NIcky Morgan does indeed have a point

Nicky Morgan, one of my old friends from YC days and now a treasury minister, made some excellent points the other day that Conservatives need to emphasise the positive parts of our message more - it's important to say positive things about the people and policies we like as well as to criticise those we don't. Being a Conservative is about preserving things, not about hating everybody, and it is important not to give the contrary impression

Paul Goodman wrote on Conservative Home here that "Nicky Morgan has a point" and I agree with him.

Ironically, Melissa Kite in the Guardian wrote a piece in response to Nicky Morgan called Five ways to cheer up tories and kill off the 'nasty party.' which I am pretty sure was supposed itself to be ironic but at least one or two of her five suggestions point the way to ideas worth taking up ...