We have seen a long list of these bodies let people down, with hapless ministers then held to account for their failings.
Water is not currently tested between September and May, when tourism is still strong in Devon. Inaccurate information about water quality is deterring swimmers and surfers from taking the plunge and hurting the local economy.
It might help if the new definition made a clearer distinction between extremism of belief and extremism of action. But it would be better still if it didn’t try to define extremism at all.
The question the pollsters asked was: “How strongly, if at all, do you support or oppose a goal to make Britain a country where no one smokes?” There is no mention of a generational tobacco ban, or any policy at all, let alone prohibition.
The Opposition reportedly plan to fund a new task force with the savings from clearing the asylum backlog and ending the use of hotels. But both of those things would cost a lot of money to achieve – unless the plan is to just wave people through.
No fewer than 10,000 women who undertook DIY abortions in 2020 required hospital treatment for complications. A morally serious Parliament, in step with public opinion, should not assent to an amendment that treats abortion pills like sweets.
By aligning pedicab operations with the established norms of governing private hire vehicles like Uber or London’s iconic Black Cabs, we can uphold high standards of service and safety across London.
Voters can lean towards a lower limit and favour decriminalisation for the same reason they can favour higher spending and lower taxes. It is the duty of politicians to do better.
To parents providing a quality home education, I want to reassure you: my proposal would not seek to disrupt your right to home educate, or add extra burdens.
If some horrendous human rights abuse were uncovered in Dubai, and the Telegraph or Spectator neglected to cover it fully and frankly, competitors would be gifted the ultimate competitive advantage.
Let’s move fast to outlaw irresponsible sales tactics, and increase punishments for those that do not abide by the law. But banning all vape flavours, or disposable vapes, would be immensely counterproductive.
Our deputy editor argues that there is a fundamental tension between the traditional conception of ministerial accountability and the modern tendency to govern through quangos and arms-length bodies.
Resigned and despondent, the Tories sit in a powerful legislature and does little with it. Instead, ministers act like chairmen, rubber stamping the decisions of their departments, instead of leading them.
Opinion polls consistently show that over 80 per cent of voters support an end to the import of hunting trophies, this figure rises to over 90 per cent of those who voted Conservative in 2019.