
Jonathan Werran: More rail investment won’t lead to recovery without more local governance
The final piece in a ConservativeHome mini-series this week on the railways after Covid.
The final piece in a ConservativeHome mini-series this week on the railways after Covid.
It’s inconceivable that Plaid Cymru won’t make pressing for an independence referendum the price for its support in a coalition with Labour.
Drakeford insists that “the United Kingdom has to be fundamentally reformed if it is to survive”.
Robert Jenrick MP, Saqib Bhatti MP, the One Powerhouse Consortium and AECOM discuss how to solve regional inequality.
The Scottish Conservative leader calls for devolution from Holyrood to local councils, and says he is looking forward to campaigning with Boris Johnson.
For this year’s Senedd elections, vote for a Welsh Government that will work with the UK Government, not against it.
From the start, I have made it very clear that I am a Mayor for the whole region, not just ‘Greater Birmingham’.
As Alex Salmond’s evidence is censored again, now the reputation of Scotland’s prosecutors is dragged into the mire.
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.
The third article in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
The first in a five-part ConHome series this week on the future of the United Kingdom.
Also: Ministers can’t bleat about the ‘culture war’ if they’re prepared to let their planned celebration of Britain be renamed ‘Festival UK* 2022’. Get a grip, DCMS.
The best way of thinking about it isn’t to fix one’s gaze on direct subsidies, but to look wider – at our failure to turn British ideas into British prosperity.
Increased centralisation has led to a huge increase in costs. We must restore a sense of community and pride.
The Union needs a cultural case to walk in step with the material one – Project Love, not Project Fear. Which means looking to the future.