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13th December 2017 

i News: Blue Planet and Brexit for animals: inside the Tory 'green conservatism' master plan

12th December 2017 

i News: Conservatives go green with pledges on animal welfare and the environment

12th December 2017 

The New Statesman: Theresa May says Britain leads on climate change, but Tory policy falls far too short

12th December 2017 

Huffington Post: Tories less likely to experience discrimination than Labour voters, survey reveals

11th December 2017 

The Independent: Majority of Tory voters want UK to take leading role in promoting human rights, poll shows

11th December 2017 

The Times: Tories want to to stamp out discrimination, but where are the policies?

11th December 2017 

Conservative Home: Conservatives should champion human rights, at home and abroad

10th December 2017 

The Sunday Times: Civil partnerships to go straight

5th December 2017 

Huffington Post: 700,000 More Children And Pensioners Are Living In Poverty, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Reveals

4th December 2017 

Huffington Post: The Waugh Zone

1st December 2017

Bloomberg: EU Migration to the U.K. Plummeted 43% One Year After Brexit Vote

23rd November 2017

CityAM: Failure to act on green belt a "big disappointment", say former minister Stephen Hammond and Tory think tank Bright Blue

23rd November 2017

ConservativeHome: Think-tanks react to the Budget. Some praise, more criticism…and a sense that the housing announcements didn’t go nearly far enough

21st November 2017

The Guardian: Lucky to survive his first budget, Hammond cannot botch his second

21st November 2017

The Express: Brexit means we can END farce of wealthy farmers being given subsidies, MPs told

21st November 2017

The Sun: Stamp duty should be cut for downsizing OAPs to free up more homes for younger people, former No 10 policy chief says

20th November 2017 

The Times: Ditch subsidies to rich farmers after Brexit, urges Bright Blue think tank

2nd November 2017

Utility Week: Minister says onshore wind should be allowed to compete for subsidies   

26th October 2017

Carbon Brief: Dieter Helm’s ‘least cost’ ideas for meeting the UK’s climate targets

26th October 2017

Huffington Post: The Waugh Zone

26th October 2017

Business Green: Cost of Energy: What might the Helm review mean for UK clean growth?

12th October 2017

The Ecologist: Green Party well placed to capitalise on youth demand for climate policies

6th October 2017 

The Independent: This is how likely a Conservative leadership contest now is – and who the candidates would be 

6th October 2017 

The Daily Mail: Britain is too selfish to care for its elderly, says minister

4th October 2017

The Daily Express: EU trade deal will be 'suboptimal' unless UK accepts ECJ controls, says leading economist

4th October 2017

City AM: The Tories have just realised the party has an age problem

3rd October 2017

The Independent: Inside the Tory effort to win back the young: 'We’re not even allowed to use the word cool now'

3rd October 2017

The Daily Telegraph: 'Fit young men' make up most of town's migrant worker population, says Anna Soubry

2nd October 2017 

Business Green: Tories urged to tackle reputation for 'weakness' on climate change

2nd October 2017 

BuzzFeed: The Tories Are Really, Really Starting To Panic About Their Lack Of Young Supporters

1st October 2017 

Financial Times: Hammond ponders giveaways ahead of Conservative party conference

1st October 2017

Yorkshire Post: Union leader tells Tories to focus on struggling areas

1st October 2017

The Sunday Times: Damian Green, May’s No 2, lays down ‘concrete proposals’

30th September 2017

The Telegraph: Theresa May must walk away from Brexit talks by Christmas if trade negotiations are still on hold, Tory MPs say

30th September 2017

Huffington Post: ‘Get Together And Throw Shapes’ How Young Tories Are Trying To Save The Party

25th September 2017

Manchester Evening News: Andy Burnham wants Greater Manchester to be first place in country to axe social care charges

12th September 2017

The Daily Mail: Lift the £21k threshold for paying back student loans, minister urged 

