The country is in a mess. Socialism isn’t the answer. Neither is populism. We have four years to get the detail right and to take back leadership of this country.
I can give hope. I know the problems. I know the people. The people know me.
A mission built on Faith, Flag and Family. A strategy based on the idea that we all must play our part. An attitude of ‘I can, and I will, with no excuses.’
Officials have been working on solutions. Some have been long promised. But it is taking too long – we need to act now. There are five things we need to do.
It is the tool we need to give both families and schools an incentive to engage with the urgent question of what third-party providers are peddling to young people.
Teacher and pupils should be able to tolerate, respect, question, and challenge a pupil’s chosen identity in the same way that they might engage a pupil with interest about their religious beliefs.
Amazon should not be allowed to further undermine the high street with soulless, automated shops that the public neither need nor want.
My constituents are divided between those demanding ever-tighter restrictions and others who want their quality of life back.
Age verification, relevant technology – both can tackled through the Digital Economy Act. Which is what the public wants.
We use tax to reduce something: sugar tax to reduce sugar intake, fuel tax to reduce car use, alcohol tax to reduce alcohol consumption, and tobacco tax to reduce smoking. So why would we tax businesses so much when what we all want is growth?