
Neil O'Brien
Director, 2008-2013

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Unlike America we don’t elect a President. So let’s never have presidential style debates again.
by Neil O'Brien | Nov 7, 2012
Watching the American election reminds me just how different the US is to the UK. But thanks to the mass media the UK lives now in the giant cultural shadow of the US. Don’t get me wrong, some the things we import are great. I for one welcome the burrito boom...
The remarkable rise of mental illness in Britain
by Neil O'Brien | Oct 30, 2012
Ed Miliband has been talking about mental illness, arguing that celebrities should stop demeaning the mentally ill. He talked about how it costs our economy tens of billions of pounds a year. He’s right that it’s a really important subject, with big...
The Conservatives can be the new workers’ party
by Neil O'Brien | Oct 5, 2012
In 2005 when David Cameron was elected leader, the Conservatives had been on the ropes for more than a decade. His modernisation programme did enough to make him prime minister, but only in coalition. The Tories gained the most seats since 1931, but started from a...
The challenge for the Tories is to find their own version of Blairism
by Neil O'Brien | Oct 4, 2012
Britain’s main political parties are very diverse coalitions, made up of all kinds of different groups. Like some kind of cruel reality TV show, utterly ill-matched people are forced to work together and pretend to like each other. In a particularly disturbing social...Support Us
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