Over the past few days, many constituents have written to me expressing anger and dismay about the riots, policing and justice. I share this anger and dismay. As I said in my article on Wednesday, we must establish that the state’s duty is to protect the law-abiding and their property first […]
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The State Opening of Parliament
Today, I found myself standing by the exit into the aye lobby for the state opening of Parliament. The text of the Queen’s Speech, for which I was lucky to be able to enter the House of Lords, may be found here: The Queen, seated on the Throne and attended […]
Read MoreThe Conservative Party | News | Cameron launches our draft manifesto for schools
David Cameron has launched the education section of the ‘Mending our Broken Society’ chapter of the Conservative Party’s draft manifesto, and is asking for your questions about it online. Read more: Cameron launches our draft manifesto for schools.
Read MoreDavid Cameron: We can’t go on like this
Via David Cameron: We can’t go on like this: A decade of big government and blunt, bureaucratic control has undermined responsibility and made our social problems worse, not better. We are determined to forge a new direction. We will use the state to help remake society by encouraging people to […]
Read More“Sex and drug lessons from age 5”
Via Sex and drug lessons from age 5 – Telegraph, another forcible attempt to reengineer society, irrespective of the wishes of responsible parents: Under the new curriculum, pupils as young as seven will learn about puberty and the facts of life and five-year-olds will be taught about parts of the […]
Read MoreLabour has divided Britain into ‘two nations’ in poverty and crime, say Tories – Telegraph
Via Labour has divided Britain into ‘two nations’ in poverty and crime, say Tories – Telegraph: Britain has been divided by Labour into “two nations”, with deprived communities plagued by crime falling into “different worlds” from their wealthy neighbours, the Tories claim. — Gordon Brown has “let down the poor”, despite […]
Read MoreWe’re in danger of entering a new Dark Age – Telegraph
As I was saying to Beth only the other day after reading Roche*: Distracted by celebrity, softened up by the education system, we have also succumbed to what you could call intellectual relativism. We have reached a state of affairs whereby people believe that the validity of their views is […]
Read MoreRight, wrong and education
Consider these news stories: Pupils will no longer have to be taught the difference between “right and wrong” under draft plans put forward by England’s exams regulator. via BBC NEWS | Education | ‘Right and wrong’ lessons to end. Parents should avoid telling their children what is “right and wrong” […]
Read MoreChris Grayling on law and order
Today, I listened to David Cameron introduce Chris Grayling for his first major speech as shadow home secretary. It was great stuff: heartfelt, tough and full of measures that will be welcomed. In his introduction, David Cameron explained the need for substantive solutions to serious problems. He discussed Conservative plans […]
Read MoreThe case for early intervention
The more I learn about our broken society, the more heartbreaking the situation appears. We are not self-reliant pioneers conquering a new continent: we are the heirs to generations of ineffective government intervention. We have broken our society and the problem is growing: [T]he size of the dysfunctional base in […]
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