10th September 2017

The Guardian: Thinktank warns Tories not to cut interest rates on student loans

7th September 2017

The Sun: Uni bosses will be told to justify their salaries or face huge fines under new government ruling

4th September 2017

The Sun: Leave voters want skilled EU workers to come into Britain after Brexit, survey reveals

25th August 2017

The Sun: Senior MPs call for immigrants to have obligatory English lessons paid by a student loan-style system

25th August 2017

Huffington Post: ‘Toxic’ Immigration Debate Is Hindering Integration, Says Labour MP

22nd August 2017

Financial Times: Tories urged to abandon effort to scrap Human Rights Act

2nd August 2017

Green Alliance: Why home energy improvements are a natural fit for conservative values

29th July 2017

The Times: He’s a hard act to follow

25th July 2017

Huffington Post: Tory MP James Cleverly Criticises Party’s ‘Lazy’, ‘Hopeless’ And ‘Bitter’ General Election Campaign

17th July 2017

BBC Radio Kent: How hard is it to use public transport if you are disabled?

17th July 2017

The Guardian: Rail firms that fail on disability should lose franchise – thinktank

16th July 2017

The Observer: Take from rich mothers to help poor, says maternity pay plan from Tory thinktank

13th July 2017

TRT World: Roundtable: Renewable energy - Who is funding the future?

12th July 2017

The Independent: Fracking can contaminate rivers and lakes with radioactive material, study finds

11th July 2017

City AM: Is the call for a collaborative, cross-party consensus what Britain needs at the moment?

10th July 2017 

The Times: Student loans not as bad as Wonga, insist ministers

10th July 2017

The Mirror: 9 times Theresa 'let's work together' May refused to listen to anyone - even her own MPs

6th July 2017

New Statesman: The Conservatives hope to copy what Labour did right – if they can ever agree what that was

5th July 2017

The Independent: Theresa May accused of betraying ‘just about managing’ families she vowed to protect as their living standards plunge

3rd July 2017

Times Higher Education: Government plays down prospect of tuition fees rethink in England

3rd July 2017

New Statesman: Would easing the public sector pay cap be the start of a slippery slope for the Treasury?

2nd July 2017

Daily Express: Outright LIES’ Tories blast Corbyn’s claim ‘working class young are skipping university'

2nd July 2017

Daily Express: Conservatives must modernise tuition fees policy to win young voters, says senior Tory MP

2nd July 2017

Yorkshire Post: Theresa May’s top ministers crank up pressure to end austerity

2nd July 2017

PoliitcsHome: Top Conservative minister Damian Green calls for 'national debate' on tuition fees

2nd July 2017

The Observer: Top Tories in revolt against May over public spending

2nd July 2017

Mail Online: Tory chaos over tuition fees 'U-turn': MPs left stunned by Theresa May's plan to slash costs to grab youth vote from Labour 

2nd July 2017

The Sun: Top Tory minister hints Theresa May is considering U-turn on university tuition fees in bid to lure young voters away from Jeremy Corbyn

2nd July 2017

LBC: 'Tories Need To Abolish Tuition Fees To Impress The Youth Voters'

2nd July 2017

Michael Gove Defends University Tuition Fees After Cabinet Colleague Calls For ‘Debate’

2nd July 2017

Huffington Post: Tuition Fees: May’s Most Senior Minister Signals ‘National Debate’

2nd July 2017

iNews: Theresa May and the Tories must drastically change their approach to win back younger voters

2nd July 2017

Metro: Tuition fees could be scrapped by Tories in an attempt to woo young voters

2nd July 2017

The Mirror: Tory chaos as Theresa May's top MPs line up to demand she gives nurses and teachers a pay rise

2nd July 2017

The Mirror: Theresa May's right-hand man hints Tories could need to U-turn on soaring tuition fees

2nd July 2017

The Independent: Tory minister says review of university tuition fees needed as party needs to 'change hard' to attract younger voters

