toryleadershiptag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1512522005-12-07T07:35:31+00:00TypePadA new leader, a new blogtag:typepad.com,2003:post-78165562005-12-07T07:35:31+00:002005-12-07T07:35:31+00:00ConservativeHome.com's coverage of everyday Tory events now continues here on the ToryDiary. This blog will remain live as a comprehensive archive of the leadership race but new posts will not be added to it.Conservative HomeHow Cameron Won... And Davis Losttag:typepad.com,2003:post-78094202005-12-06T21:09:43+00:002005-12-06T21:09:43+00:00This extended post is based on interviews with senior MPs and advisers to each of the main leadership camps. Few of the friends that contemplated David Cameron’s leadership bid expected anything other than a Davis victory. Their hearts wanted ‘Dave’...Conservative HomeTHE RESULTtag:typepad.com,2003:post-78035872005-12-06T15:03:01+00:002005-12-06T15:03:01+00:00DAVID CAMERON: 67.6% 134,446 DAVID DAVIS: 32.4% 64,398 ConservativeHome.com's review of the leadership contest will be posted on this site at 10pm. A new 'Everything Conservative' site will be launched tomorrow.Conservative HomeMedia Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-78034372005-12-06T14:52:22+00:002005-12-06T14:52:22+00:00In third place are the newspapers. This wasn't a good contest for them. The Telegraph followed opinion in the Tory party. It didn't lead it. It only endorsed Mr Cameron after it was clear he had already won. The Mail...Conservative HomeBig Idea Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-78021962005-12-06T13:16:12+00:002005-12-06T13:16:12+00:00In third place is David Cameron for his idea of shared responsibility. It has a nice warm feel to it and has taken flesh in his idea for a national school leaver programme (a policy idea which hasn't been awarded)....Conservative HomeEx-Leader Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-78009942005-12-06T11:12:14+00:002005-12-06T11:12:14+00:00All of our last three leaders share this award... IDS gets his third of the award for being ahead of his time. During his curtailed leadership he said that the party must become the champion of the vulnerable. It was...Conservative HomePolicy Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77899392005-12-05T18:19:44+00:002005-12-05T18:19:44+00:00This is a pretty lean awards category. David Cameron, in particular, largely eschewed detailed policy ideas - preferring grand themes. When it came to policy he chose the reverse gear - on tuition fees and the patients passport, for example....Conservative HomeBlogger Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77888422005-12-05T17:28:43+00:002005-12-05T17:28:43+00:00I promised 'on the hour, every hour' and this post is a bit late... I blame a verrrrry loooooong Christmas cards queue in the post office. But moving on... Joint third place is awarded to James Hellyer. Not popular with...Conservative HomeSecond Conservative Panel Surveytag:typepad.com,2003:post-77873482005-12-05T16:11:05+00:002005-12-05T16:11:05+00:00This new survey is now live at ConservativeDemocracy.com. It will produce a clear picture of why people voted for David Davis or David Cameron. It will also help us to understand party members and supporters' expectations of the incoming leader....Conservative HomeStrategic Insight Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77870292005-12-05T15:54:47+00:002005-12-05T15:54:47+00:00This is the one awards category where the Davis-ites sweep the board. In third place is Mr Davis himself with his wristband generation speech. Some visitors to this site were a bit sniffy about the idea but Davis (and IDS...Conservative HomeOpportunist Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77860442005-12-05T15:07:47+00:002005-12-05T15:07:47+00:00When you are dealing with the world's least trustworthy electorate - the Conservative Parliamentary Party - there are many candidates for this award but I've restricted myself to three awards (and four individuals). In joint third place are MPs John...Conservative HomeBig Moments Awardtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77851762005-12-05T14:06:46+00:002005-12-05T14:06:46+00:00Throughout the rest of today - on the hour, every hour until I run out of award ideas! - ConservativeHome will be presenting its Awards Of the Contest (notice the glittering golden writing). The first Award is for The Biggest...Conservative HomeCameron attacks "unacceptable backstage" briefings on his reshuffle planstag:typepad.com,2003:post-77825012005-12-05T08:12:26+00:002005-12-05T08:12:26+00:00Yesterday's newspapers buzzed with reshuffle speculation but today's Guardian and Telegraph suggest that the stories were completely unauthorised. A "furious" David Cameron is said to be particularly concerned at suggestions that David Davis was to be demoted from his Shadow...Conservative HomeMixed messages from the Mail on Sundaytag:typepad.com,2003:post-77760262005-12-04T19:55:38+00:002005-12-04T19:55:38+00:00The MoS is the only Tory newspaper not to have endorsed David Cameron but they come close to doing so today in a leading article (not online) entitled "At last, a Tory who is capable of turning the tide". The...Conservative HomeAlan Duncan tipped for big promotiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-77702062005-12-04T10:34:24+00:002005-12-04T10:34:24+00:00There is all sorts of gossipy speculation about David Cameron's first shadow cabinet including a suggestion in The Sunday Telegraph that Alan Duncan will be given a big job: "The diminutive and dapper MP for Rutland and Melton has had...Conservative HomeOsborne dampens expectations of Cameron honeymoon and launches punchy attack on Browntag:typepad.com,2003:post-77610022005-12-03T12:16:33+00:002005-12-03T12:16:33+00:00Interviewed for today's FT George Osborne attempts to lower expectations of (a) the scale