The stage is set for a post Covid recovery. Adopting a Conservative approach to liberty and prosperity is the best way to promote the greater happiness of the greater number. Anti pandemic policies damaged incomes and jobs and removed many freedoms. T… read more
China has decided to suspend her not very demanding emissions targets as the country needs to keep the lights on. In a major reversal just before COP 26 the world’s largest producer of CO2 has had to urge full out production and purchase of coal to ge… read more
I reproduce below a piece I published recently on Conservative Home: I’m all in favour of levelling up. Our country needs all the talent it can get. I want more people who have bought their own home, found a good job, built their own business, develo… read more
For those interested I am speaking at the following meetings on Monday 4 th October 13.00 Bruges Group on the future of Conservatism with 3 other speakers Science and Industry Museum Liverpool Road Manchester M3 4FP 18.30 Politeia Making the… read more
This new support fund, at least half of which will help families with children, will bolsterexisting measures we have introduced for low-income households, such as increasingthe national living wage, the rise in the Local Housing Allowance, expanding … read more