Highlights of David Cameron's CBI speech
David Cameron has spoken to the CBI today. His speechwriters have largely re-used his recent speech to the CPS. These are the main themes of the speech: TAX "It’s essential to reduce taxes on...
View ArticleIs 'National Service' David Cameron's big idea?
David Cameron has, this afternoon, announced that some of the country's leading youth organisations have agreed to come together to help develop his national school leaver programme. Mr Cameron's...
View Article£200,000 bet on Cameron is largest ever
Today's Scotsman: "Mr Cameron's front-runner status was underlined by a £200,000 bet on him being named leader next Tuesday, said by bookmaker William Hill to be the largest political wager ever taken....
View ArticleHague set to return as Shadow Foreign Secretary
According to your Fantasy Cabinet predictions William Hague should be Shadow Chancellor. Today's Guardian suggests that Mr Hague will return as Shadow Foreign Secretary, however. Mr Hague is reported...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Iain Duncan Smith declares for David Cameron
The text below has been submitted exclusively to ConservativeHome by Iain Duncan Smith: "This leadership race has been good for the Conservative Party. It has been conducted with civility and humour....
View ArticleHustings Report (10): Newport
Cllr John Jenkins, Deputy Chairman of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Conservative Association, authors this report from the Welsh Hustings. Later today, James Hellyer will submit the final...
View ArticleYorkshire Post - David Davis' regional daily - recommends Cameron
The excellent Yorkshire Post newspaper has provided extensive and fair coverage of the leadership election. It recently gave both contenders space on the comment pages to make their pitches and last...
View ArticleIt's a leadership candidate, Frodo, but not as we know it...
Private Eye's weekly search for lookalikes has suggested US Senator Joe Lieberman for David Davis and Star Trek Humanoid - Data - for David Cameron. This is how Wikipedia defines Data: "Data was an...
View ArticleWhy did people vote the way they did?
I hope all readers have now taken part in ConservativeHome's first regular survey of opinion amongst Tory members and supporters. The survey will probably pose new questions every month or so. Please...
View ArticleHustings Report (11): Exeter
James Hellyer - a blogger for DD - authors the final (2,000 word) Hustings Report. I formally thank all of the volunteer reporters who have, by their sterling work, contributed to ConservativeHome's...
View ArticleEditorial: Easterhouse and Soho Conservatism
In Wednesday's Times Daniel Finkelstein called for a more positive and hopeful Conservative Party. I couldn't agree more with his premise. I've long admired the Republican Party and the way it has kept...
View ArticleWhat next for ConservativeHome?
This ConservativeHome leadership site will close down some time next week and I'm thinking about what might replace it. The site will still exist in archived form as a comprehensive guide to the...
View ArticleDC's three stage plan to transform a crappy brand into a winning brand
You can expect the profiles of David Cameron to come thick and fast now. Last night's Channel Four News was quick off the mark with a brief profile and you can watch that by clicking here. Today's Indy...
View ArticleDavid Cameron set for landslide victory, say two surveys
A YouGov/ Telegraph survey of 661 current members of the Conservative Party suggests that David Cameron will be the next Conservative leader and that he will win an overwhelming majority. YouGov...
View ArticleOsborne dampens expectations of Cameron honeymoon and launches punchy attack...
Interviewed for today's FT George Osborne attempts to lower expectations of (a) the scale of David Cameron's victory over David Davis and (b) the nature of any honeymoon. Mr Osborne predicts that the...
View ArticleAlan Duncan tipped for big promotion
There is all sorts of gossipy speculation about David Cameron's first shadow cabinet including a suggestion in The Sunday Telegraph that Alan Duncan will be given a big job: "The diminutive and dapper...
View ArticleMixed messages from the Mail on Sunday
The MoS is the only Tory newspaper not to have endorsed David Cameron but they come close to doing so today in a leading article (not online) entitled "At last, a Tory who is capable of turning the...
View ArticleCameron attacks "unacceptable backstage" briefings on his reshuffle plans
Yesterday's newspapers buzzed with reshuffle speculation but today's Guardian and Telegraph suggest that the stories were completely unauthorised. A "furious" David Cameron is said to be particularly...
View ArticleBig Moments Award
Throughout the rest of today - on the hour, every hour until I run out of award ideas! - ConservativeHome will be presenting its Awards Of the Contest (notice the glittering golden writing). The first...
View ArticleOpportunist Award
When you are dealing with the world's least trustworthy electorate - the Conservative Parliamentary Party - there are many candidates for this award but I've restricted myself to three awards (and four...
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