Cameron’s decision to leave the federalist, centre-right bloc was bewailed by Remainers. How do they feel about its call for a continent-wide ban on veils?
Hammond was right to postpone the date by which he aims to achieve a balanced budget. But whether or not Tory MPs really have the appetite for one is doubtful.
The first piece in our mini-series on reducing the deficit explores ideas from addressing ‘grey welfare’ to closing Whitehall departments.
The Party Chairman says “all seats” are under consideration for targeting.
A new Office for Intergenerational Responsibility would prevent politicians heaping costs on future taxpayers to fund giveaways today.
Children lose out, and there’s a knock-on elder care, too.
The Centre for Social Justice, which I am now chairing once again, is turning its attention to the quality of growth and jobs.
The Health Service’s Chief Executive has said what many politicians are too nervous to even whisper.
Some voters are angry, but anger doesn’t define most people most of the time.
A lot has changed since 2010. The Autumn Statement should reflect the new financial and political reality.
He defines them as “people who work hard and by and large do not feel that they’re sharing in the prosperity that economic growth is bringing to the country”.
The third piece in our mini-series on the Autumn Statement comes from the Centre for Social Justice.
It would be more cost-effective and more fair to adjust the planned increases in the income tax personal allowance.
Who wrote the chapter in the political rule book where it says you can’t care for folk and be a Tory?
By making it hard to guarantee rent payments, pursue debts, or get information on tenants, the current system undermines confidence and restricts supply.