Rupert Myers 
The Conservatives should raise the minimum wage
How do the Conservatives continue to tackle the deficit, grow the economy, and persuade voters that they are – as the Home Secretary Theresa May put it in her measured… Continue reading
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International Women’s Day is a bit silly
The British do not do seven day mourning the way many Venezuelans are for Hugo Chavez, neither – as a rule – do we flock to the roads to see… Continue reading
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‘We called quite a few dead people’: How the Tories’ lack of data let them down in Eastleigh
At 9.15pm, with 45 minutes until polls closed in the Eastleigh by-election, the ‘get out the vote’ telephone operation at Conservative Central Headquarters stopped. As one fellow volunteer put it,… Continue reading
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There’s no right to live in Chelsea
Your local council owns prime real estate and could sell it to build new social houses. Housing Minister Grant Shapps says the appeal of this idea promoted by Policy Exchange… Continue reading
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