Damian Flanagan: What drives the Conservatives’ underlying problems? For answers, ponder our exile from the cities of the north. Monday, 1 July, 2019 Picture this scene. There’s a semi-secret political group in Manchester whose meetings can not be made public for fear of reprisal. You are unlikely to find a poster in support of them in any window across the city and they struggle to find candidates who campaign or distribute any leaflets. They have pitiful means to fund their activities in a city of over 550,000 people. So why am I even writing... Articles
Manchester CF Welcomes Nicky Morgan 8th October 2015 To celebrate the Conservative Party Conference returning to Manchester, the Education Secretary and Women and Equalities Minister paid Manchester CF a visit to... Articles
Contra Corbynomics: Why we should be incredulous towards economic statism 30th September 2015 People are themselves. They are not objects to be pushed around by the State, which is what the new Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, proposes. This is why... Articles
Welcome to the Party 24th September 2015 "I am pleased to report that since the election there has been a huge upsurge in local membership. With so many new people we are keen to improve our local... Articles
Our Latest Newsletter Is Out - Download It Here! 21st June 2015 When we launched our General Election campaign six months ago we welcomed no fewer than seven parliamentary candidates to the Manchester Federation Annual... Articles
The Queen's Speech 27th May 2015 When we came to office in 2010, Britain was on the brink. Our task was urgent: to rescue our economy from the mire. With that economy now going in the right... Articles
Election 2015 8th May 2015 An overall majority, David Cameron saw three party leaders off, Labour down with EdStone tied up around their neck, increased Tory vote across Manchester... Articles
Why We Need A Conservative Majority Government 5th May 2015 Every time Labour comes to power, they spend and borrow too much money and undermine British enterprise, leaving the country in a mess. Every time we return to... Articles
Manchester Central Campaign 25th April 2015 Parliamentary candidate for Manchester Central Xingang Wang officially unveiled his campaign billboards in the presence of local Council candidates, party... Articles
Manchester Central Hustings 24th April 2015 Manchester Central has seen its biggest hustings to date, organised by 38 degrees. Parliamentary hopefuls presented their answers to set questions asked by the... Articles
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News