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Khaled Hassan is an Egyptian political risk and intelligence analyst whose research looks at antisemitism, terrorism, conspiracy theories and national security.
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Transforming our party and winning votes; a medium- and long-term strategy

By Khaled Hassan | Tue 25th October 2022 - 3:24 pm

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The past few weeks since Boris’s resignation offer us some of the most valuable lessons in the history of British politics. What we learn from these turbulent times will be instrumental in shaping our party, and will have a profound impact on our performance in the next general election and every other election afterwards.

Over the past 15 years, I worked with national and international organisations, and a current head of state. I witnessed history being made, in the Middle East and US. Alas, I also saw expertise, professional and ethical standards undermined across much of Europe and in the US. It all boils down to one thing, perception.

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Posted in Op-eds | Tagged future party strategy and President Nasser | 48 Comments

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Tim
Hywel - the source of the "Norwegian gas is cleaner than UK gas" is here - https://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/sp-global/two-thirds-of-uk-and-...
Jason Connor
No that was Nick Clegg in full flow on tuition fees....
Jason Connor
I couldn't agree more with the first 3 posts. I heard a figure of 75% of households still use gas. The council stopped installing heat pumps on my estate as the...
Hywel
"According to the regulator’s own figures, pipeline gas from Norway is produced with less than a third of the emissions of Britain’s North Sea output." W...
Chloe
Well said David. There are 20 million gas boilers in the UK & not everyone has a spare few grand to change to heat pumps or have a suitable system that enab...