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  • The Maestro

    With Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg dubbed the 'Honourable Member for the 18th Century', who better than PopCon's own 18th Century wordsmith 'Swift' to review his performance?

    Swift

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    December 04, 2024

  • Mark my words: Net migration is ten times higher than Reform UK’s total membership

    In his latest column, PopCon Director Mark Littlewood says that he has "started to think of the UK more as a club than a mere landmass. Clubs tend to have membership fees and they also have rules. To acquire and retain membership, you need to pay the former and abide by the latter. In broad terms, we should think about immigration in the same way. A financial contribution is a prerequisite, but you also need to “fit in”."

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    December 02, 2024

  • Mark my words: Labour will implode, but what happens then?

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, says it's time to be bold. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    November 25, 2024

  • Why I marched in support of our farmers

    Rachel Carnac, Conservative Group Leader on Canterbury City Council and Vice Chairman the Conservative Rural Forum, marched with and in support of farmers in Westminster today. Here she explains why.

     

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    November 19, 2024

  • Mark my words: Does it matter if people don’t like you?

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, looks at a strategy Conservatives ought to adopt to win the next general election. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    November 18, 2024

  • Non-crime hate incidents are Orwellian

    PopCon's Head of Campaigns, Andrew Allison, writes about the visit Allison Pearson received from Essex Police accusing her of a non-crime hate incident.

     

    Andrew Allison

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    November 15, 2024

  • The common ground is the winning ground

    PopCon's Head of Communications, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, highlights the reasons why Donald Trump won the US Presidential Election and the lessons the Conservative Party here in the UK can learn from his campaign. 

     

    Annunziata Rees-Mogg

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    November 14, 2024

  • The Church of England is a failing institution

    PopCon's Head of Campaigns, Andrew Allison, explains why the Church of England is a failing institution. "It has lost sight of its purpose; its raison d'être. Until it finds it again, it is doomed to be an even bigger irrelevance than it is now. The new Archbishop of Canterbury, whoever he or she may be, has a huge task on their hands."

     

    Andrew Allison

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    November 13, 2024

  • Scratch the Surface – Labour’s first hundred days

    Councillor Judith Holt from Havering laments Labour's quick switch to the 'Nasty Party'

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    September 27, 2024

  • Mark my words: Getting the Conservative Party back on track

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, notes that in the Westminster village and amongst the media elite, the conventional wisdom is that elections are won from the "centre ground". But the truth is that they are won from the "common ground", which is a rather different thing.

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    September 24, 2024

  • Singapore or Lebanon? Immigration policy matters more than we ever realised.

    Guest blogger Andrew Hunt looks at the economic tradeoff from our refusal to get to grips with immigration

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    September 22, 2024

  • Mark my words: We need to stop playing safe

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, says fortune favours the brave and he hopes all four leadership candidates put forward some genuinely bold and imaginative ideas at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham. 

     

    Mark Littlewood

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    September 17, 2024