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Articles

16th April 2012

Ryan Shorthouse. New Statesman: In defence of Cameron's conservatism

12th April 2012

Ryan Shorthouse. The Independent: David Cameron’s oppressive Big Society

24th March 2012

Ryan Shorthouse. The Independent: Stop all this exaggeration

15th March 2012

Ryan Shorthouse. New Statesman: Why we need a Lib Dem-Tory alliance

20th December 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: Student fee protesters are opposing opportunities for all

19th November 2011

Guy Stagg. The Daily Telegraph: You don't have to be Left-wing to be good

16th November 2011

Guy Stagg. The Daily Telegraph: High youth unemployment proves that my generation can't grow up

17th October 2011

Guy Stagg. The Daily Telegraph: Why the Left hates the Right and the Right hates the Left

5th October 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Total Politics: Tories need a long-term relationship with liberalism

5th October 2011

Guy Stagg. The Commentator: Don't believe the reports - the Conservative Party is more united than ever

23rd September 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. New Statesman: Legalising same-sex marriages is conservative, not liberal

15th September 2011

Guy Stagg. The Commentator: Labour's response to the Boundary Commission showed us the political class at their worst

7th September 2011

Jonty Olliff-Cooper. ConservativeHome: If the Prime Minister is serious about fixing the "Broken Britain", he should create a dedicated Ministry of Social Justice

3rd August 2011

Guy Stagg. The Commentator: Neither Boris nor George will be the next Prime Minister

28th July 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect: Red Toryism and Blue Labour are not progressive

26th July 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: You don't have to be nice to be part of the big society

14th July 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. The Huffington Post: Boris Bikes keep the poor poorer

13th July 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. The Independent: The right type of Big Society

9th June 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect: Rooney's new locks uproot dated prejudice

31st May 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: Why living an 'extended youth' makes grown-up sense

17th May 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. The Independent: Cameron should ignore the calls for an early election: The Tories need the liberals

16th May 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. The Guardian: Maternity pay just isn't fair

4th May 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. The Independent: Why I, a Conservative, say Yes to AV

25th March 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. New Statesman: Osborne's attack on flexible working will harm family life

28th February 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: Fees put universities to the test over value for money

11th February 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: We must fight this devastating blow to families

17th January 2011

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect: Why the Tories should back AV

7th January 2011

Liam Scott-Smith. ConservativeHome: Putting the politics back into local politics

21st December 2010

Liam Scott-Smith. ConservativeHome: Where would Labour cut?

15th November 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: Why our children should learn to love the outdoor life

4th November 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect: The future's bright for the Liberal Democrats

4th September 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Guardian: The 'big society' must be more than a professional feelgood exercise

22nd August 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post: A generation that's running too fast and getting nowhere.

6th August 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Daily Mail: The harsh reality for twenty-somethings.

6th July 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Guardian: For Tories, STV is the answer.

18th May 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect Magazine: Coalitions can - and do - work. Just ask the Tories.

4th May 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Daily Mail: Social mobility starts when you get out and vote.

30th April 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. Prospect Magazine: Why the Conservatives must slay their sacred cow.

21st April 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. ResPublica The Disraeli Room: Liberalism and Erotic Capital.

14th April 2010

Jonty Olliff-Cooper. The Daily Telegraph: David Cameron would be the weakest PM in Britain's history - and that's a good thing.

4th February 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Yorkshire Post: If Degrees Don't Pay Off, Why Charge More?

3rd February 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Yorkshire Post: Sandwich Generation Spread Themselves Thin.

4th January 2010

Ryan Shorthouse. The Guardian. We must cut speed limits.

15th December 2009

Ryan Shorthouse. The Guardian. Home truths on the boomerang boys.

30th November 2009

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post. The X-Factor dream and the hard graft of real success.

15th November 2009

Ryan Shorthouse. Yorkshire Post. Booming industries should create opportunities for all.