of David Cameron's victory over David Davis and (b) the nature of any honeymoon. Mr Osborne predicts that the victory over Mr Davis will "be closer...Conservative HomeDavid Cameron set for landslide victory, say two surveys tag:typepad.com,2003:post-77599652005-12-03T08:00:46+00:002005-12-03T08:00:46+00:00A YouGov/ Telegraph survey of 661 current members of the Conservative Party suggests that David Cameron will be the next Conservative leader and that he will win an overwhelming majority. YouGov predicts that Mr Cameron will win 67% of the...Conservative HomeDC's three stage plan to transform a crappy brand into a winning brandtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77497642005-12-02T15:40:00+00:002005-12-02T15:40:00+00:00You can expect the profiles of David Cameron to come thick and fast now. Last night's Channel Four News was quick off the mark with a brief profile and you can watch that by clicking here. Today's Indy offers an...Conservative HomeWhat next for ConservativeHome?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-77474872005-12-02T12:49:55+00:002005-12-02T12:49:55+00:00This ConservativeHome leadership site will close down some time next week and I'm thinking about what might replace it. The site will still exist in archived form as a comprehensive guide to the leadership race for historians etc but it...Conservative HomeEditorial: Easterhouse and Soho Conservatismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-77315972005-12-01T15:20:24+00:002005-12-01T15:20:24+00:00In Wednesday's Times Daniel Finkelstein called for a more positive and hopeful Conservative Party. I couldn't agree more with his premise. I've long admired the Republican Party and the way it has kept faith with Ronald Reagan's morning in America...Conservative HomeHustings Report (11): Exetertag:typepad.com,2003:post-77294972005-12-01T12:35:14+00:002005-12-01T12:35:14+00:00James Hellyer - a blogger for DD - authors the final (2,000 word) Hustings Report. I formally thank all of the volunteer reporters who have, by their sterling work, contributed to ConservativeHome's campaign for a more transparent and democratic Conservative...Conservative HomeWhy did people vote the way they did?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-76160552005-12-01T09:30:00+00:002005-12-01T09:30:00+00:00I hope all readers have now taken part in ConservativeHome's first regular survey of opinion amongst Tory members and supporters. The survey will probably pose new questions every month or so. Please consider forwarding information about the poll to other...Conservative HomeIt's a leadership candidate, Frodo, but not as we know it...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-77204602005-11-30T20:32:05+00:002005-11-30T20:32:05+00:00Private Eye's weekly search for lookalikes has suggested US Senator Joe Lieberman for David Davis and Star Trek Humanoid - Data - for David Cameron. This is how Wikipedia defines Data: "Data was an artificial lifeform designed to resemble a...Conservative HomeYorkshire Post - David Davis' regional daily - recommends Camerontag:typepad.com,2003:post-77136042005-11-30T13:03:21+00:002005-11-30T13:03:21+00:00The excellent Yorkshire Post newspaper has provided extensive and fair coverage of the leadership election. It recently gave both contenders space on the comment pages to make their pitches and last week gave Freddie Forsyth the opportunity to put the...Conservative HomeHustings Report (10): Newporttag:typepad.com,2003:post-77116502005-11-30T09:00:16+00:002005-11-30T09:00:16+00:00Cllr John Jenkins, Deputy Chairman of Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Conservative Association, authors this report from the Welsh Hustings. Later today, James Hellyer will submit the final report - for the Exeter meeting. The Celtic Manor Hotel in Newport...Conservative HomeEXCLUSIVE: Iain Duncan Smith declares for David Camerontag:typepad.com,2003:post-77002302005-11-29T16:48:20+00:002005-11-29T16:48:20+00:00The text below has been submitted exclusively to ConservativeHome by Iain Duncan Smith: "This leadership race has been good for the Conservative Party. It has been conducted with civility and humour. That is to the enormous credit of both of...Conservative HomeHague set to return as Shadow Foreign Secretarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-76944232005-11-29T08:26:20+00:002005-11-29T08:26:20+00:00According to your Fantasy Cabinet predictions William Hague should be Shadow Chancellor. Today's Guardian suggests that Mr Hague will return as Shadow Foreign Secretary, however. Mr Hague is reported as saying that existing commitments - including a forthcoming book on...Conservative Home£200,000 bet on Cameron is largest evertag:typepad.com,2003:post-76941952005-11-29T08:00:54+00:002005-11-29T08:00:54+00:00Today's Scotsman: "Mr Cameron's front-runner status was underlined by a £200,000 bet on him being named leader next Tuesday, said by bookmaker William Hill to be the largest political wager ever taken. At odds of just 25-1 on, the mystery...Conservative HomeIs 'National Service' David Cameron's big idea?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-76809362005-11-28T14:43:27+00:002005-11-28T14:43:27+00:00David Cameron has, this afternoon, announced that some of the country's leading youth organisations have agreed to come together to help develop his national school leaver programme. Mr Cameron's programme would involve school leavers in a few months of community...Conservative HomeHighlights of David Cameron's CBI speechtag:typepad.com,2003:post-76797982005-11-28T13:14:01+00:002005-11-28T13:14:01+00:00David Cameron has spoken to the CBI today. His speechwriters have largely re-used his recent speech to the CPS. These are the main themes of the speech: TAX "It’s essential to reduce taxes on employment and wealth creation in order...Conservative Home