The task facing an incoming Prime Minister on September 5 th is large. The first dilemma is how to restructure the Downing Street operation. There are too many posts and senior people vying for PM attention and over loading the diary.Each time Boris w… read more
Margaret Thatcher and her Chancellors cut Income tax from 33% to 25%. She cut Top rate Income tax from 83% to 40% She cut the tax on savings Income from 98% to 40 % She cut Corporation Tax from 52% to 34% Rishi Sunak increased the Corporation tax rat… read more
On Sunday I received a number of phone calls from leadership hopefuls. With other colleagues yesterday and on Monday we had meetings with each of the candidates in turn. We asked them for their views on the main topics including the economy, public se… read more
There are many considerations in choosing a candidate to vote for. I see some on this site have already written off the full slate of 12 possible candidates. You need to live in the real world. The new PM will be an existing Conservative MP. The 12 in… read more
Mr Sunak asks us “Do we confront this moment with honesty ,seriousness and determination, or do we tell ourselves comforting fairy tales that might make us feel better in the moment but leave our children worse off tomorrow?”. The briefing which acco… read more