Tag Archives: David Cameron

Britain’s Sacred Cow: The NHS and Daniel Hannan

August 21, 2009 – 9:06 am

Daniel Hannan has made what can in politics be a serious error: he has challenged orthodoxy in a way that is both substantive and interesting. Boring substantive challenges can be seen off, and soaring rhetoric that says nothing is the stuff of politics, but having a point and knowing how to make it will always raise bellows from the defenders of the gored sacred cow.

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That Wonderful British National Health Service

August 18, 2009 – 1:20 pm

We covered this story yesterday.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments

Is David Cameron An Unworthy Prime Minister In Waiting?

August 16, 2009 – 12:15 pm

Quite possibly. I can understand the need to ensure party unity on certain issues. I cannot understand the need to crush dissent.

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments

UK Report: Gordon Brown’s Titanic Sails Toward the Icebergs

July 8, 2009 – 11:49 am

As the G8 summit begins, none of the leaders in Europe are under more pressure than Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister. While Brown has never had the flair of Tony Blair, at least he was seen as a steady hand on the political and financial tiller. But in recent weeks, he has entirely lost the plot.

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Labour’s Loss: Britain’s New Conservative Moment

June 10, 2009 – 2:23 am

The end of the Labour coalition is manifest. The makings of the next Conservative coalition are there. David Cameron’s test was not beating Gordon Brown. Given the patterns of twentieth century British history, Brown was always likely to beat himself. Cameron’s real test now is before him: if he can pull together the strands of this coalition, he will win a historic victory on the scale of Blair’s 1997 triumph.

By Ted Bromund | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments

David Cameron: The Anti-Role Model

June 9, 2009 – 2:09 am

My colleague, Ben Domenech, has penned an article discussing why–despite the seeming certainty that the Tories will eventually sweep to power in Britain (their recent successes in the council elections, and the successes enjoyed by the center-right in elections for the European Parliament likely help the Tories)–American conservatives should not look to the example set by David Cameron to revive the conservative movement here in the United States:

By Pejman Yousefzadeh | Posted in Blogs, Chequer-Board | Also tagged , , , | Comments

American Conservatives Shouldn’t Learn From David Cameron

June 8, 2009 – 1:24 pm

American conservatives can learn from David Cameron and their Tory brethren: they can learn by not following his lead. They shouldn’t just wait for their opponents to make a god-awful mess of things, holding out hope for the evil of two lessers. Instead, the American center-right should spend the next few years focused on new applications and solutions for the country, so that if they once again regain a majority in Washington, they’ll actually know what to do with it.

By Ben Domenech | Posted in Features, Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments

What To Watch As Britain Goes To the Polls

May 30, 2009 – 9:15 am

This week, Great Britain will go to the polls to vote in elections for the European Parliament and local councils, in a vote that is expected to have massive and widespread ramifications, not only for the United Kingdom, but for the Special Relationship. Ted Bromund outlines what Americans should watch.

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