A message from the ippr relating to an event they are hosting at Party Conference – they want feedback from CF members:

I’m Carey Oppenheim, Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (ippr), the UK’s leading progressive think tank. You may have been to one of our events before, this will our fourth year at Conservative Party Conference.

Recognising that the debate dominating Conference this year is the future of politics itself as well as the economy, ippr is hosting a key event at each of the three main conferences where leading figures will discuss the way forward and implications for the General Election.

To open up the debate, ippr and Conservative Future are asking party activists for their ideas and opinions on how politics needs to change and the big issues facing the party and country. We will put your views directly to the politicians at our events. We feel this is particularly important in a climate where political trust has been badly battered. So we need to bring people into the heart of the debate. In this instance that means party members and others, not just the people who usually attend conference or the people on our panel. We want to include your views directly in the discussion.

IPPR believes that there are three key issues facing the Conservative Party at conference this year:

1. The debate about public spending cuts has exploded. If the government identifies priorities for cuts in the Pre-Budget Report, the spotlight will be on the Conservatives to show more of your hand. Can David Cameron convince the general public that Britain’s frontline services are safe with the Conservatives?
2. Does the Conservative Party have the new progressive ideas in politics? What are the favoured battlegrounds for the Election? Is the key to electoral success winning over voters who once voted for Tony Blair? What can David Cameron learn, if anything, from the Thatcher years?
3. What would a Conservative Government mean for Britain’s role and standing in Europe and the wider world? Will the Conservatives condemn Britain to isolation in Europe or can we create a Europe that is both more connected to the public and more effective?

These will be among the key issues in what promises to be a key event for the Conservative Party as you gear up for the general election of 2010. I hope you will contribute to the debate:

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