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Tuesday, November 20, 2007   For ConservativeHome... ... I argue with reference to the Lib Dem leadership contest that voters aren't crying out for a party of free market social liberals. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Thursday, October 04, 2007   For BritainAndAmerica.com ... ... I respond to Simon Burns MP's recent suggestion that Conservatives should welcome Hillary Clinton as President of the United States. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Monday, September 24, 2007   For ConservativeHome ... ... I wrote last week on what voters are really thinking about when they consider quality of life. Also for ConservativeHome, Boris Johnson today answers questions, including my own: "Do you sympathise with those who consider the government posters stamped with 'Mayor of London' all over the capital to be unBritish and more than a little Orwellian? Would you scrap them?". Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Saturday, August 25, 2007   My university Non-Courses Report for the TaxPayers' Alliance ... ... can be read here. The report has received coverage from the The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph, The BBC, The Guardian, and The Times, as well as a column from Boris Johnson. My interview with Donal Blaney on the report can be viewed on 18 Doughty Street at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 5th September - the permanent link to the interview is here. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Thursday, May 17, 2007   For ConservativeHome ... ... I make the case for including Frank Field in the next Conservative government. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Thursday, March 15, 2007   For TCS Daily ... ... I recommend Polish participation in missile defence, in spite of Russian bullying. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Monday, February 26, 2007   For TCS Daily ... ... I respond to the return of economic inequality to America's political agenda. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Thursday, January 25, 2007   For TCS Daily ... ... I write on Hillary Clinton's announcement that Margaret Thatcher will be her role model in security and defence. Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Tuesday, January 23, 2007   At the Heritage Foundation ... ... I ask author John Berlau if environmentalism as a type of secular religion contributes to an atmosphere where the trade-offs between environmental protection and other desirable ends are not recognised, and much harm is done. [At 47:30 on the recording] Posted by Peter Cuthbertson | Permanent Link | Sunday, January 21, 2007   For ConservativeHome ... ... I respond to Matthew Parris' recent claim that Tony Blair will leave Britain "a happier country than he found it". 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