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John Glen MP

Posts by John Glen MP

John Glen is MP for Salisbury and South Wiltshire.

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John Glen: A Budget that struck the right balance between doing whatever it takes now and securing the public finances later

The more sanguine assessments on the impact of further borrowing are heavily reliant on interest rates and inflation remaining at historic lows.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 4 March 2021 at 6:40 am

Budget 2) John Glen: The challenges we face of the virus and of weak productivity can’t be met by the repetition of small state mantras

The Chancellor’s measures leave us well prepared to tackle its short-term challenges as well as helping to shape the long-term trajectory of the economy.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 12 March 2020 at 6:50 am | 17 comments

John Glen: Johnson has always stood up for the City. Which helps to explain why I’m supporting him.

As Economic Secretary to the Treasury, I know that he has a tried and tested record of promoting financial services.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 17 July 2019 at 6:30 am | 38 comments

John Glen: The Chancellor proved yesterday that the hard work we’ve all put in is paying off

But although the era of austerity is coming to a close, we are emphatically not rejecting the need for ongoing discipline with the public finances.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 30 October 2018 at 6:30 am | 9 comments

John Glen: Why we are launching our Help to Save scheme today

This is a robust, Conservative policy that enhances the stability of our society by encouraging and supporting prudent financial decision-making.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 12 September 2018 at 6:20 am | 12 comments

John Glen: How – and why – the Government is protecting consumers of high-cost credit

Building appropriate safeguards for the vulnerable is an essential part of defending capitalism in the 21st Century.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 31 May 2018 at 11:00 am | 10 comments

John Glen: How the Government is cracking down on loan sharks

As Conservatives, we have a duty to protect and defend people who have historically been left without access to legal credit.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 25 April 2018 at 11:00 am | 16 comments

John Glen: Our ban on credit and debit card surcharging comes in today

The crucial point is that consumers will be fully informed of how much something will cost before they get to the very end of the checkout process.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 13 January 2018 at 6:30 am | 53 comments

John Glen: Grammar Schools. If you back streaming within schools, why oppose streaming between them?

Their opponents often deploy arguments that are simply out of date.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 7 September 2016 at 7:10 am | 63 comments

John Glen: We need more local innovation to help deliver social justice

What is needed is smarter budgeting – that uses evidence on what works to establish quantifiable future savings.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 16 May 2016 at 6:20 am | 4 comments

Food banks are learning to address the reasons why people go hungry

We are making progress by working out how to build fences at the top of cliffs, instead of just sending ambulances when people fall.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 15 April 2016 at 2:00 pm | 30 comments

John Glen: The Government must not be distracted from delivering Universal Credit

The policy is likely to be the most important legacy of a Conservative welfare agenda. We must stay the course.

Comment, Highlights | By John Glen MP | 8 December 2015 at 6:30 am | 6 comments

John Glen MP: There is more to poverty than economics

Britain’s deprivation measures have failed to account for the many dimensions of poverty, and our Government is right to redress this imbalance.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 20 July 2015 at 3:00 pm | 26 comments

John Glen MP: Stable family and good relationships are at the heart of social justice

For too long the left has laid a false claim to be on the side of the poor and vulnerable. We must move into that territory.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 15 July 2015 at 2:55 pm | 16 comments

John Glen MP: Cameron’s NHS speech joins the battle for public hearts

We must not shrink from the opportunity posed by majority government to reclaim the mantles of compassion and social justice from the left.

Comment | By John Glen MP | 19 May 2015 at 12:00 pm | 31 comments

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