Whereas it was thought only earlier this summer that the economy had still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, we now know that it in fact did so two years ago.
If Sunak stands up at the Conservative Conference in four weeks’ time with nothing better to offer than some anti-ULEZ tub-thumping, he might as well hand over the keys to Downing Street to Starmer now.
Nadine Dorries has announced her resignation as the MP for Mid Bedfordshire. The text of her resignation letter to Rishi Sunak is enclosed.
Like other recent candidates, Strafford also made much of his long-standing personal connections to the area. A local source tells me he clearly “knew his stuff”.
In the Netherlands, Germany, and elsewhere, voters are showing that their rhetorical commitment to a ‘green transition’ is not matched by their willigness to pay.
Members of the new constituency had an “excellent” short-list of four final candidates. Bucking the general trend, their priority was talent, not local connections.
The sad truth is that until Tory MPs – and members – get serious about the trade-offs required for the long-term sustainability of the public finances, tax cuts will remain a pipe dream, and Britain’s economic position will continue to deteriorate.
Political parties and football teams have similarities. They are groups of individuals combined for a single purpose: to win and keep winning. For the former, by achieving power and delivering in government; for the latter, by scoring goals.
Having fewer babies would certainly mean fewer Carbon emitters. But celebrating population decline ignores the many dire consequences of a shrinking tax-base.
One local Tory was who present at the selection told ConservativeHome that the “biggest single difference” between the two final candidates was that “he promised to return to the constituency” before the next election.
Exiting the EU has enabled us to get the jump on Brussels in an industry already flourishing in the Americas. But interfering with genomes may not be an unalloyed good.
The share of our panel expecting a Labour majority is up to 41 per cent having fallen to 30 per cent last time around.
They are a mixture of Conservative-held seats and targets.
If Sunak really is serious about a post-Uxbridge buttering up of motorists, scrapping the 2030 target would not be a bad place to start.
It is designed to tackle a particular problem: the lack of provision for lab space in Cambridge – especially when compared to Silicon Valley – but wrapped in traditional branding.