There is no time for writing yet more reports about Child Sexual Exploitation: the Government wishes to show it is now going to act.
We need action. And we need ministers who understand how to exercise power. They need to use that power to take decisions and make sure they are implemented.
Ironically enough, Nandy neglected to mention that she herself had said in 2021 that she was “appalled” that a hotel in her constituency was being used to accommodate asylum-seekers,
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.
I hope that we will see more of the Chancellor during the campaign explaining how his plans can help support investment to boost productivity.
The investigation, after all, concerns the systematic rape of underage girls. The non-reaction to it says much about our culture and times.
Later today, I will be presenting the Public Office (Child Sexual Abuse) Bill to close this abhorrent loophole and bar anyone who facilitated, enabled, or turned a blind eye to child sexual abuse from holding any public office, position of authority, or job paid by taxpayer funds.