Truss failed not because she was too Conservative, but because she wasn’t Conservative enough
Paul Goodman
“Both her friends and foes miss a main point of her premiership – that if governments don’t reduce spending when they cut tax, they risk spooking the markets. And crashing.”
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The right to a purpose-bred fighting dog bigger than you – the cornerstone of a free society?
Henry Hill
“It is remarkable that a country prepared to ban almost anything appears unwilling to take action against the small number of breeds responsible for the overwhelming majority of dangerous attacks.”
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William Atkinson
“The Prime Minister is uninterested in rushing a deal just to have a tangible ‘Brexit Benefit’ There will be no Johnsonian pledges of a deal by Diwali. ”
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Councils are spending too much on agency staff. But switching to a four-day week is not the answer.
Harry Phibbs
“The way to motivate staff is to treat each of them as an individual, with flexible conditions and a pay offer to reward success and hard work.”
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Book review: Stewart despises the political game, yet plays it with desperate enthusiasm.
Andrew Gimson
“The author has the abilities of a sketchwriter, but not of Edmund Burke.”
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Daniel Hannan
“Individually, it may make sense for a constituency to pick a known local candidate. But collectively, the party needs some constituencies to think outside the box, so as to make itself collectively more electable.”
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Nationalisation failed British industry in the 1970s and would fail utilities now
Dr Sarah Ingham
“There is simply no good reason to suppose that public ownership would lead to better management and higher investment when historically it has produced the opposite.”
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My latest special report from the frontline in eastern Ukraine
Lord Ashcroft
“It was my fourth visit to the country since Russia tried, but failed, to launch a full-scale invasion in February last year. The strength of my commitment to Ukraine grows with each visit.”
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James Johnson
“The run up to a presidential election is brutal, polarised, and often dark. But it is also energising, passionate, and the greatest political show on Earth.”
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Starmer’s small boats plan. He’s treating people like fools.
Paul Goodman
“The logic of the choice remains as Ken Clarke put it – Rwanda or nothing. Sir Keir has swallowed much in his pursuit of power, but Rwanda is a mouthful too much for him, or at least for his party. So he’s trying to bluff his way out of the problem.”