
Would ‘full expensing’ be worth a permanent hike in Corporation Tax?
The former will help to rebalance the economy and boost ‘levelling up’, but the latter will squeeze the foreign investment ‘global Britain’ needs.
The former will help to rebalance the economy and boost ‘levelling up’, but the latter will squeeze the foreign investment ‘global Britain’ needs.
The Government got “Brexit done” – and now wants to deliver on its pledge to spread “opportunity across the whole United Kingdom”.
The Budget was, if truly honest, a sign that the Government shuns spending cuts and embraces tax rises – which is ultimately unsustainable.
The Prime Minister listened supportively, but jiggled his right knee up and down in a manner suggestive of unbearable mental tension.
The troubled story of Conservative MPs, identity politics, fairness, looking like modern Britain – and a headache for Party managers.
He is well-placed to knock on the doors of individual member states, as the Government and the Union lock horns over free movement.
It will probe whether or or not Sunak can prepare the country for that future – and perhaps succeed Johnson himself, “one fine day”.
Does this sentence say more about a) Dominic Cummings? b) Carrie Symonds? c) The media? d) The dog?
Sunak’s scores have come in at exceptionally high levels. We will see what happens next as more conventional times approach.
Housing First is essential but not sufficient – if there are as many non-UK nationals sleeping on the streets post-Covid as before.
The final part in ConHome’s series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
Up against the noisy unions, it’s struggled to convey the safety of schools compared to other environments.
Thank you for bearing with us during recent days. We’re pleased to say there is now a solution.
All of this has not gone down well with many backbench Conservative MPs, few of whom would be well-disposed towards a more conciliatory strategy.
It is not good for the Commons for the Prime Minister to win such easy victories, and may not even be good for Johnson.