Imogen Sinclair

“Free votes” should be abolished. They allow party leaders to absolve themselves of responsibility on important issues of life and death. MPs can break the whip if they want to, but political parties should take a position so that the public know what they’re voting for.

The logic of abortion: if at 3 months, why not at 9? If a matter of choice, why should it ever be criminal? Watch this: it's what will happen with assisted suicide.

I’m reading Bowling Alone and I’m laughing at the fact that every single one of the things Putnam lists a frequent point of “informal connection” is going (or has already gone) extinct drinks after work coffee with regulars at the diner poker night gossip with neighbors etc

Tory source gets in touch… “Given that PM’s argument is that it was ok for Mandelson to be friends with a paedophile but the "scale and extent" crossed a line, will the Cabinet Office be publishing guidance on acceptable relationships with paedophiles. Coffee ok but not dinner?”

9 months from now you could be sipping some wine in Italy or changing a diaper. Make good decisions this snowstorm.

From April 1, listed places of worship will have to bear the full cost of VAT on repairs. This brings to an end a system that has operated successfully for 20+ years. Local people will have to raise money not just to repair roofs and towers but to pay a 20% tax to the Government.

Social care isn’t just ‘wiping someone’s bum’. It is a hard, rewarding, skilled professional job. That’s why we’re delivering the first ever fair pay agreement in social care and building a care profession. This is immigration as exploitation 👇🏻

What would you do with an extra 30 minutes in your day? 🤔 Free breakfast clubs are transforming mornings for 500,000 children - that's 95 precious hours back each year while children get a nutritious start to their day. Part of our Plan for Change ✨

Looking forward to the fallout with Farage

The annual workshop of the PSA's Conservatism Studies specialist group in Hull, 28 October 2025, on.