In the early 18th century, two Englishmen – Trenchard and Gordon – wrote a book called Essays on Liberty, Civil and Religious. The other name for that book, as many of you will know, is Cato’s Letters – from which this institute takes its name. That b… read more
Good afternoon everybody and thank you to the Royal Television Society for inviting me here today. I feel very fortunate to have been in this wonderful role for three months. One of the many brilliant things about heading up DCMS is it provides an opp… read more
Communities Secretary, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, has today (18 September 2018) confirmed that he is concluding the government’s intervention in Rotherham metropolitan borough council and returning all powers to the authority. The intervention, … read more
Communities Secretary, the Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP, has today (18 September 2018) confirmed that he is concluding the government’s intervention in Rotherham metropolitan borough council and returning all powers to the authority. The intervention, which was jointly undertaken by … read more
A Cambridge man who repeatedly raped 2 young girls and sexually assaulted 2 others has had his sentence increased after the Solicitor General, Robert Buckland QC MP, referred it to the Court of Appeal for being too low. Sazzad Miah, now 83, carried … read more