Net zero is the UK’s chance to become Europe’s economic powerhouse once again. We have the windiest seas, much of Europe’s carbon storage potential, and a world-leading offshore wind industry. But with the USA and EU offering enormous subsidies to entice green investment away from our shores, we risk becoming uncompetitive unless the Chancellor uses
Jeremy Hunt’s announcement on Wednesday, due to be delivered to the House of Commons at 12.30pm, will be the UK’s first budget in well over a year. The last budget was delivered by current prime minister Rishi Sunak in October 2021, three chancellors ago. Since then, British politics has been peppered with “fiscal event” after
This week’s announcement by the government to establish new community wealth funds from the expanded Dormant Assets Scheme to provide long-term investment for rebuilding some of the most deprived neighbourhoods in England is hugely welcome. The announcement, which follows four years of campaigning by local authorities, civil society funders, » Read More
The race to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader entered a new brutal phase this week as claimants to the Bute House throne battled for position. Taking to our TV screens for the first time, the disputable heirs health secretary Humza Yousaf, finance secretary Kate Forbes and former minister Ash Regan upped the ante — and
The government has been criticised in the commons for the way in which the HS2 delay was announced. The high-speed railway was initially set to link London and the West Midlands with a further phase extending to cities in the North. However, in a written statement, » Read More
Record wait times and staff on strike – the NHS is struggling and the government are under immense and growing pressure to sort it out. Does it need more money? Does it need more staff? Are too many people falling ill? Or does the whole system just need an entire overhaul? » Read More
In an interview on Times Radio last week, Steve Baker MP described how during a period of bad depression he relied on his employees for emotional support, including requesting that ‘his youngest staffer’ ‘come into his office’ to ‘ask him silly questions’ to help him through one of his lowest points. » Read More
When Rishi Sunak replaced former Conservative leader William Hague as the MP for the safe-seat of Richmond in 2015, the political landscape was in a very different state. The Conservatives were riding high, David Cameron had just won a majority and the Brexit referendum lay ahead. The then-prime minister spoke openly of his plan to
Suella Braverman has said the government’s plan to tackle the migrant Channel crossings crisis in the illegal migration bill is “compassionate but necessary and fair”. The government’s new plan, revealed yesterday in the House of Commons, is designed to stop migrants entering the UK on small boats, after more than 45,000 crossed the Channel last
Last week, the UK introduced a bill criminalising marriage and civil partnerships below the age of 18 in England and Wales. A momentous step forward, the change in law aims to eradicate a practice that prevents so many women and girls from living fulfilled lives and prosperous futures. But while the UK makes strides domestically
