MPs was obvious at the time of the Commons vote earlier ...
-European dogma that helped propel him to the top of the Tory party.
At a time when Britain needs a prime ...
02 Dec 2011
on polling and research to help the Tories
shed their 'nasty' image. By merging the SDP and Liberal Party ...