It exercises its independence selectively, and losses can generate a huge bill for taxpayers with no oversight from ministers.
Short-sighted overregulation and creative accounting to offshore our CO2 emissions are no way to build a prosperous, sustainable future.
The Government urgently needs a growth package – to boost investment in energy, food, transport and other areas in which there are shortages.
More and more Quangocrats paid well in excess of the Prime Minister have added to costs without adding to performance.
This Government does not have long to overcome quangoland’s opposition. It must show determination to get change in Whitehall before Whitehall’s resistance helps engineer a change of government.
There are plenty of areas where wasteful public spending can be trimmed – but a strong dose of the wrong austerity will deepen the recession.
November 17th is a big day for the Sunak government, and the country. This financial statement will define politics up the next election.
The tough inflation requirement which will constrain public spending and borrowing should be complemented by a growth target.
Nationalisation and price-fixing are not the answer; we need a plan to spur investment and increase supply.
His team appear to believe the problem is that activists don’t know their candidate well enough, but it is quite the opposite.
By contrast, Rishi Sunak is the perfectly-dressed, well-presented embodiment of Treasury and establishment caution.
We cannot afford a lost summer of masterly inactivity when the challenge of the cost of living crisis is so urgent.
The so-called Red Wall want us to set out a bold strategy for freedom and growth. If we do, voters lost at by-elections will return.
This must be explained to US Democrats who do not understand the unionist position or the legal background.
The Government should be more worried about the balance of payments deficit than about the government deficit. We cannot rely on the goodwill of foreigners. We need to start to close the gap and reduce our demands on foreign currency markets.