Closing the deal 1/10: This election is a choice between a hung parliament and a strong Conservative government
Throughout today ConHome will be publishing nine other 'finishing line' ideas via this link.
LeftWatch: "The Tory party's intellectuals are clambering on the "global warming isn't caused by mankind" bandwagon with as much enthusiasm as they used to speak up for apartheid South Africa."
Zehra Zaidi on Platform: The winds of change blow an unsteady course in Iran
Local government:
- Tory councillors attack Michael Gove's Free Schools policy
- Mark Wallace: Defending freedom of information
Seats and candidates: Countdown to the Salisbury selection meeting and It's been a week of campaigning, court appearances and a christening for Erewash PPC, Jessica Lee
International: Nine observations on the Republican comeback
Ben Rogers on CentreRight: A brief history of Islamism
"Plans have been thrown into chaos after the leaders demanded only the hosts should be allowed to pose questions for fear members of the public might make fools of them. The prime minister also wants the audience packed with twice as many Labour supporters as Tories, to match his Commons majority. But Mr Cameron insists there should be more Conservative voters to reflect his lead in opinion polls." - Daily Mail
George Osborne: Britain needs a new economic model
"Government must help with a modern planning system, encouraging green investment, and providing modern transport infrastructure. Above all, with a record one in five young people out of work, government must provide the education, training and welfare reform we need to get Britain working." - George Osborne in The Times
Outcry by military top brass forces Cameron to delay General Sir Richard Dannatt's appointment as Tory peer - Daily Mail
> James Forsyth: "One of the biggest mistakes David Cameron has made as leader of the opposition was the announcement at Tory party conference that Sir Richard Dannatt was to become a Tory peer and would likely serve in a Tory government. It devalued all of Dannatt’s previous criticisms of the government over its treatment of the army and the equipment shortages in Afghanistan."
Anti-Semitism is on the rise, which makes memorial day all the more vital - Michael Gove in The Telegraph
David Miliband: Tories stand for abolishing inheritance tax, bringing back fox-hunting and isolating Britain in Europe - FT
Harriet Harman's law 'will force churches to hire gays' - Daily Mail
The Financial Times attacks Tory marriage policy as the wrong social justice priority.
Scottish Tory leader Annabel Goldie under fire for £10,000 travel expenses bill - Herald
Liberal Democrats are set to gain the most from Iraq inquiry - Times
Three in four people want still tougher crackdown on bankers’ pay and salaries - FT/ Harris poll
Public services could cut costs by 15% - Guardian
And finally...Boris Johnson on the depressing contradictions of Avatar - Telegraph
Ruth Lea on CentreRight: Three cheers for technical Academies
WATCH: Kwasi Kwarteng's winning pitch to the voters of Spelthorne at last Friday's Open Primary
Seats and Candidates: The 46 Labour and Lib Dem MPs in Tory target seats who will avoid the electorate's verdict at the general election
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