Children are being groomed, raped, and trafficked, because the authorities are still not doing their jobs properly.
We will go through Council spending and contracts, line by line, to find waste and get the best possible value for money.
In terms of parliamentary seats, CCHQ now needs to be targeting the North East of England much more broadly for the next election.
The way they feel about Britain’s right, and its ability, to be independent is also how they feel about themselves.
The fourth in a series of pieces on ConHome this week, looking forward to the elections this spring.
The Government can do a lot in a short space of time. A key question should be: how do we make these towns nicer places to live?
If they can’t make a real impact on the lives of working class voters in provincial seats, Johnson will meet the same electoral fate as Trump.
The investigation, after all, concerns the systematic rape of underage girls. The non-reaction to it says much about our culture and times.
Quangos, councils, media outlets, even the police are apparently content to apply unequal restrictions to those of us whose views they dislike.
But more money and powers need to be given directly to the North to drive further progress.
Bath, Bishop Auckland, Bristol North West, Peterborough, and Wirral West are seeking candidates, as are several northern cities.
But some, perhaps many, Tory MPs have these tendencies – including one no less senior than the Prime Minister herself.
I hope that we will see more of the Chancellor during the campaign explaining how his plans can help support investment to boost productivity.