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"The people in charge of the Tory campaign refuse to join the consensus, however."
Unsurprising. They have a vested interest in portraying the election result as an unalloyed triumph, that it was the best result possible. Notwithstanding all the evidence and opinion to the contrary. As this site has said, many times, that's all too convenient for them. They haven't paid the price for their failure. they will, one day, be held to account.
Commented Sep 20, 2010 on Election debates may have shielded Tories from Labour pounding, claims Osborne at ConservativeHome's Election Review
Election debates may have shielded Tories from Labour pounding, claims Osborne
By Tim Montgomerie The consensus is that the decision to agree to three TV debates, with the third party Liberal Democrats enjoying equal status, hurt the Tories at the General Election. It's the view of ConHome's General Election Review. It's the view of Lord Ashcroft. It's the view of resea...
An interesting article Teck. Thank you.
To pick up on one point, you say:
"However, over-emphasizing the capabilities of primary care and increasing its scope without first ensuring adequate preparation only amplifies the difficulties regarding quality."
Do you think sufficient groundwork and preparation has been done to equip GPs to form consortiums and take on the lion's share of commissioning? I have heard a lot of concern expressed about this, and am considering writing about it. I'd be interested ot know what you think.
Commented Jul 6, 2010 on Teck Khong: NHS reform must tackle the fundamental flaws in its management, its funding, and the maintenance of professional standards at ConservativeHome's Platform
Teck Khong: NHS reform must tackle the fundamental flaws in its management, its funding, and the maintenance of professional standards
Dr Teck Khong is a GP and law graduate who has held various appointments in the NHS since 1982. Concerned by its deepening difficulties, he entered politics with a view to improving it. He contested Bradford North In the 2005 General Election. A few years ago, a caring GP was driven to suici...
Agree with most of this Tim, but you need some explicit references to health, the NHS, and social care provision for older and/or disabled people. Perhaps something on the lines of:
1) A pluralist system of health provision shaped by and around people and patients, not clinicians
2) Integrated provision of health and social care, with NHS and Local Authorities paying people to work out how they can work together to improve people's care, not how to patrol boundaries.
3) Robust and trustworthy funding for social care, that enables people to control their budgets when they want to.
Commented Jun 28, 2010 on Is this what you want David Cameron's Government to achieve? at thetorydiary
Is this what you want David Cameron's Government to achieve?
Elimination of the bulk of the budget deficit; Simplification and reduction of the tax burden; Deregulation of the economy; Rebalancing of benefits enjoyed by private and public sector workers; Greater energy security; Better transport links by road, rail, sea and air; Reduced net immigration; ...
The problem though, Mouse, is that it's abundantly clear from both Brogan's and Forsyth's pieces on this that they were briefed from inside No 10 and inside the Cabinet. I agree with your analysis though; such activities can only be damaging. I hope they will stop.
Commented Jun 25, 2010 on Number 10 should be backing new ministers not briefing against them at CentreRight
Number 10 should be backing new ministers not briefing against them
It's pretty depressing to see No 10 officials briefing against three Cabinet Ministers already. That this comes barely 48 hours after the Budget, when all hands should be focussed on making the coalition's case on the economy to the nation and sticking it ruthlessly to Labour, makes it all the m...
As the Hobbit says below, it may just be the maths stacking up, but Jo Johnson, one of the new intake who has made it to a select committee, is very interesting on this:
http://blogs.ft.com/westminster/2010/06/the-new-boy-class-of-2010-dominates-select-committees/
Commented Jun 25, 2010 on Members of the 2010 intake dominate the Conservative membership of Select Committees at ConservativeHome's Parliament Page
Members of the 2010 intake dominate the Conservative membership of Select Committees
Over the last two Wednesdays, Conservative MPs have voted to choose which of their number will serve on the various Select Committees (Chairmen have already been elected by the whole House). The successful members are as below. The committees will be dominated by members of the new intake, who a...
The votes cast are here, and it was close at Education:
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-committees/chair-elections/Committee-Chair-Results.pdf
Commented Jun 10, 2010 on Select Committee election results: Labour and Liberal MPs line up behind the Conservative establishment at ConservativeHome's Parliament Page
Select Committee election results: Labour and Liberal MPs line up behind the Conservative establishment
I wondered earlier this week here whether Labour MPs would use the Select Committee elections to make life difficult for David Cameron. They didn't. Instead, they lined up behind the Conservative establishment candidates. Andrew Tyrie took the Treasury Select Committee; Richard Ottaway, Foreign...
No Stephen O'Brien at DFID, as per reports earlier?
Commented May 13, 2010 on Fuller list of junior appointments at thetorydiary
Fuller list of junior appointments
Wedensday 11pm update: I have delayed my final analysis of what happened to the pre-election frontbench again as news of another appointment reaches me. Three or four days after the rest of his departmental colleagues were appointed, it turns out that James Brokenshire was yesterday made a H...
I agree with your analysis Paul, and it's not comforting. We should remember that after 5 years of the modernisation strategy, faced with the most incompetent and damaging government, we only managed 36% of the vote - a 3% rise from 2005. That is hardly a success. We should also remember that, when they got into trouble, it was conservative policies on tax cuts that were effective in extracting them.
If they cannot remember, they will need to be reminded just how often the facts of life turn out to be conservative.
Attempts to shift the tent towards the left (as distinct from broadening the tent still including the right) might continue after the Labour leadership election, depending on the result. And possibly outside parliament with people like James Purnell. Would he feel happier staying in labour with Ed Balls, or joining a large central coalition with Orange Bookers, and his former advisor David Freud working at the DWP? And after Purnell, who?
Commented May 13, 2010 on Rather than seek to move the voters rightwards, Cameron and Osborne are moving themselves leftwards, into the centre of British politics at thetorydiary
Rather than seek to move the voters rightwards, Cameron and Osborne are moving themselves leftwards, into the centre of British politics
David Cameron and George Osborne are power politicians. I'm not suggesting that they've no convictions or beliefs. The first is essentially a modern Tory with shire roots. The second is an urban liberal, both economically and socially. But to them, ideas are a doorman to office: in other ...
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