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The PM should ring Donald Trump
The attempt of an assassin to kill the front runner in the US polls was a direct assault on democracy that all who believe in democracy should condemn. The Prime Minister should pick up the phone to Mr Trump, ask how he is and send the UK’s best wishes that...Read More »
How should Conservatives oppose?
I have heard a couple of Shadow Cabinet members on the BBC setting out the Opposition position. They clearly found it difficult. They rightly sounded chastened by the electoral disaster that beset them. They apologised and sounded contrite.
They do however have a vital role to play. In a Parliament where...Read More »
Letting people out of prison
Prison is essential for criminals who threaten our safety. Terrorists, murderers and all who attack people violently should be given custodial sentences to protect the rest of us from their attacks. They should serve more than 40% of the sentence before discharge. There should be no early discharge for anyone...Read More »
The U.K. will not grow faster if we close industries down
Did the Net Zero Secretary get the memo that the government wants us to be the fastest growing G 7 economy? Up he pops to halt new oil and gas development.
Between 1990 and 2021 the U.K. slashed output of energy from 219 million tonnes of oil equivalent to 106 million....Read More »
Steel making
The new government says it supports the same policy as the old government for the steel industry.
The main imperative is to cut U.K. CO 2 output. That means shutting down U.K. blast furnaces to make new steel because they need fossil fuel to heat and smelt. We then import the...Read More »