“The Treasury Finance Ministry view of the world isn’t about structural reform to increase the productive capacity of the economy.”
A new Conservative Government will need to transform the economy. It remains to be seen whether this be done with a majority based on northern, post-industrial Britain.
Hammering out a “Son of CAP” has its challenges, but they are more technical than political – and can be resolved.
Her speech yesterday sought to turn a weakness into a strength- by projecting Britain as a globally-engaged, progressive, aid-friendly country.
Those who claim the Conservatives would benefit from a spell in opposition to ‘rest and detox’ are misguided. My first nine years in Parliament were spent in opposition, and it was a frustrating experience.