Bright Blue Articles

Has Conservative modernisation stalled? Patrick Diamond and Ryan Shorthouse go head to head Dear Ryan Past Conservative leaders have demonstrated a ruthless ability to reinvent and modernise their party as times changed. Defeat in 1945 heralded ‘the forward march of...

Of course, I have no idea what the Conservatives’ strategy for 2015 is – but after listening to swing voters in marginal seats up and down the country I have a few thoughts about what it should be if they want to win. BritainThinks’ work for Progress, Meet the Swing...

In the four years since Gordon Brown met Gillian Duffy the Conservatives have introduced an ‘immigration cap’ and our own party seems at times to have made a speech every few months apologising for immigration under ‘the last Labour government’ (a phrase which now...

Just as Progress was ushering in 2013 with its annual New Year New Labour party, ‘liberal, progressive’ Conservative organisation Bright Blue launched a booklet entitled Tory Modernisation 2.0: The Future of the Conservative Party. With contributions from figures...