The relationship between development and security is at the heart of promoting British interests abroad. Strategic engagement overseas is not an alternative to advancing Britain’s national interest – it is an essential part of it.
The 2024 intake is rediscovering a more Thatcherite voice: championing a free, entrepreneurial and property-owning democracy.
Whilst Reform’s victory was very much secured from their national campaign of stopping the boats, they also made it clear they would: fix all potholes, freeze council tax, and scrap EDI roles.
When someone works overtime and ends up worse off than the household next door that does not work at all, fairness hasn’t bent, it’s snapped. Faced with a chance to bring welfare increases under control, Labour chose to duck the hard choice and hand the next generation the bill.