Mark Field is MP for Cities of London and Westminster and reflects here on how his constituency is being affected by the current economic woes. Few in the financial services industry will mourn the end of 2008, which will rank as its most tumultuous year certainly since 1974, or perhaps even 1931. Few wise men […]
Mark Field is the Conservative MP for Cities of London and Westminster and an occasional contributor to CentreRight.com. The state of the public finances is a national disgrace. Over eleven years of Labour administration too much government borrowing has funded current consumption. Instead of building a secure future we are borrowing from it and condemning […]
Mark Field is the Conservative MP for Cities of London and Westminster and an occasional contributor to CentreRight.com. Amidst the bewilderingly swift developments of recent weeks in the financial services sector, many in the City can be forgiven for failing to appreciate the extent of change in the landscape that lies before them. Some complacently […]
Mark Field is MP for Cities of London and Westminster and an occasional contributor to CentreRight.com. When one thinks of the Metropolitan Police these days, what description comes to mind? A dynamic, united and responsive police force known primarily for its robust crime-fighting? Or a bloated, divided organisation, paralysed by political correctness whose name seems […]
We asked a few friends of ConservativeHome to offer 100 word thoughts on how George Osborne might prepare to lift Britain’s economy. Our contributors didn’t all keep to the word limit but their responses cover a wide range of economic policy angles. Nicholas Boys-Smith, Consultant Director of Reform: "George Osborne is the most successful Conservative […]
Mark Field, MP for Cities of London and Westminster, criticises most MPs for failing the understand the strength of public feeling over issues like the payment of mortgages with parliamentary expenses, and concludes that MPs are no longer fit to have any say in their remuneration. How can Parliament credibly regulate and legislate when it […]
THERESA MAY MP, Shadow Leader of the House: "I want to comment on why the issue of whether MPs vote on their pay has resonated so much with the public, and sadly, it is because many voters no longer trust politicians. They have a jaundiced view of politicians and are consistently given the view by […]
Mark Field is MP for Cities of London and Westminster. For sure there have been more spectacular banking crises than that which has affected Northern Rock in recent months. The phenomenon of a ‘run on the bank’ was almost commonplace in Victorian times. More recently the collapse of BCCI (1991) and Barings (1995) show that […]
Mark Field is MP for Cities of London and Westminster. The time has come for comprehensive constitutional change in the United Kingdom. Carried out precisely without partisan political consideration, I believe that we are capable of producing a solution which will benefit Britain for decades to come. My immediate proposal is for the creation of […]
Mark Field is MP for Cities of London and Westminster. The Conservatives under David Cameron have made tremendous progress to encourage and engage our Party members in community cohesion projects across the UK. However I believe that our by-election campaign in Ealing Southall may have done lasting damage to the Party’s outreach work in the […]
Mark Field, MP for Cities of London and Westminster, argues that our education system needs more elitism and choice to achieve excellence. At our best the Conservatives are the party of aspiration, opportunity and hope. We believe in choice because choice helps raise standards for all. Conservatives promote excellence, rather than equality. We want to […]
Mark Field has been MP for Cities of London and Westminster since 2001 and has held a number of front bench opposition roles, including a spell as shadow financial secretary to the treasury. He is currently Chairman of the All-Party Group on Business Services and since mid-2008 has been Acting Chairman of the All-Party Venture […]