The Government’s approach is unlikely to bring out the best from those upon whom it depends to get things done.
Jacob Rees-Mogg faces an uphill battle against entrenched attitudes in almost every relevant department.
The Environment Secretary, in charge of the seven-year transition from the Common Agricultural Policy, prefers to do good by stealth.
Tree planting is exactly the kind of popular, nature-based project that we should be exploring across the election cycle.
Our troubles will be compounded by Ministers’ import promotion policies, most pronounced in the Business, Energy and Agriculture departments.
Pride in our countryside can bring people together, and if we love more and understand it better, we will care for it well too.
There should be a growth target to complement the inflation target – to drive government departments to take actions that will promote more UK activity and jobs.
Our party contains multitudes – and should embrace conservatives from across the ideological spectrum.
If nothing is done, we fear the pig industry is heading towards collapse, which would affect tens of thousands of jobs.
The former Chief Adviser has had little to do with the negotiation recently, but his leaving has knock-on effects on it. Here’s why.
I know that government needs a cross-Whitehall programme that actively engages with the myriad of departments and agencies.
An election that saw them returned to say yes to Brexit and boosterism leaves Johnson vulnerable to events and reality.
As a member of his first Cabinet, I was tested in Northern Ireland – as elsewhere the new government reduced the defict and reformed public services.
Take it from me that the US would walk away from talks if we tried to make the adoption of UK rules a precondition of any FTA.
The Government must recognise the long-term risks legislation such as this could have and how it could be weaponised by Labour.