2nd July 2017

International Business Times: Tories plot modernisation as 'ideological wet dream' of a manifesto is consigned to the dustbin

2nd July 2017

BuzzFeed: Michael Gove Says It's Wrong For People Who Don't Go To University To Pay For Those Who Do

1st July 2017

Yorkshire Post: ‘We need to bring young back to the Tories’ 

1st July 2017

PoliticsHome: Tories must 'change hard' to win back young voters - Damian Green

1st July 2017

ITV News: Top minister tells Tories: National debate on tuition fees may be needed

1st July 2017

Sky News: National debate may be needed on university tuition fees - minister

1st July 2017 

The Telegraph: Tories must win over 'young metropolitan' voters to stay in power, says Damian Green

1st July 2017 

Huffington Post: Tories Must Modernise And ‘Change Hard’ To Win Again, Says Damian Green

1st July 2017

The Times: Theresa May ‘making Brexit job harder’

1st July 2017

Mail Online: Chink of light for students as Theresa May's deputy admits tuition fees are a 'huge issue' and Tories must 'change hard' if they want to woo back angry young voters 

1st July 2017

The Mirror: Top Tory admits young voters are turned off the Conservatives - and warns party it needs to 'change hard'

1st July 2017

The Guardian: Damian Green admits Tories may need to review tuition fees

1st July 2017

The Guardian: PM's European court stance has 'hamstrung' Brexit negotiations

1st July 2017

The Spectator: How do you solve a problem like the Conservative youth vote?

1st July 2017

BBC: Conservatives must 'change hard' to win over young voters, Damian Green to say

26th June 2017

City AM: The Tories alienated young voters – taking action on clean energy would win them over

23rd June 2017

Business Green: Energy and climate politics in a post-election, post-Brexit world

21st June 2017

Business Green: Queen's Speech: Government vows to support Paris Agreement and rev up electric car market

21st June 2017

Nursery World: Queen’s Speech 2017: Free school meals to stay

12th June 2017

The Australian: DUP reaches ‘outline agreement’ with Tories

9th June 2017

Financial Times: How Theresa May snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

9th June 2017

The Independent: Election results: UK could ditch its important role in global fight against climate change, environmentalists fear

26th May 2017 

Business Green: Brits overwhelmingly back Paris Agreement and Climate Change Act

19th May 2017

The Sun: Patriotic PM vows to make economy and class mobility top priorities and build ‘Great Meritocracy’

18th May 2017

The Independent: Conservatives back fracking 'revolution' in the party manifesto

18th May 2017

Business Green: Conservative manifesto commits to climate targets and clean tech investments

18th May 2017

BuzzFeed: Theresa May Is Leaving Thatcherism Behind To Win The British Political Centre Ground

18th May 2017

ConservativeHome: Think tanks’ verdict on the manifesto: a good start on generational justice, but weak on the public finances

17th May 2017

The Telegraph: Analysis: do Labour's manifesto pledges add up?

13th May 2017 

New Statesman: Could fierce opposition to fracking make life difficult for certain Tories?

9th May 2017

East Lothian Courier: Theresa May pledges ‘sustainable levels’ of migration

8th May 2017

Yahoo News: Conservatives open up 'remarkable' new lead over Labour

8th May 2017

Financial Times: Theresa May sticks to 100,000 a year net migration target

8th May 2017

The Guardian: Conservatives to retain 'tens of thousands' immigration pledge

5th May 2017

IES: A new Clean Air Act – what do we want?

