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Why we need this new start-up in Britain...
Because cars are too expensive and it is hurting the economy.
Jul 7
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June 2025
Apps, Authors, Products, Podcasts...
… and other things I am loving at the moment.
Jun 26
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Does Welfare Work?
Does welfare benefit the people in receipt, or is it throwing good money after bad?
Jun 24
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Does Welfare Work?
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Lessons to be learnt from Musk/DOGE and Milei/Argentina
Britain desperately needs to cut down the size of its state. Two examples from across the the Atlantic provide a blueprint for what could work and what…
Jun 3
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Lessons to be learnt from Musk/DOGE and Milei/Argentina
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March 2025
Britain on the Global Stage 2025
Re-arming, re-industrialising, the rise of the right and what if America leaves NATO....
Mar 4
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Britain on the Global Stage 2025
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January 2025
Labour's Plan for Education
Today is the second reading of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill... and the repercussions are heart breaking for disadvantaged children across…
Jan 8
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Labour's Plan for Education
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October 2024
My response to the Budget
It was a horror show for business, but this Halloween, its the ghost of Liz Truss that haunts the Conservative Party.
Oct 31, 2024
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My response to the Budget
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September 2024
5 Really Cr*p Ideas
Labour is back in power so left-wing think tanks and Unions are floating ideas for the Government to take up. Here are 5 they should not do!
Sep 25, 2024
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How we can and should reform the Civil Service
Robert Jenrick's call to cut 100,000 people from the Civil Service is the latest intervention in a subject that has vexed politicians for years.
Sep 18, 2024
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How we can and should reform the Civil Service
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August 2024
My thoughts on the General Election
What happened in Suffolk, what happened to the Tories more generally, and how we move forward from here...
Aug 4, 2024
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My thoughts on the General Election
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May 2024
Time is running out to save the great British seaside town – and a clutch of Conservative seats
The start of the summer is a reminder that our seaside towns and resorts rely heavily on tourism and consequently struggle in the down season.
May 11, 2024
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Time is running out to save the great British seaside town – and a clutch of Conservative seats
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March 2024
How to Get Big Things Done
Ca we learn how to do social policy from mega-infrastructure projects like HS2 and T5.
Mar 11, 2024
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