Assisted suicide is wrong – we should re-familiarise with death Discussions on whether England and Wales should legalise assisted suicide are ongoing, with the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill currently battling through the House of Lords.

🪦 Writing in CW, Adelaide Di Maggio questions what it means to have a good death, and how an increasing disconnection from death shapes debates around assisted dying.

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A G7 nation less dynamic than a Mumbai slum The most shocking thing about visiting Mumbai is not the poverty. It is the productivity. Dharavi, the slum made famous by Slumdog Millionaire, is one of the most economically intense places on Earth.

🏭In his article for Centre Write, Albie Amankona reflects on his visit to #SohoHouse in Mumbai, and what it tells us about the state of Britain today.

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To build more homes, we need greener policies Britain is in the grip of a nature-and-housing crisis. This is most acute in our cities, where limited space is leading to skyrocketing rent and house prices. When buildings are finally constructed…

🏡Drawing on a range of real-world examples, Elliott Malik's article in Centre Write today thoughtfully articulates why Britain needs nature-friendly developments in cities.

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Pragmatism is not enough – conservatives need principles To win the battle of ideas and win elections, conservatives have to start articulating their philosophical worldview. Politics operates on at least two different yet interrelated levels.

🏡In today's Centre Write, Dr Daniel Pitt suggests that conservatives need to balance the politics of ideas with the politics of action.

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History shows Tories can be forgiven The Conservatives have a formidable challenge regaining the trust of the electorate after the record of their 14 years in office. A focus on the leadership is a distraction from the underlying…

🏡Responding to Danny Kruger's article in @thetimes.com,
Harry Phibbs argues that the route back for the Conservative Party must be through "authentic local Conservatism".

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ECHR exit would lose Tories votes If there’s one thing in politics worth remembering, it is not to get caught in an argument that unites your opponents and splits your friends. The announcement on the European Convention on Human…

⚖️ @mrjcrouch.bsky.social argues that the Conservative Party would lose votes by leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.

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Moldova’s PAS shows Russians can be beat For a party that once prided itself on knowing every doorstep in Britain, the Conservatives have somehow lost the knack of knocking on them. Bizarrely, it was Moldova that reminded the centre-right…

Today, Alex Gunter writes about what @conservatives.bsky.social can learn from Moldova's Party of Action and Solidarity.

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The anti-social menace will be our undoing The train stank of weed, and several people were playing music out loud on their phones. There were too many for me to stomp up and down the carriage asking the offenders in my usual diplomatic way to...

✍️Today's article from Centre Write:
@bijanomrani.bsky.social explains why ‘The anti-social menace will be our undoing’.

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Delighted to launch a new online daily magazine:
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Find thoughtful contributions from authors every day, starting with Mel Stride's interview, here: centrewrite.brightblue.org.uk/interview-wi...

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