5th May 2017 

Huffington Post: The Waugh Zone

4th May 2017 

Independent: Tory think tank rounds on May over pledge to cut net migration to below 100,000

4th May 2017

Business Green: Public support for renewable energy technologies hits record high

4th May 2017

Yorkshire Post: May urged to take a ‘bold’ approach to the environment in Tory manifesto

2nd May 2017

City AM: Former Cameron advisor Steve Hilton brands Theresa May's view on immigration "particularly restricted"

2nd May 2017

Business Green: Tory MPs and green groups urge government to retain ambitious tree planting goals

27th April 2017

The Ecologist: Conservatives' hard right Brexit plans: UK's great leap backwards to 'dirty man of Europe'

25th April 2017

The Guardian: Theresa May urged to clarify stance on European rights convention

21st April 2017

The Guardian: Theresa May wants Conservative MPs to help write manifesto

21st April 2017

Police Professional: Politicians ‘should be ashamed’ if policing issues ignored in general election

18th April 2017 

RightsInfo: What the General Election Could Mean for Human Rights

13th April 2017

Utility Week: Scottish Renewables calls to let onshore wind bid again for CfD

10th April 2017 

Think Tank Review: Is the blue team going green?

10th April 2017 

The Independent: UK’s success at growing the economy while cutting emissions shows climate sceptics were wrong

9th April 2017

The Observer: Crisis looms for social policy agenda as Brexit preoccupies Whitehall

6th April 2017

FarmingUK: Most Tory voters want UK environmental legislation maintained after Brexit

5th April 2017

Bloomberg: U.K. Said to Seek End for Clean Energy Goal That May Sour Brexit

4th April 2017

The Guardian: Tory voters want environmental regulations maintained after Brexit

3rd April 2017 

Transport Xtra: Government to back extension of 'toxicity' charge on cars across England, says Sunday Times

31st March 2017

Business Green: Reports: Diesel drivers could face pollution charge in 35 English towns and cities

31st March 2017

The Independent: Environmentalists voice concerns about Theresa May's Great Repeal Bill

31st March 2017

The Daily Mail: Britain's greenhouse gas emissions continue to fall: Amount of carbon dioxide drops by 7% after steep reduction in coal use at power stations

30th March 2017

North West Evening Mail: Greenhouse gas emissions fell 6% in 2016, official figures show

30th March 2017

Business Green UK 'on track' to meet second carbon budget as emissions fall sharply over past two years

21st March 2017

RightsInfo: UK Must Stay In European Convention On Human Rights, Say Tory MPs

18th March 2017

The Express: Senior Tories demand May keeps UK signed up to Europe’s human rights court after Brexit

18th March 2017

The Times: Senior Tories call for May promise on human rights

17th March 2017

The Guardian: George Osborne facing calls to quit as MP over Evening Standard job

17th March 2017

The Sun: George Osborne hit with barrage of protests after being named editor of the Evening Standard

16th March 2017

The Guardian: Philip Hammond defends scrapping national insurance rise for the self-employed

15th March 2017

Car Keys: Toxic car charges should apply across the UK, says think tank

9th March 2017

Business Green: Report: It's time for a clean-tech focused capacity market

9th March 2017

The Spectator: The IFS throws Philip Hammond a lifeline – will he take it?

8th March 2017

Conservative Hone: Think tanks’ verdict: A generally grudging welcome to a dull budget for turbulent times.

8th March 2017

The Guardian: Philip Hammond faces Tory pressure to put more tax revenues into public services

8th February 2017

The Guardian: Lack of transparency over green energy subsidies 'shambolic', say MPs

8th February 2017

New Statesman: The May Doctrine

30th January 2017

The Guardian: Green movement 'greatest threat to freedom', says Trump adviser

19th January 2017

Il Foglio: Decifrare il conservatorismo di May. L’analisi di tre esperti (Deciphering the conservatism of May. The analysis of three experts) 

18th January 2017

The Independent: Tories must 'loudly disown' Donald Trump's climate change denial or pay the electoral price, think tank warns

16th January 2017 

The Times: Brexit Bedfellows

10th January 2017

The Guardian: Government review likely to back Swansea Bay tidal lagoon

9th January 2017

Climate Home: Why is the UK selling its flagship climate bank?

