Profile: Rishi Sunak, rising star of the Johnson project
As the Chief Secretary is promoted to Chancellor in the wake of Javid’s resignation, we republish our profile of him from last month.
Smith’s dismissal is Johnson’s second chance to take the Union with Northern Ireland seriously
Grasping this nettle will involve appointing someone prepared to be considerably less popular with sections of the gallery than was their predecessor.
Garvan Walshe: Sinn Fein say they want to reassure Unionists. Good luck with that.
As long as their activists call them “colonialists” and candidates glorify the IRA, the idea is as convincing as a Hannukah greeting from Jeremy Corbyn.
Tim Morris: Freeports will be transformational – with the right approach
To make the most of the policy’s potential, Government must pair it with a raft of other reforms.
A Mansion Tax. “What is really the problem with this?” asked the Conservative Chancellor
Cameron’s memoirs offer a hint of where the occupant of Number 11 may look to raise property taxes instead.
Robert Halfon: Beware, fellow MPs. Once we’ve left the Palace of Westminster, we may never return.
Plus: Is a stronger Labour Leader better for the Conservatives? And: Amazing Amazon advertising.
Lord Ashcroft: Labour are in a pickle, but the Tories must keep their heads down. Lessons from my new polling report.
Voters won’t return to Labour just because Brexit is done. But nor will they stick with the Conservatives if they’re not seen to deliver.
We still do not understand Spanish flu – so no wonder the danger posed by the coronavirus is unquantifiable
The NHS issues studiously calm advice, and we wait to see whether the disease can be contained.
Tom McPhail: Successive governments have dodged tough choices on pension tax reform for too long
Simply scrapping higher rate tax relief would be an act of fiscal hooliganism, but the Chancellor has other options available to him.
Andrew Green: The Conservatives’ new immigration policy risks the numbers running out of control
Yet another failure to keep a clear promise would be deeply damaging, especially in the ‘Red Wall’.
Johnson’s reshuffle. If he isn’t Thinking Big it should be Kept Small.
Let Sunak and Dowden join Jenrick at the top table. And that should be about it. If the Coronavirus takes off, Ministerial changes will be the least of our worries.
Neil O’Brien: Five ways to help resolve the housing crisis
If we’re really going solve it and “build better” as Scruton wished then we need massive changes.
Tony Lodge: Britain’s dirty emissions secret – carbon leakage. Here’s what it is and how to tackle it.
We must now consider targeting particular carbon intensive goods and power supplies which are imported and carry a large transport and transmission footprint.
Rudd and the reshuffle. Not the best woman to make the case for women
If she wants to sound off, fine. But Johnson brought her back, and she then resigned – claiming he didn’t want a Brexit deal. Why should he heed her now?
Sanjoy Sen: Making the best use of small modular reactors
The Rolls-Royce concept has the potential to plug a gap in the UK’s low-carbon power requirements.