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Writing for us today, Benedikt Koehler suggests that the response to populism lies in Hegel.

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Hegel’s thoughts on rabble explain populism
Liberals and conservatives have been fighting each other for a long time over the right to bear the mantle of Adam Smith and Friedrich von Hayek. That, alas, has kept them from looking over their…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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In today's CW, the Chair of the Conservative Policy Forum, John Penrose, explains why our current definition of 'poverty' is outdated.

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Why haven’t we ended poverty forever?
In the last 40 years, the spread of capitalism to Asian ‘tiger’ economies and then India and China has meant that the number of people living in poverty has dropped dramatically worldwide.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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🗞️ The annual cost of misinformation is about £60 billion. Matteo Bergamini MBE calls for integrating media literacy training into workplaces.

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BBC fiasco is the symptom of a broader literacy problem
The BBC is grappling with accusations that it spread “fake news” – in the words of Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch – with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump in a recent Panorama…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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🪦 Writing in CW, Adelaide Di Maggio questions what it means to have a good death, and how an increasing disconnection from death shapes debates around assisted dying.

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Assisted suicide is wrong – we should re-familiarise with death
Discussions on whether England and Wales should legalise assisted suicide are ongoing, with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently battling through the House of Lords.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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🏭In his article for Centre Write, Albie Amankona reflects on his visit to #SohoHouse in Mumbai, and what it tells us about the state of Britain today.

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A G7 nation less dynamic than a Mumbai slum
The most shocking thing about visiting Mumbai is not the poverty. It is the productivity. Dharavi, the slum made famous by Slumdog Millionaire, is one of the most economically intense places on Earth.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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🏡Drawing on a range of real-world examples, Elliott Malik's article in Centre Write today thoughtfully articulates why Britain needs nature-friendly developments in cities.

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To build more homes, we need greener policies
Britain is in the grip of a nature-and-housing crisis. This is most acute in our cities, where limited space is leading to skyrocketing rent and house prices. When buildings are finally constructed…
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November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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🏡In today's Centre Write, Dr Daniel Pitt suggests that conservatives need to balance the politics of ideas with the politics of action.

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Pragmatism is not enough – conservatives need principles
To win the battle of ideas and win elections, conservatives have to start articulating their philosophical worldview. Politics operates on at least two different yet interrelated levels.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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🏡Responding to Danny Kruger's article in @thetimes.com,
Harry Phibbs argues that the route back for the Conservative Party must be through "authentic local Conservatism".

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History shows Tories can be forgiven
The Conservatives have a formidable challenge regaining the trust of the electorate after the record of their 14 years in office. A focus on the leadership is a distraction from the underlying…
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November 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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⚖️ @mrjcrouch.bsky.social argues that the Conservative Party would lose votes by leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.

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ECHR exit would lose Tories votes
If there’s one thing in politics worth remembering, it is not to get caught in an argument that unites your opponents and splits your friends. The announcement on the European Convention on Human…
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November 5, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Today, Alex Gunter writes about what @conservatives.bsky.social can learn from Moldova's Party of Action and Solidarity.

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Moldova’s PAS shows Russians can be beat
For a party that once prided itself on knowing every doorstep in Britain, the Conservatives have somehow lost the knack of knocking on them. Bizarrely, it was Moldova that reminded the centre-right…
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November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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✍️Today's article from Centre Write:
@bijanomrani.bsky.social explains why ‘The anti-social menace will be our undoing’.

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The anti-social menace will be our undoing
The train stank of weed, and several people were playing music out loud on their phones. There were too many for me to stomp up and down the carriage asking the offenders in my usual diplomatic way to...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Delighted to launch a new online daily magazine:
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Find thoughtful contributions from authors every day, starting with Mel Stride's interview, here: centrewrite.brightblue.org.uk/interview-wi...

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Interview with Mel Stride – Centre Write | Bright Blue
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October 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM