I don't think the "anti-growth coalition" meme is going to stick. It's naff. Hardly anybody is anti-growth, including the groups that Truss called out in her speech. It's rea… (View Post)

I'm a mild-mannered sort of chap, but when I've heard "your call is important to us" 30 times in an hour, as I frequently do with all sorts of public and private services, my lang… (View Post)

Ganesh co-authored Compassionate Conservatism in 2006, with Jesse Norman, the Tory MP. Rather like Truss, his allegiances have changed. He's a Tory. (View Post)

I think that's right, and is not commented on enough. Shire Tories in particular are against any disruption to their idylls, whether new houses, fracking, or whatever. Ironically, I reckon Labou… (View Post)

I know that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, apparently, but Truss's three priorities (growth, growth, growth) didn't have the same resonance as Blair's (education, educati… (View Post)