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 […]
In this edition of ‘Views From The Ground’, we hear from Kishan Devani. Kishan is the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Leicester East. Growing up surrounded by cultural diversity, I can truly say that it forms the basis of successful and tightly knit communities which exemplify the ideal of unity in diversity. Therefore, the opportunity to stand for parliament in an […]
In this article Clare Ambrosino discusses the need to engage the undecided and non voters to ensure a clear Conservative majority win in May. As May draws nearer, the 2015 election is looking like being the closest election in living memory. Of course, if anyone can win it, the Conservatives are well placed to take the lead. David Cameron is […]
As the budget deficit is gradually reduced; the balance of trade deficit indicates the Tories’ still have much more work to do. But the future is looking bright and British business simply can’t afford a Labour administration. On the 9th August 2007, BNP Paribas announced, that they could no longer be sure of the value of their assets. In one announcement, […]
Monday, March 16th, 2015 In this article, Tom Lahey explains why he thinks that even at this early stage, Jeb Bush is the obvious choice for the Republican nomination. Amongst everything, Lahey argues Bush will give the UK- US relationship, the respect it deserves. So, who is Jeb Bush? Son of George H. W. Bush, President 1989-1993, brother of George […]
In this article, Luke Springthorpe argues that it is time for the business rates structure to be fundamentally reformed, and George Osborne’s Budget presents an ideal opportunity for such a review to be announced. When the Conservatives entered office in 2010, they were quick to place localism at the heart of their agenda and within a year had passed the […]
Friday, March 13th, 2015 With the polls now oscillating between narrow Labour & Conservative leads, the reality seems to be that both parties are now locked in a dead heat. The build up to this situation has been an interesting one to […]
