I suggest an “all-monetarist shortlist” for appointments to the Monetary Policy Committee in the near future, to address the collective delusions that blessed us with this current bout of inflation.
Overall, I still think that their re-use in the UK after the summer lull is evidence of the failure of the Government to think on the right margins.
In that sense, his speech could easily have been given by a much more fitting figure for the Ditchley Foundation: Tony Blair.
Plus: A sofa, two dogs, no cup of tea – and my Brexit evening. And: the pre-eminence of Policy Exchange.
There is a good reason why they have rejected all limiting amendments to the Withdrawal Agreement, and are making legislative provision for swift divergence.
If the arguments against a target of net zero emissions by 2050 now seem familiar, that may be because we have been here before.
If her revised plan fails, the most likely outcomes are an even softer Brexit or a second referendum.
It is essential that voters do not come to believe that those politicians who support a free economy have become obsessed by leaving the EU.
Rees-Mogg discusses Carney’s “improper” rule at the Bank of England. Plus: his surprise at becoming the subject of an Ashcroft biography.
Ponder the possible consequences of the Government losing the meaningful vote by less than expected. Disaster would be spun as triumph.
Theresa May thought aloud about low interest rates. Mark Carney hit back and no more was heard from her. Time for others to do so?
And most EU member states haven’t spent nearly enough time really thinking what the future relationship between the UK and EU should look like, either.
The third piece in a mini-series on climate change, COP26 and the environment on ConservativeHome this week.