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Whatever Happened to Traditional Conservatism?

by Michael Merrick 3

Guest contributor Michael Merrick takes on the shibboleths of progressivism



"...beyond the trendies in Islington, metropolitan ethics is rather less popular, and it can alienate..."

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We are the new radicals

by Phillip Blond 0

Progressive Tories have rightly invaded Labour territory and parked blue tanks on red lawns.

In a speech last week, Tory Shadow Chancellor George Osborne argued that the Conservatives represent the best hope for the poor, the excluded and those languishing on permanent welfare in Britain.

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Rise of the Red Tories

by Phillip Blond 0

The crisis is an opportunity to sweep away the rotten postwar settlement of British politics.

We live in a time of crisis. In such times humans retreat to safety, and build bulwarks against the future. The financial emergency is having this effect on Britain’s governing class. Labour has withdrawn to the safety of the sheltering state, and the comforts of its first income tax rise since the mid-1970s. Meanwhile, the Conservatives appear to be proposing a repeat of Thatcherite austerity in the face of economic catastrophe.

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