In amongst the figures for homelessness – which we know includes those who are housed in temporary accommodation, it is easy to simply hope that between the local authorities and charity led shelters, people have some sort of roof over their head, especially in this, the coldest part of the year. But rough sleeping remains a serious issue in the […]
When I spoke about the injustice of loneliness at the Conservative Conference, I hadn’t realised I was tapping into a topic that would be so important to so many people. I spoke about loneliness because of a thought that struck me directly after the election. I had stood as the Parliamentary Candidate in Luton South, and like any election […]
This year Parliament Street has put a major focus on mental health, everything associated with mental illness and the vast inequalities many people suffering from mental ill health face. We have done a vast array of research projects on mental health looking at everything from the amount of police time is spent dealing with mental health issues. We found that […]
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of others, or of Parliament Street. Last week played host to a set of events for those in the Conservative community, and I had the opportunity to attend a couple of them – the Spectator organised a panel discussion on the future of the Conservative Party, Conservative […]
Dr James F. Downes and Dr. Matthew Loveless have written a new paper for Parliament Street showing that centre right parties have actually (on the whole) outperformed far right parties on the immigration issue across 21st century. Read the paper below: Parliament Street – Beyond the Far Right
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect the views of others, or of Parliament Street. On Monday morning I had the pleasure of reading Mark Littlewood’s article about Britain’s broken housing market. I’m a huge fan of the IEA and the work they’ve done in defence of freedom and free markets over the years. Indeed, at […]
On the 17th November, Danny Bowman, Mental Health Spokesperson at Parliament Street spoke on the National Men Get Eating Disorders Too Conference in Brighton. Danny spoke about Parliament Street’s recent research into the number of incidents of harassment, cyber-bullying and body shaming recorded by police in 2017. He told the conference that “although these figures don’t directly link the rise […]
Call it the Trump effect, call it luck, call it a good ground game, but the Democratic Party had a night to celebrate on Tuesday when the party won the governor’s races in both Virginia and New Jersey, picked up mayor and council seats nationwide, and picked up more seats in the Virginia House of Delegates in a single election […]
Parliament Street is pleased to announce that its new book ‘True Blue’, is now available to buy on Kindle and Paperback. ‘True Blue’ is the second book released by Parliament Street, and the first associated with our new policy unit, Tory Democracy. Parliament Street itself is apolitical, bringing together politically aware individuals from all points on the ideological spectrum, right […]
Social mobility is a key tenet of Conservatism – the policies of aspiration that allow people to progress, to provide for themselves and their families, to be self-reliant – not propped up by the state. And for this to happen, we must provide more opportunities for educational excellence. Education is arguably one of the most important gifts we can pass […]
