Liam Fox, the former Cabinet Minister, has launched a new “One Minute Fox” website showcasing a series of policy videos including his views on welfare reform and the EU. Fox launched the new video service last night to a group of MPs in Parliament and said that the site was designed to engage the electorate and promote a positive Conservative […]
Join us to debate how to fight against Islamic State extremism at home and abroad at Conservative Party conference 2014. Click here to attend. TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER: 19.30-21.00The ICC Hall 8A Guest Speaker – Dr Liam Fox, Former Secretary of State for Defence
Join us in Birmingham for a special debate on the future of international aid with former cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell. Click here to attend.
The Parliament Street board has announced the first of its party conference events for 2014. The Parliament Street conference reception with special guest speaker and free drinks will take place on Sunday 28th September 21.30-23.00 at The Hyatt Symphony Ballroom. The event will include a keynote speech from Cabinet Minister Eric Pickles. We hope you can join us for […]
The Prime Minister announced this morning a course of action which has the potential to dramatically alter the political landscape of the United Kingdom forever. The growth in popularity of previously dismissed parties such as UKIP and the SNP, each from radically different sides of the political spectrum, has for some time pointed to public disillusionment with “the establishment.” Voter […]
Gazing upon the allegations of infighting and charges of political complacency in the newspapers, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Yes campaign had already won the vote. This is of course not the case, but continued finger-pointing and anonymous briefings in the broadsheet and tabloid press is undoubtedly doing huge damage to the No campaign’s final fight to […]
A new research paper, produced by UK think tank Parliament Street has examined the extent to which Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies operate in London Borough Councils. The report, written by Steven George-Hilley, the organisation’s director of technology, calls on public sector decision-makers to invest more in BYOD research and implementation. Read the full report here (PDF): BYOD in […]
The local election results have been met with quiet grumbles from rank and file Conservative Party members, in a result made half-bearable by oddball Ed Miliband’s miserable performance at the ballot box. However the fact remains that Labour made serious and damaging gains into some key Tory bastions including London Boroughs such as Hammersmith and Fulham and my own stomping ground of Croydon. […]
The Local and European elections 2014 provide a yardstick by which to measure uptake of social media tools and strategies by our colourful elected representatives, who are seeking our support once more. Much has changed since 2010, not only are our Councillors, MPs and MEPs all on Facebook, but a fair portion of them have found their way onto Twitter, […]
Cultural solutions for Italy’s economy
Parliament Street’s Helen Chandler-Wilde on cultural solutions for Italy’s economy A month ago I moved to Milan from London for my year abroad at university. Not only are the economic differences immediately staggering (streets dead on a Sunday and my rent half of what it is in London for a much nicer room), there are also great cultural and political differences […]
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