The Prime Minister tries to portray an image of calm, but to many of us it looks like ignorant inaction, fearing the reality of energy and food shortages and higher prices.
This government of international lawyers, by international lawyers for international lawyers has used its own skewed and incompetent interpretations of human rights, net zero, post-colonial settlements and other international treaties to sell us out and weaken our security.
Keir Starmer, a former government lawyer approaches problems by asking what the law, Treaties and internal law requires him to do. The problem is the lawyers helping him often seem to give bad advice, advice which is also unpopular with the public.
Part of the answer can be ministers who do more of the detail and take more daily interest in the implementation and management of policy.
It is His Majesty’s Official Opposition that is forcing the u-turns and exposing the dangers of the Government’s disastrous polices, from the Chagos giveaway through the taxes on jobs and business to the dear energy which is doing so much harm.
People voted for change, but not change for the worse. So bring on the u-turns – then we might get going in a positive direction for the changes we actually want want.
If the Corporation cannot persuade even half the public it offers a well informed and unbiased public service, it will need to change.
His statement should encourage Britain to believe in itself – and the Government to make faster and better provision for a stronger military to take care of our own defence.
The government argument goes that wholesale electricity is only so dear because the price reflects the gas price. This is very misleading.
The BBC needs to ask more questions of itself to understand the haemorrhage of viewers and the rising number of its critics. If we are to continue with a “national broadcaster” having access to funds from a media tax we must insist on impartiality.
Confidence is low and damaged by endless speculation that anyone and any business that could save, invest and earn more is some kind of villain that has to be taxed into submission and poor performance. Meanwhile, the rich and energetic head for the exit.
The Party must must use its time in opposition this Parliament to propose a radical reshaping of public bodies, nationalised business, and regulators.
I trust the OBR will not give their forecasts of growth a boost from the proposed reset. They should see the reset wants to lock us back into a system of controls, tariffs and taxes that will be negative for our economy.
It is better to ride the Laffer curve looking for its peak, than to ride the doom loop, raising taxes at every budget as the economy collapses.
When a sailing ship is in a gale you should start by taking in the easiest sails first, before getting to grips with the rest. The government could do that on public spending by tackling excessive Bank losses and interest rate costs.