Disraeli Room

"... Entering the lair of the Big Society’s most vocal enemies, the Observer, Cameron fought them off argument by argument, and so the Big Society was saved to see another news cycle ..."

"... This kind of behaviour is my no means new, this sort of ‘trading’ has gone on for time immemorial between families, friends and communities - institutions which have suffered with the onset of modernity, but which are re-emerging, facilitated by behaviours like collaborative consumption ..."

"... Here, it seems to me, ‘multiculturalism’ lacks clarity as a term and thereby sows argumentative confusion. In essence, Cameron is saying that tolerance of many cultures, as the core approach of the recent past is wrong, because any society and any state requires a strong element of core culture and shared values if it is to function at all. In this he is correct ..."

"... The costs to the UK taxpayer and economy of propping up the banks have been colossal. Directly, the bailout cost the UK taxpayer the equivalent of more than £20,000 each. Indirectly, UK economic output fell by 27% or £497bn as a result of the “systemic crisis”, according to the International Monetary Fund ..."

"... Although not devoid of merit, the pursuit of building a predominantly knowledge-based economy over the last 20 years has failed to deliver the anticipated benefits of a stronger, more competitive and sustainable economy ..."