4th January 2017 

The Guardian: Brexit ‘zombie legislation’ could damage wildlife and farming, MPs warn

29th December 2016 

The Guardian: Ministers put British bill of rights plan on hold until after Brexit

29th December 2016

The Mirror: Fury as Tories 'plan new campaign to leave human rights court' despite Brexit delay

24th December 2016

The Times: Prep schools struggling to fill free places for poorer pupils

24th December 2016

The Telegraph: Prep schools fail to fill free places for poor children because they can't find eligible families to take them

16th December 2016

The Guardian: Number of foreign undergrads at UK universities decreases 

12th December 2016

Schools Week: Consultation responses reveal widespread resistance to government selection plans

11th December 2016

The Guardian: Boris Johnson urged to promote human rights after Saudi Arabia gaffe

11th December 2016

IB Times: Politics 'Don't go easy on human rights' Boris Johnson urged after Saudi Arabia visit

10th December 2016

The Times: Elite schools offer 10,000 free places to poor pupils

8th December 2016

Business Green: Environmental groups unite in pursuit of a Greener UK post-Brexit

5th December 2016

The Independent: Government must increase English classes for migrants and make them take oath of allegiance, says report

5th December 2016

The Guardian: Casey review 'missed opportunity', says Muslim Council of Britain

5th December 2016

The Times: Migrants ordered to adopt liberal values and culture

30th November 2016

Prospect: Think Tank Awards 2016: the winners

29th November 2016

Huffington Post: Ruth Davidson: Jeremy Corbyn And John McDonnell Wanted IRA To Win

9th November 2016

City AM: Britain's coal-fired power stations likely to close by 2025 as government orders plants to halve carbon emissions or shut down

9th November 2016

Carbon Brief: UK plans to close last coal plant by 2025

9th November 2016

The Guardian: Britain's last coal power plants to close by 2025

2nd November 2016

The Guardian: High court rules UK government plans to tackle air pollution are illegal

1st November 2016

Nursery World: An early years teacher for every setting in deprived areas, Save the Children recommends

29th October 2016

The Telegraph: The Uber ruling is bad for drivers and customers - self-employment is the way forward

25th October 2016

Transport Network: Almost half of councils in breach of pollution limits

22nd October 2016

The Guardian: Four in 10 UK councils exceed air pollution limits, figures show 

22nd October 2016

The Independent: Almost half of local authorities breach air quality guidelines, government records reveal 

19th October 2016 

Business Green: Treasury accused of 'blocking' proposals to meet EU air pollution limits

8th October 2016 

Daily Mail: Can we stop this old-age time bomb?

5th October 2016

The Times: Migration moaners are hypocritical, says Soubry

5th October 2016

The Guardian: Small business minister: late payments are an outrage

4th October 2016

Huffington Post: Anna Soubry Hits Out At Anti-Immigrant Hypocrites Who Eat Chicken Tikka Masala

4th October 2016

BuzzFeed: Tory MP Attacks Daily Mail For “Nonsense About The NHS And Immigration”

3rd October 2016

ConservativeHome: Iain Dale’s 100 most influential people on the Right

3rd October 2016 

Left Foot Forward: Are the Tories starting to see sense on housing?

29th September 2016

Business Green: Are we really heading for 'Blackout Britain'?

29th September 2016

The Telegraph: Energy policy overhaul 'needed to cut costs and keep lights on'

12th September 2016

The Guardian: Imagining London in 2050

12th September 2016

The Times: We need to be a magnet for the world’s talent

12th September 2016

City AM: The future of London: Is the city edging towards independence?

