The current pressures faced by the health service are not new or exclusive to the 21st Century. Let’s learn from past experience.
During the Cold War being ‘strong on defence’ was a potent vote winner, and the money flowed accordingly.
We must turbo-charge the vehicle of British entrepreneurship as we drive across the Brexit bridge which should connect us with the rest of the world.
Which is what she hinted at after the last one – and which would ease the pressures on her and help get the government back on its feet.
Plus: Vicious Cybernats. Bolton’s brass neck. Widdecombe’s ratings. Johnson’s death wish. And: the courage of my friend Tessa Jowell.
While society has become more liberal to minority communities, it doesn’t show the same acceptance to members of the party that won most votes at last year’s election.
Well, at least more people than previously now know he is Minister for Children and Families. What should be in his in-tray?
The EU bureaucracy, with its supranational claims, is a godsend to him. But he is more pragmatic than he looks. He does not want a Hungary without allies.
They offer the best chance to maintain influence in Syria to counter Moscow, but the question of their ongoing conflict with Turkey must be addressed.
First we must ensure that we fully regain control of trade policy from Brussels. Then we must ensure we put those new powers to their fullest use.
Brexit has transformed the context in which we plan our security. Commitments to our European neighbours and Global Britain require more money.
The reputation for competence that once covered a multitude of Tory sins has deserted the party and needs to be restored.
The short-term plaudits of the Left and the Greens come at a long-term cost – to the Party, and to the environment too.
Basically, we need to undercut the world. We can do so if we slash red tape and tax. Within a very short period there would be a pronounced Laffer Effect.