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  • Mark my words: Polls, positions, floors and ceilings

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, argues that many more [Conservative] topline positions can be laid out across a wide range of areas - even if the detail follows much later. That seems to me to be a decent strategy to start the process of rebuilding popular support.

     

  • Mark my words: Much done. Much left to be done

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, looks back at our first year. 

     

  • Mark my words: Willing the ends but not the means

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, notes that "Labour’s agenda so far has been to hike up taxes on the private sector, increase state spending and to embrace a plethora of new regulations." This should provide an opportunity for Kemi and the Conservative opposition. 

     

  • Mark my words: This is how to hit the ground running

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, takes a look at Donald Trump's first week back in the White House. 

     

  • Mark my words: Time to take a stance?

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood, offers some advice to Kemi Badenoch. "I suspect I’m not alone in beginning to feel that I’ve now seen enough of the trailers and I’m now wanting to see the full feature length movie." 

     

  • Mark my words: Britain is Broken

    In his latest column, PopCon Director, Mark Littlewood comments that the first few days of 2025 have underscored how thoroughly broken the UK state really is.

     

  • Farmers protest in Beverley against Labour's Family Farm Tax

    Andrew Allison, PopCon's Head of Campaigns, attended a farmers' protest near his home in East Yorkshire on Wednesday. 

     

  • Victorian Values

    Our scribe salutes the bravery of the civil service

  • Charge of the Flight Brigade

    Our scribe reflects on the year past and hazards a look into the future

  • Getting on Mandy

    Mr. Swift examines the apparently irresistible rise of Lord (Peter) Mandelson as he jets off to be ambassador to the United States

  • So. Farewell then, the hereditary peerage

    Our resident scribe bemoans another act of constitutional destruction by the present administration

  • Giant Redwood

    Following our most recent PopConversation with Sir John Redwood, our resident raconteur Swift reviews the discussion