12th September 2016

The Telegraph: Londoners in 2050 won't need cars. They'll be living in an app-powered eco-capital

12th September 2016

Huffington Post: London Must Create A New Innovation Cluster

12th September 2016

Evening Standard: More grammar schools risks ‘us and them’ divide in education, says Alan Milburn

6th September 2016

The Guardian: Raise taxes to fund £15bn-a-year bid to end UK poverty, charity tells Tories

5th September 2016

The Register: Nul points: PM May's post-Brexit EU immigration options

31st August 2016

The Spectator: House prices, consumer confidence, tax bills and holiday costs

31st August 2016

The Telegraph: Own a draughty house? You should be banned from selling it, says think-tank

29th August 2016

The Guardian: Theresa May urged to reshape welfare with 'social insurance'

9th August 2016

Sky News: PM 'Preparing To Lift Grammar Schools Ban'

7th August 2016

The Guardian: Theresa May's grammar schools plan faces cross-party backlash

7th August 2016

The Daily Mail: New grammar schools storm

22nd July 2016

Prospect: Big question: Does Britain need a new political party?

20th July 2016

The Guardian: Can Theresa May even sell her new conservatism to her own cabinet?

12th July 2016

The Guardian: Theresa May: our writers’ verdict on the new prime minister

12th July 2016

Business Green: Will Theresa May emerge as a green business hero or eco-villain?

6th July 2016

The Mirror: Older cars and diesels to be hit with new super-charge to enter London – and it might not stop there

5th July 2016

Business Green: Councils demand say in how Brexit impacts local green policies

3rd July 2016

The Telegraph: EU citizens who have already settled in Britain must be made to feel welcome

27th June 2016

The Guardian: Tories: general election could be avoided with Theresa May as leader

18th June 2016

The Sun: Conservative think-tank puts pressure on David Cameron to call ‘attachment’ to notion of free movement into question

16th June 2016

The Financial Times: Will the Conservatives make peace with the law of human rights?

7th June 2016

The Daily Telegraph: Close UK coal plants early, say green Tories

7th June 2016

The Guardian: UK should 'shut down all coal power plants two years before 2025 pledge'

7th June 2016

Business Green: Tory modernisers urge government to accelerate coal phase-out

7th June 2016

Energy Voice: Call for earlier phasing out of coal power plants

7th June 2016

Share Radio: Sam Hall discusses Bright Blues' report, 'Security of supply after coal'

7th June 2016

Carbon Brief: UK electricity is secure without coal, says Conservative thinktank

18th May 2016

Huffington Post: A British Bill of Rights Is a Threat to the Absolute Ban on Torture

6th May 2016

ConservativeHome: Tackling insecurity. Here’s a plan published from the Left but with solutions for the Right – and for everyone else

27th April 2016

The Times: European convention ‘benefits British justice’

8th April 2016

ClimateHome: Greg Barker - Time for ‘fresh thinking’ on UK energy policy

8th April 2016

Business Green: Lord Howard launches fresh "Green conservatism" initative

21st March 2016

The Guardian: Iain Duncan Smith broadside leaves Cameron facing test of unity

19th March 2016

Holyrood: Behind the sugar tax: the budget, the sugar levy and the cuts

16th March 2016

Newsweek: British Budget 2016: What the experts say

16th March 2016

ConservativeHome: We ask our panel - What did you think of the budget

16th March 2016

The Guardian: Disability benefit cut - Tory backbenchers call for rethink

12th March 2016

The Guardian: How Eurosceptics are stalling George Osborne's ride to Number 10

22nd February 2016

BBC Hereford and Worcester: Is there hope for couples left thousands of miles apart by changes to immigration rules begins (2:47:00)

22nd February 2016

The Guardian: Families to challenge minimum income visa rules in Supreme Court

27th January 2016

Radio 5 Live: Phil Williams Show - Interview with David Kirkby on Bedroom Tax (begins 45:05)

27th January 2016

ConservativeHome: The New Tory Left launches – and challenges future leadership candidates

22nd January 2016

The Daily Telegraph: Oliver Letwin - Britain needs more black cabinet ministers

22nd January 2016

International Business Times: Tory policy chief Oliver Letwin admits ethnic diversity in government is 'frustratingly slow'

 

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