In this edition of ‘Views From The Ground’, Parliament Street hears from Douglas Hansen- Luke. Douglas is the Conservative Candidate for Walsall North in the West Midlands. I’ve been following Douglas and his campaign closely on Facebook and have been incredibly impressed with his ability to use social media as a means to campaign. Now on my morning commute, I feel […]
In this edition of ‘Views From The Ground’, we hear from Bim Afolami. Bim is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Lewisham Deptford. Lewisham is not a Conservative stronghold. In fact, they haven’t elected a Conservative MP in Lewisham Deptford for a long time. A long time indeed. Yet, every day as I embark on this genuinely daunting task I keep […]
In this edition of ‘Views From The Ground’, Parliament Street’s Tom Hunt, outlines his thoughts and findings from a recent campaign day with Stewart Jackson. Stewart Jackson is the Conservative Candidate for Peterborough. Last Saturday I paid a visit to Peterborough for Stewart Jackson’s campaign launch. I have long been an admirer of Stewart, he is a formidable local campaigner […]
On Wednesday 25th April, Parliament Street was joined by many highly esteemed guests to celebrate the launch of their first book ‘Smart Government’. The event was held in the Committee Room of the Red Lion in Westminster, and very kindly sponsored by BPP. The guests were addressed by MP and former Defence Secretary Liam Fox, who also provided the foreword […]
In this blog piece George Mitkov offers his verdict on ‘The Good Right’ and on the challenges facing the Conservative Party, if it is to govern successfully in times of economic prosperity. The Conservative Party is in a funny old place. Since 2010 it has presided over an economic recovery during which the budget deficit has halved, the employment rate […]
Immigration is one of the most important issues facing Britain today. Despite some significant changes by the Government to address the issue, it still continues to be of growing concern to vast numbers of the UK electorate. This chapter provides a brief overview of current immigration policy in the United Kingdom. The chapter then outlines the salience of immigration as […]
Parliament Street’s Clare Ambrosino presented her chapter “Any Man Politics” at the launch of the think tank’s debut book “Smart Politics”. The term ‘Any Man Politics’ is a loose translation of the anti-systemic political party ‘Fronte dell’Uomo Qualunque’, which was set up in post war Italy, supposedly to protect the ordinary man “Any Man” against the ruling elite. In the […]
Parliament Street Director, Tom Hunt, has called for the Conservative Party to provide more support for the expansion of Community Land Trusts (CLT’S) in his chapter within Parliament Street’s first book, “Smart Government” Tom Hunt provides two in depth case studies of how CLT’S have been established in rural and urban settings since the last election. Both have linked the […]
Parliament Street will tonight officially launch its new book entitled ‘Smart Government’. Smart Government contains contributions from several leading political figures including former defence secretary Liam Fox. Key topics explore include immigration, technology and its impact on public services, housing and fracking. Liam Fox, who provided the foreword to the book will address attendees at the launch party this evening in […]
The similarities between the Labour leader and France’s socialist president François Hollande have been sufficiently underlined already. On various occasions business leaders have warned that the UK’s economy could look a lot like the mess across the Channel if Labour wins the elections in May. However this isn’t just about the next five years, this is about the toxic culture […]
