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The Tories are progressive on poverty - Guardian 13/8/09
Harry
Phibbs looks at the party's nobler motives are at last being
recognised. The article looks at factors that have shaped
the policy, including the CSJ and areas which the
Conservative Party see as core to fighting poverty.
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Tories Tackle Social Mobility –
NewMajority.com –
10/7/09
Former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith has a solution to
the Tories’ lack of electoral victory, it is argued on
NewMajority.com. As the founder of the Centre for Social Justice,
Iain Duncan Smith has formulated a notion of “compassionate
conservatism” that Cameron looks to use as part of his election
campaign. Smith argues that the largest impediment to Tory
success is that voters don’t see Conservatives as “caring”.
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Nick Clegg: Out of Love with the Tories? – Spectator - 7/7/09
Nick Clegg’s recent speech on the family includes an attack on the Conservative’s focus on marriage and its preservation. Whether a political manoeuvre or simply an outburst against the Tories’ “bizarre and patronising” family policies, Nick Clegg’s surprising stance is worth keeping an eye on.
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