How Institutions Evolve
This week I went to the UPP Foundation's annual dinner, at which the President of Tulane University made a speech. This was interesting for a number of reasons, not least…
Tag: Conservatives
Why the Realignment Failed (for now)
Last week's local elections went pretty terribly for the Conservatives. They lost over 1000 seats to Labour, the Lib Dems and the Green party - and are no longer the…
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A World Without COVID: On the (Un)Governability of the Tory Party
The global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are clearly far more significant than their impact upon the Conservative Party. Given, however, that it is the psychodrama of the latter that…
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What If? A Brexit Fantasy
This post is a fiction, a fantasy. The subject of this post was chosen by the winner of my pre-election sweepstake. It is intended to be plausible (though see the…
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Age and wealth effects
When thinking about how voting patterns differ with age, people distinguish between three types of effect: Age effects: The effect is a factor of the person's age. For example, maybe…
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It’s Brexit or Corbyn
Some of my friends reading this are fully commited You know who you're voting for - and this post isn't for you. Others will have voted to leave the EU.…
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Why now, not then?
There's a good question I've been asked a few times over the last week, usually by people who don't usually vote Conservative but may be considering voting for Boris next…
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Defending our Veterans
In many areas, my support for conservative policies is based on pragmatism. While all political decisions have a moral dimension, quite often that position is based upon utilitarian rather than…
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Ten positive reasons to vote Conservative
With the general election just over a month away, here are ten positive reasons to vote for the Conservative Party. 1. We'll get Brexit done. We'll leave with the good…
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Guest Blog: The different flavours of conservatives
A guest blog by Josh Monteiro, Pastor of Emmanuel Church, Northstowe, and written in a personal capacity. The views expressed are the author's alone. In biblical studies over the last…