Accelerating Towards the Cliffs

BY ALEX STORY “Are you thinking what we are thinking?” asked the billboard close to Denton town centre, close to Manchester.  Not far from the billboard, as the Conservative candidate for Denton & Reddish for the 2005 General Election, I was talking to three ladies. One was 28, the other 15, the last laid in a pram. “Are you sisters?” I asked. “No”, roared the … Continue reading Accelerating Towards the Cliffs

An Old Fresh View

BY ALEX STORY Zia Yusuf, the chairman of Reform, spoke of the “remoralisation” of the young following his party’s recent local election successes. It struck me as a profoundly meaningful word. He argued that the process must begin by teaching history accurately, reminding our children of our country’s greatness and of its Greats. There is much to be proud of, yet over the last two … Continue reading An Old Fresh View

Starmer and the Nazgul of Events

BY DAVID EYLES Politics is driven by ideas, culture and events. Ideas and culture may sometimes clash to produce unintended consequences. These consequences, and events from outside the system, will dictate the outcome. The economist and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb used the term ‘black swan event’ to describe those events which occur rarely, and which are not only unexpected but unpredictable by virtue of being … Continue reading Starmer and the Nazgul of Events