Dowden, standing in for Sunak, did not dare to be dull by telling us what this Government is for.
One might see this not as an aim to replace current fiscal prudence, but to ensure a greater focus on where public expenditure takes place. It’s more than a balance sheet or accounting exercise.
Just as after World War Two, lockdown has hugely expanded the public’s expectations of the state – but hammered our ability to pay for it.
Thirty-four years ago, on 3rd April 1989, Edward Drewett Martell, a key figure in the post-war revival of the fortunes of both the Liberal and Conservative parties, died.
Mark Vickers writes in a sober, unsensational style, yet produces something surprising or even bizarre on almost every page.
The Chancellor may have reassured the markets by daring to be dull, but did nothing to raise the spirits of Conservatives.
The Blackpool conference saw various candidates make their case, and an unlikely new leader emerge.
The Prime Minister’s manner was playful, as if no one need take too seriously what happened to him last night.
Unfortunately, ever-increasing public spending and green policies inspire little confidence in the Prime Minister.
The consequences for the international order have been debated for decades, but, in contrast, little attention has been paid to this area.
I have spoken many times about my childhood experiences of inadequate housing, sofa surfing and years spent on council house waiting lists.
Keynesian Macmillan got through four Chancellors in six years. We hope that Boosterist Johnson, who’s already lost one, doesn’t see this as a precedent.
Privatisation was the wave of the future during the 1990s. Great British Railways risks turning its back on progress.
This government should not be afraid to fix the rules that are currently breaking our country’s housing market.
Rather than an ideological approach, these four ideals – pragmatism, stewardship, One Nation and empowerment – should be the foundations of Conservative economic policy.