Ben Harris-Quinney is the Chairman of the Bow Group and Contributing Editor to The Commentator
There is no such thing as “Communities”
That Thatcher was the first female prime minister ought to be relegated to the footnotes of history. That she was the greatest ought to be emblazoned atop and throughout
- 29 April 2013
Blair's Britain, by the Conservative Party
It is time for the Conservative Party to draw a line under the modernisation (mis)adventure of Blair’s Britain, and return to the surety of conservatism
- 27 February 2013.jpg?1360666972)
Pontif no return
The new Pope will inherit a Church waiting to be led, with its battle lines never more clearly defined
- 12 February 2013
Conservatives must unite behind the Union
The loss of Scotland from the United Kingdom would be a mark of change to our nation far greater than the decision to leave the European Union
- 23 January 2013
John Redwood's Christmas Fairytale [video]
John Redwood and the Bow Group release a political Christmas fairytale...
- 25 December 2012
The last King of England
We are quite possibly less than a decade away from seeing the Monarchy, the Church, and marriage as a historic institution become intellectually and rationally indefensible in Britain
- 10 December 2012
Cataluña and Scotland
On Sunday Catalans vote in regional elections. The leading candidate Arturo Mas has promised a referendum on independence if re-elected
- 24 November 2012
A Very Civil Compromise
Opening Civil Partnership to all citizens would present a clear choice between religious marriage and civil partnership with equal legal rights bestowed by the state for each
- 15 November 2012
Why is it always scandal before action?
Whilst it should be the role of the media to expose individual misdeeds by the now relatively rare form of investigative journalism, it must be the role of leaders, legislators and prosecutors to address the heart of the problem
- 9 November 2012
The 16 trillion dollar question
The American economy is a rapacious beast; it constantly needs new territory to feed its growth, if that territory is not forthcoming, it will quickly eat itself alive
- 7 November 2012
Policy, not port
The Conservative Party has problems with its public image, but conservative ideology or policies are not the problem -- they are the solution
- 14 August 2012
Beijing and London: A comparison of national manifesto
Comparing London 2012's opening ceremony with that of Beijing 2008 offers insights into the contrasting direction and outlook of China and the UK. It's not comfortable viewing for all of us
- 30 July 2012
I was the walrus, but now I'm John
Forget the glamour of grandstand politics and spin, John Major was the greatest Prime Minister this country has seen over the last two decades
- 22 June 2012
The Populism of the third way is a cancer now starting to kill
Easy answers and hypocrisy delivered with a little spin are no longer sufficient to weather the storm. We cannot continue under the populism of "the third way"
- 12 June 2012
Let the battle of ideas commence
The gauntlet has been laid; the battle lines are drawn; the stakes are clear. It is time for we the battalions to bear arms and truly give life to the political debate in Britain
- 10 May 2012
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