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Badenoch wants to move away from the past but Burnham's embracing it
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1309+ words) “Don’t look back in anger, don’t look back in anger, I heard you say” This iconic Oasis anthem from the 1990’s is a fitting soundtrack to the first few days of Andy Burnham’s arrival in Parliament as Prime Minister. Not…...
Alan Mak: Kemi’s policies will reverse Labour’s damage to the economy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (242+ words) Alan Mak MP is a former Treasury and Business Minister and Conservative MP for Havant. Their economic mismanagement has left the country reeling, despite facing far fewer external shocks (such as a pandemic) than previous governments. A huge number of…...
David Willetts: Fiscal conservatism should be at the heart of the Tory Party
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (196+ words) David Willetts is a Member of the House of Lords 2007 is a key date for another reason. That was the start of the financial crisis and Britain’s longest period of low growth on record. So rising public spending pressures coincide…...
George Trefgarne: The Tory women versus the blokes, lads, and chaps should have one positive outcome
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (699+ words) George Trefgarne is chief executive of Boscobel & Partners, a consultancy and was previously economics editor of The Telegraph. There is an interesting piece in the Financial Times about Jane Fraser, the British CEO of Citi, the vast American banking group…...
Andrew Murrison: No Sir, THIS is your country!
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (389+ words) Andrew Murrison is a former Minister of State at the FCO, DFID and FCDO. Robbins was right about the FCDO: It is not fit for purpose. If you doubt it, take a look at the Chagos debacle. What can possibly…...
An outpouring of ‘sticks and stones’ outrage can’t hide Badenoch’s palpable hits
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (720+ words) It’s ironic to think, at the end of Keir Starmer’s premiership, that his problems began almost at the start of it. I mean, all of these were the fuel he kept throwing on his own political pyre, but the really…...
John Oxley: 'Hear that internet curfew bell toll? It tolls for thee, kid, even if we think you can vote"
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) John Oxley is a consultant, writer, and broadcaster. His SubStack is Joxley Writes. Imagine it is the spring of 2029, polling day. You are 17. Emerging into adulthood shouldn’t be about harm elimination. If 16 and 17-year-olds are deserving of the franchise and…...