Getting spending under control, letting hard-working people keep more of what they earn, getting out of the way of those who want to take risks and build things – this is what the country needs.
There is no better start you can give children than teaching them to read, write and add. Labour’s approach to education leaves state-educated children less able to succeed, and asserts that our history, art and literature – our cultural jewels – are the preserve of the wealthy.
This Government is clearly – and especially after the weekend – incredibly weak. The Prime Minister took office with no plan for the economy, public services, or our borders, and is now hostage to his backbenchers.
If we want to get the UK growing again, we need to stop assuming that every challenge has a government solution.
No law has changed yet we are already seeing a chilling effect with critics of Islam already being dragged through the courts for simply expressing themselves.
The money for the Mauritians looks likely to come from the recently announced uplift in defence spending. This rise was already insufficient; now it seems billions of it will be spent paying an ally of China to use a base we already own.
At a fundamental, instinctive level, Labour don’t trust the British people. They argue that their plans to curb jury trials are an administrative necessity, yet this argument falls down on closer inspection. I’d be far happier placing my faith in the British people than in any single judge.