Henry Hill urges the libertarian right of the Tory Party to be constructive in its criticism and avoid becoming a Momentum-esque movement on the fringes, unable to influence policy and win people over In her Conference speech, Theresa May explicitly rejected the “libertarian right”. It stung, and it has produced a perfectly understandable response. But […]
I have just gotten back from a three-day alcohol induced blackout in Birmingham. Whilst I don’t remember an awful lot about the evenings of this year’s Conservative Party Conference; the mostly sober daytimes were equally as jubilant. There was a real sense of arrogance and victory in the air, and who can blame us? The […]
“Time to reject the ideological templates provided by the socialist left and the libertarian right and to embrace a new centre ground in which government steps up – and not back – to act on behalf of us all.” Since Theresa May became the Prime Minister we at Conservatives for Liberty have been in a […]
Theresa May has announced some surprising education reforms which herald a new push for radicalism On Friday morning there was a surprise announcement by Theresa May of a government plan to shake up the education system and allow schools to become selective. In effect, putting an end to the arbitrary ban on Grammar schools in this country. Grammar schools […]
“When it comes to opportunity we won’t entrench the advantages of the fortunate few, we will do everything we can to help anybody, whatever your background, to go as far as your talents will take you.” Theresa May wasted no time in setting the tone of her leadership: one nation government, social justice and meritocracy. […]
In 2009 the Conservative Party issued a document entitled Reversing the Rise of the Surveillance State as part of its pitch for the 2010 election. Authored by Dominic Grieve and Eleanor Laing, it makes for fascinating reading in hindsight. Its unfulfilled promise damages any residual faith one might place in pre-election pledges and stated intentions. […]
In this regrettable era of madness we call the “war on terror” the British state has greatly expanded its power and the British people have been scared into a subservient mentality. The Conservative party has not done enough to restore the civil liberties taken from us by the Labour Party. When the Coalition scrapped ID […]
As an Apple enthusiast, I have to admit I’ve never had much time for Microsoft. Even before I switched to Mac five years ago, I always had a degree of contempt for the company and its products. Bill Gates’ company always seemed to me sluggish, dirigiste, extortionate, lacking innovation, high on control freakery and, of […]
