“The British people have voted to leave the European Union. It was not the result I wanted – nor the outcome that I believed is best for the country I love. But there can be no doubt about the result.”
It’s about what they contribute – and take from – the public finances.
This astonishing success story has not yet attracted the attention it deserves.
What works for Panama with the dollar could work after independence with the pound.
This is the right answer for residents, for the city and for taxpayers.
Politics, not economics, will underpin the government’s programme of privatisation in our banks.
By Mark WallaceFollow Mark on Twitter. It's fair to say I haven't always been the biggest fan of the Church of England's views on politics and economics. Rowan Williams in particular regularly fired my ire with his barmy pronouncements about Marxism being not so bad after all, and his attacks on Iain Duncan Smith's welfare reforms. That's why […]
Henry Hill is a British Conservative and Unionist activist, and author of the blog Dilettante. Follow Henry on Twitter. He is also editor of the non-party website Open Unionism, which can be followed on Twitter here. NI21 “looking for fresh voices rather than defectors”. Ouch. John McCallister and Basil McCrea launched their new party last week, and the event itself […]
The Cypriot banking crisis was big news back in March. As the island’s biggest banks teetered on the brink of collapse, an emergency bail-out package was agreed with the EU, the IMF and the ECB – but only at the cost of bailing-in the banks' depositors, including those with savings of up to €100,000 that […]
Last week, the Evening Standard was on the naughty step for releasing embargoed details of the Budget. The Chancellor hadn’t even got up to speak before key points of his statement were all over the internet. Less remarked upon, however, was a piece by Ben Gummer, which appeared in City AM a full two days […]
Christopher Howarth is a senior Political Analyst at the think tank Open Europe. Prior to Open Europe he worked as a Conservative Foreign Affairs Adviser and senior researcher to a Shadow Europe Minister. Follow Open Europe on Twitter. Over the weekend, Eurozone finance ministers put together a €10bn rescue package for the Cypriot economy. However, […]
Christopher Howarth is a senior Political Analyst at the think tank Open Europe. Prior to Open Europe he worked as a Conservative Foreign Affairs Adviser and senior researcher to a Shadow Europe Minister. Follow Open Europe on Twitter. Next week the EU will continue discussing Banking Union – giving the European Central Bank the power […]
Iain Anderson is co-founder of Cicero Group and is an expert in global political risk and economic public policy issues. He has worked for a range of Conservative policymakers. He writes in a personal capacity. Follow Iain on Twitter. The appointment of Canadian Central Bank Governor Mark Carney will prove to be the most significant public appointment […]
By Tim MontgomerieFollow Tim on Twitter The Times has an important report (£) this morning suggesting that Iain Duncan Smith and George Osborne are close to a deal that will make a significant contribution to the £10 billion of further savings from the welfare budget that the Chancellor wants to achieve by 2017. Many benefits […]
In the last Parliament, we were able to reduce the cost of government substantially, with administrative budgets falling by 40 per cent. But we need to go further.