The Prime Minister today made a spirited defence of the Government’s position following the European Council meeting, in the face of ridiculous pantomime behaviour by Labour. I was glad to be called to ask a question, in which I brought to the Prime Minister’s attention the Initiative for a Free […]
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Localism Bill becomes law
Last week, the Localism Bill was passed into law. I was glad to support its passage. Through 13 years of New Labour, we witnessed continual moves towards centralised planning and micro-managing of our everyday lives. This new law will see central government interference cut and give power back to citizens, […]
Read MoreVia ZeroHedge: BBC Speechless As Trader Tells Truth: “The Collapse Is Coming…And Goldman Rules The World”
Via ZeroHedge, an interview which astonishes me only in as much as this has appeared on the BBC: As I have indicated again and again and again and again, our present economic system is in profound trouble and it will not be fixed by bailouts. We need money which holds its value: […]
Read MoreBad ideas that never die: a Parliament of special interests
The Times is running two letters under the heading, Should the Upper House be a Senate? (£). The first letter calls for a federal senate with equal representation for each nation of the UK. (Quite why the smaller nations should be disproportionately powerful, I do not know.) The second calls for […]
Read MoreBailouts are a dead end but bilateral debt cancellation could transform the European crisis
Over on ConservativeHome, I introduce an interesting piece of work by Anthony J Evans and Terence Tse of ESCP Europe: Many will argue that Eurozone financial stability is in Britain’s interests and they are right. That’s why the Government should look carefully at a new report by two Associate Professors […]
Read MoreWe should take the politics out of health
This morning, I had one of my regular informal meetings with local senior NHS management. As you would expect, the present top-level political manoeuvring leaves senior NHS staff in a difficult position: how can they plan when policy is again up in the air? Right now, the NHS is scarcely […]
Read MoreAre Carswell and Baker Really So Wrong? » The Cobden Centre
Over at the Cobden Centre, one of our friends in a central bank reflects on the Banking Commission’s interim report and asks, Are Carswell and Baker Really So Wrong? As reported by Gordon Kerr, the Independent Commission on Banking issued its Interim Reportlast Monday. The Commission’s mission is to propose structural and other […]
Read MoreAn intern’s perspective
N.B. This post comes from my first intern, Yana, whom I asked to reflect on her Parliamentary internship. Having spent the past few months as an intern in the House of Commons, I would say I have experienced a fair share. Of course there were some good bits, some not so […]
Read MoreWycombe Youth Action awarded £93,000
I am delighted that Wycombe Youth Action was successful in its application to the Transition Fund, which acts as a Big Society funding mechanism. The project received £93,000 to help young people from the ages of 13 to 25 in more positive activities that they may not otherwise have the opportunity […]
Read MoreA day’s work
I spent two three-hour sessions in the Protection of Freedoms Bill committee today, preventing me from attending Transport Committee, where Cadence Driver Development gave evidence at my suggestion. Between Bill Committee meetings, I agreed amendments to be tabled and then took back-to-back meetings on Kashmir, banking and economic reform until […]
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