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John O’Connell: Presiding over the biggest tax burden in 70 years is surely a legacy Johnson must be keen to avoid

In one of an occasional series we are running in advance of the Budget, some radical suggestions for kickstarting the British economy.

By John O'Connell | 2 February 2021 | 17 comments

Iain Dale: Johnson can say all the right words. But not in a way that people relate to, as Blair and Cameron could.

Plus: Sturgeon is ridiculous to criticise the PM’s trip to Scotland. And: Now’s not the time for a Coronavirus inquiry.

By Iain Dale | 29 January 2021 | 154 comments

More fence-sitting from Starmer as Labour MPs challenge deportation flight

As nearly 70 of the party’s MPs successfully campaigned to remove 30 criminals from a flight, their leader has gone quiet. Again.

By Charlotte Gill | 4 December 2020 | 32 comments

WATCH: This is “not the right time at all” for a Scottish independence referendum – Brown’s verdict

“There’s got to be a time to heal before you go into any divisive, conflicting referendum.”

15 November 2020 | 52 comments

Michael Dugher: Covid-19 is a lesson in the three Rs for the government

While it’s important to focus on the ‘R’ rate in tackling covid, we must also balance health concerns against two other Rs – recovery versus recession.

By Michael Dugher | 7 August 2020 | 16 comments

Phil Taylor: Labour’s Austerity 1) How Brown’s Government planned £94 billion of cuts

As the tenth anniversary of the 2010 election approaches, the author says that Labour’s own austerity record and plans were almost as tough as the Coalition’s.

By Phil Taylor | 5 May 2020 | 38 comments

David Gauke: A traditional southern Conservative supporter ponders how best to vote

Economic competence has been the cornerstone of the Conservative appeal. Remove that cornerstone and the entire structure becomes fragile.

By David Gauke | 11 November 2019 | 202 comments

From Reggie to Rory Sahib: Here at Westminster, you can smell the fear and ambition

Of course, many of the sacked ministers – Fallon, Mitchell, Shapps and a dozen others are hoping for preferment under a Boris administration.

By Reggie | 19 June 2019 | 18 comments

Anthony Browne: Policy Gains from Brexit 5) Making regional development more effective

The then EU Budget Commissioner told me that giving control of this funding to national governments would make it subject to “democratic whim”.

By Anthony Browne | 24 May 2019 | 20 comments

Mark Francois: The voluntary party must now save us from ourselves

I welcome the suggestion that local Associations should follow the lead that the National Convention took last weekend.

By Mark Francois MP | 28 February 2019 | 284 comments

The first department to need boosting post-March. The Treasury? Business? Transport? No: Northern Ireland.

The challenge to “our precious union” will be as much constitutional as economic – Deal, No Brexit…or No Deal especially.

By Paul Goodman | 4 January 2019 | 61 comments

Where’s Ed Miliband?

Just asking.

By Mark Wallace | 4 September 2018 | 35 comments

Chris Ham: A tax rise to better fund the NHS is gaining Conservative support

At the same time as putting in more money, there must be a credible plan to spend it effectively – including improvements to how care is delivered.

By Chris Ham | 19 April 2018 | 96 comments

Which taxes should Tories cut? 1) Sam Dumitriu: No virtue-signalling giveaways, hammer taxes that hold back growth

After our recent series asked ‘What should Tories tax?’, the Adam Smith Institute’s Head of Research kicks off a new mini-series seeking routes to lower taxes.

By Sam Dumitriu | 13 March 2018 | 51 comments

Nola Leach: Hammond should help reduce a burden on taxpayers by boosting transferable allowances

Ignoring the family unit means pressures on benefits – and burdening some poorer families with the highest effective marginal tax rate in the developed world.

By Nola Leach | 17 November 2017 | 26 comments

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