The Guardian's three-day series on the new Tories, in the paper and online, has concluded today. We put together a collection of stories that was intended to be both in-depth and broad, to acknowledge that the Conservatives have moved on since the 2005 election but also to provide a proper examination of just how far they have travelled.
On Monday, the first day of the series, the shadow chancellor, George Osborne, signalled a rethink of the Conservative economic policy.
On Tuesday, the candidates that will make up the class of 2010 were surveyed to assess whether how committed they were to the changes in policy and tone that David Cameron has offered.
And today, with the help of Richard Reeves from Demos, we've subjected the Tory programme to the "progressive test". There's also a dossier of the party's policies with links to the key speeches, articles and documents that make up that programme.
We intend to update this regularly, as and when their policies develop. See also our leading article today.
Feedback wanted. Are the Tories really progressive? Do they deserve to be taken seriously as a government-in-waiting? And what do you think of the series?
