Our next CPF discussion will be on Tuesday 26th October at 7pm. This will be a Zoom meeting, so you can join in from the comfort of your own armchair!
This consultation paper is the first in a series of three on topics decided by the members, rather than being chosen to align with the Government’s policy agenda. It invites your input on our values, our culture and our relationship with the State.
“The unifying purpose of the UK’s national security and international policy is to ensure that the things that define us as a nation – our open society and economy founded on democratic values – remain sources of strength and comparative advantage, driving prosperity and improving the well-being of people across the Union.”
Questions for discussion:
- What do the enduring core values of Conservatism mean in practice for policy-making and policy-makers today?
- Post-Brexit, what sort of state do we want to be? What do we do with control, now that we’ve taken it back?
- Post-COVID, has the social contract and people’s expectations of government fundamentally changed? If so, how? If not, why not?
- Does “levelling-up”—and the more significant government intervention in the economy that it implies—change our relationship with the state? If so, how? If not, why not?
- How has the digital revolution transformed our willingness to share data and interact with government online? Do we want symmetry in our relationship with the state online/offline or are we willing to concede certain things in different domains?
- In an age of identity politics, what more might government do to promote social cohesion?
- Is there any other observation you would like to make?
Zoom details will be sent out to our mailing list. If you’d like to take part but aren’t on the mailing list, then please drop us a line to [email protected] (or use the contact form).