‘Net Zero’, we hear these words echoed on the news bulletins, and I am sure you will encounter them on a daily if not hourly basis. This is not just because of the current COP28 in Dubai. The term is used by all and sundry as the reason for ULEZ, LEZ, LTN, veganism, not flying, […]
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First it was Giorgia Meloni and now it is Geert Wilders, painted by the BBC and other media organisations as ‘extreme right-wing politicians’ – i.e. persona non grata. There is something laughably squint about this sort of reporting; extreme left-wing political parties that are, arguably far less respectful of democratic norms and human rights, never
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Our present Chancellor follows a long line of predecessors who have spent their time in office talking big but in action have simply tinkered at the edges. I feel a sense of déjà vu when I hear and read comments coming out of Downing Street about the forthcoming Autumn Statement. Over the last few months we have
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I have come to the conclusion that there are two main breeds of politicians. The ones that come into politics to tidy up the untidy aspects of life, and those who understand human frailty; blessed with the vision to harness it, for the benefit of us all. The former love things to be in order; they
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For the last ten days, the BBC has been obsessed by the prospect of HS2 from Birmingham to Manchester being either on or off. This is classic lazy hack news, as there are (to quote John Major) other ways of skinning this particular cat. Why is the taxpayer directly funding a railway in the first
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As Conservatives, we applaud those who make a success of their lives through hard work. We admire those who successfully employ their talents, and we support those who do what is right through kindness and consideration to others. We also understand that for any public services to exist, the private sector first needs to create the
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We would always hope and expect that a Conservative government would tirelessly work in the long-term interests of the country. Sadly, in terms of energy policy ever since the resignation of Mrs. Thatcher, it has been a tale of political expediency and short-term gain for long term expense. My goodness if the Thatcher vision of
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(Photograph: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) I read an article probably a few months ago by Nick Timothy, saying that the Conservative Party must change to be electable. Since then I have been considering why it is that I think of myself as a conservative, why that outlook reflects my values
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I shed no tears for Dame Alison Rose following her resignation earlier this week. However, the problems highlighted by Mr Farage’s debanking are I believe rather more systemic than is perhaps realised. Having had one of my business accounts ‘exited’ by part of Dame Alison’s former empire I know only too well Mr Farage’s pain
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