Deprecated: Function wp_make_content_images_responsive is deprecated since version 5.5.0! Use wp_filter_content_tags() instead. in /home/edadbce1/archive.progressivebritain.org/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114

ResPublica Articles

Time to say goodbye

‘She was the best thing going for them’, was how one wonk world insider described the departure of Caroline Macfarland from ResPublica after three years last month. ResPublica’s wonky reputation was established by the original ‘red Tory’ Phillip Blond, one-time...

Shining a light in

Greater transparency is part of the zeitgeist of the political era, as different layers of government rush to publish what they spend, and even the prime minister’s private text messages are revealed to the world at large. Thinktanks are no exception to the prevailing...

Into the red

The rise and fall of ResPublica is the story of how David Cameron postured to the centre in opposition before moving back to the right in power

‘Big society’: Have the Tories stolen Labour’s idea?

Prior to David Cameron’s fourth launch of the ‘big society’ in 12 months, and hot on the heels of Ed Miliband’s Progress speech which highlighted the need for ‘strengthened communities’, we took a timely look at Red Toryism, Blue Labour and their political influence.