Author Archives: johnredwood
Controlling public spending
The government has allowed a huge increase in public spending since 2019. Some of this was meant to be temporary relief or offsets for the grave economic damage lockdowns caused. Some of it has been further reliefs and subsidies to offset the inflatio… read more
Brexit is good news — Conservative Home article
As a young man I voted in the 1975 referendum on staying in the European Community. I read the Treaty of Rome which bound us and realised it set out a long journey to European Union. The main political parties told me to vote to stay in something they… read more
Letter to Net zero Secretary
Dear Grant I am glad you have decided that it makes sense to grant licences to get more oil and gas out of the North Sea instead of importing more. As you say, that means more tax revenue collected here, more better paid UK jobs, less transport cost… read more
Letter to Business Secretary
Dear Kemi The UK government rightly wants to grow the economy and cut inflation. As Business Minister there are crucial changes you could make to help both aims. The proposed ban on new petrol and diesel cars will destroy our car making capacity prema… read more