3rd August 2009

Jonty Oliff-Cooper. Conservative Home. There is nothing incompatible about progressive ends and conservative means.

22nd June 2009

Jonty Oliff-Cooper. The Guardian. Mr or Madam Speaker, a word if I may.

Magazine

The Progressive Conscience

Issue 3 of The Progressive Conscience is now available. The theme of the magazine is "Does West know best?", and features articles penned for us by Sir Malcolm Rifkind MP, Will Hutton, Con Coughlin, Peter Tatchell, Professor Eric Kaufmann and many others.

Issue 2 of The Progressive Conscience is now available. The theme of the magazine is "A woman's world?", and features articles penned for us by Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, Mary Ann Sieghart, Dr Samantha Callan, Dr Katherine Rake, and many others.

Issue 1 of The Progressive Conscience is now available. The theme of the magazine is "Clash of the Generations", and features articles penned for us by David Willetts, Rafael Behr, Matthew Taylor, Tim Montgomerie, and many others.

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News

18th March 2012

The Guardian: Think tanks as a source of opinion and news stories

16th March 2012

Yorkshire Post: Lib Dems can be the coalition accelerator, not the brake

15th March 2012

ConservativeHome: The Tory Right must not again look like we are obsessed with tax, crime, Europe and immigration

15th March 2012

This is Somerset: Astute coalition architect makes a virtue of division

15th March 2012

This is Somerset: Yeovil MP David Laws optimistic over Tory-Lib Dem coalition prospects

14th March 2012

Daily Mail: What a gruesome love-in!

14th March 2012

The Guardian: Coalition government: laws of political survival

14th March 2012

Total Politics: David Laws warns both parties must keep up ‘necessary modernisation’

14th March 2012

The Scotsman: Lib Dem's warning on the coalition

13th March 2012

The Times: David Laws calls on Lib Dems to stick with coalition government

13th March 2012

The Daily Telegraph: David Cameron says Nick Clegg is stopping him reforming human rights law

13th March 2012

Financial Times: Laws warns against 'policy paralysis'

13th March 2012

The Guardian: Tory-Lib Dem coalition faces paralysis, warns David Laws

16th February 2012

Matthew Taylor's Blog: Bright Blue reflections

9th January 2012

Conservative Home: Baroness Warsi is the most powerful example of Tory feminism

4th October 2011

Dale & Co: The Tory modernisers fight back

1st June 2011

Tory Reform Group: Conservative Mainstream: what's in a name?

25th May 2011

Progress: Electoral battleground - has the centre-ground shifted?

2nd January 2011

The Observer: The coalition counts on blaming Labour for everything. Bad move

30th December 2010

Public Service magazine: Localism: how far can it go?

8th October 2010

Reuters: Tories won't soften cuts, despite risks

4th October 2010

Children & Young People Now: Former Tory aide slams party's commitment to marriage tax breaks

23rd July 2010

Politics.co.uk: Cross-party consensus builds for 'yes to AV' vote

22nd July 2010

Spiked Online: Electoral reform alone won't resuscitate politics

Policy Review TV: Queen's Speech Forum

12th May 2010

The Guardian: We are the real progressives

31st March 2010

Public Affairs News: Bright Blue urges "progressive" policy

21st March 2010

Platform 10: Safety in numbers

18th March 2010

Conservative Home: New network for progressive conservatives is launched

Third Sector magazine: 'Progressive Conservatism' think tank plans to work with sector on campaigns

18th February 2010

Platform 10: What are we educating for?

16th February 2010

The Sydney Institute: Jonty Olliff-Cooper - Progressive Conservatism in Contemporary Britain.

14th February 2010

The Guardian: Cry goes up for a Great Debate on schools.

13th January 2010

LinksUK: Does equality matter? New Tory think tank Bright Blue dives into the fairness debate.

Platform10: Bright Blue: Does inequality matter?

Left Foot Forward: Theresa May refuses to defend Thatcher on inequality.

The Equality Trust: Progressive Conservatives discuss inequality.