Go for growth and cross your fingers
That’s the least bad course for the Chancellor to take on Wednesday. But it’s a gamble that could go horribly wrong.
Richard Holden: This week’s spending review must show voters in Red Wall seats like mine that they were right to trust us
It’s vital that on education, policing and infrastructure, as much clarity is given as possible to departments as possible in terms of long-term funding.
Raghib Ali: The three-tiered system was working and England didn’t need this lockdown
However, this data was not available when the decision was made to have a second shutdown. We should now work towards a more voluntary approach.
Priti Patel v The Thing
Sure, she’s in breach of the Ministerial Code – and so is every member of every Cabinet who has served since it was introduced.
Nick King: Johnson’s Reset. The Government needs business if it’s to build back better.
The final article in ConHome’s series on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
The Ministerial Code is a paper tiger – Johnson is responsible for who serves in his Government
The guidelines cover a broad range of issues and admit breaches both great and small. They are not a substitute for the Prime Minister’s judgement.
Dean Godson: It’s easier for the right to move left on economics than for the left to move right on culture. That’s a plus for Johnson.
The sixth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
The Coronavirus – and the mysterious affair of the Treasury’s economic analysis
The quest of Mel Stride and the Treasury Select Committee for sight of its elusive quarry contines.
Iain Dale: “The sun is incomparably more powerful than any work of man.” When Johnson’s guru on global warming was Corbyn’s brother.
Plus: The new Downing Street regime is a breath of fresh air. And: back pain is no laughing matter.
Mark Lehain: The Government can’t afford to surrender in the war on woke
The fifth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
The wind of Biden’s change is blowing through Johnson’s Government
America’s result is having knock-on effects in Downing Street: see yesterday’s green speech and today’s defence news.
Garvan Walshe: Gloomy Sturgeon projects competence. The Government doesn’t – and the Union may be the price it pays.
The Scottish leader has always tried to temper expectations about the country’s fight with Covid. This could pay off in an independence referendum.
Ben Houchen: My advice to the Prime Minister. Go green for more jobs in the Red Wall – and double down on levelling up.
The fourth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
If anyone can make this new Conservative policy role work well, it’s O’Brien
Our columnist’s appointment is a signal that the Red Wall will not be forgotten, a recognition of talent – and the shutting- up of a nuisance.
Robert Halfon: Who’s up for a Southern Research Group?
There is deprivation and lower educational attainment in the southern new towns, coastal communities, inner cities and rural coldspots.