I have today received this news from the Maiden Erlegh Trust: 20 July 2020 Dear Mr Redwood At the start of this academic year, Maiden Erlegh Trust applied to open a new special free school for 150 children with complex special educational needs from Y… read more
I have received copies of a couple of lobby letters being sent round asking me to support proper Parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals. Let me put minds at rest. Parliament has debated trade more thoroughly and more often in the last four years than i… read more
City centres often generate higher incomes, higher property values and more turnover per person than the rest of a country. The more people you concentrate in a city centre, the more business there is for the shops, hospitality trade, personal servic… read more
I am glad to see others and the media now picking up the obvious point that the UK death rate figures are likely to be overstatements of the true position. I first raised this matter on 11 April in my proposal to the government that they “Review the d… read more
The Prime Minister is clearly concerned that if we continue with homeworking for the many, with social distancing for hospitality, and bans on live events, the economies of our city centres will be gravely damaged for as long as this lasts. The longer… read more