We need to be keeping the conversation going about how to fund London Councils so they can tackle homelessness more easily and provide better adult social care and health outcomes.
Monday’s speech and today’s announcement show them choosing their ground for the next election. And since Hunt may find no money for further tax cuts next spring, the option of a May general election is opening up.
There is also a moral point: if someone works, they should be the main beneficiary of their labour, rather than being forced to give most of their extra earnings to the Government.
Claire Coutinho is clearly impressive, but has only been an MP since 2019, and the appointment of someone so inexperienced to so big a role comes with risks.
That is the mission of ARC, the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, which is holding its inaugural meeting in London. The public want a better, more productive and dignified economy, and a politics and a public culture which honours their values.
This perhaps reflects the fact that with the Speech happening on 7th November, there will be little actual time for legislation in the final session of Parliament in any case.
“I am proud to be the first British Asian Prime Minister, but you know what…I’m even prouder that it’s just not a big deal.”
“Our political system is too focused on short-term advantage, not long-term success,” declared the Prime Minister. “Our mission is to fundamentally change our country.”
“It’s time to roll up our sleeves. Take on the declinists. And watch the British economy prove the doubters wrong.”
The Chancellor of the Exchequer adds that “public spending is still growing faster than the economy. Some say that’s inevitable. They are wrong. We need a more productive state. Not a bigger state.”
The ninth part of our series on reducing demand for government, in which we set out a programme for change – focused on families, civil society and government.
The second part of our series on reducing demand for government, in which we set out a programme for change – focused on families, civil society and government.
82.5 per cent of all jobs in this country are in the private sector. Of these, 61 per cent are in the SMEs – small and medium-sized enterprises. In other words, over 50 per cent of all jobs in the United Kingdom are now in small businesses.
What’s more, this reform would target tax relief at those employees who struggle more with the cost of living, including younger staff, the lower paid and those on part-time contracts.