This government of international lawyers, by international lawyers for international lawyers has used its own skewed and incompetent interpretations of human rights, net zero, post-colonial settlements and other international treaties to sell us out and weaken our security.
Last year, an embattled prime minister well behind in the polls called a snap election in the wake of a “crippling” rout in Spanish town halls. It worked.
Four, deep-rooted currents in are carving out space for movements which seek to prioritise the interests, the culture, the values, and the ways of life of the majority group against what they see as self-interested, corrupt, narcissistic, and incompetent elites.
Investing a relatively small amount in covering the redistribution costs for farmers would unlock a vast reservoir of food that could be channelled to food redistribution charities.
This European “nationalism” could well produce a considerably more populist EU. Whether that would be good for the UK is another matter.
Sánchez’s hunger for power is exacting a toll on all Spanish citizens, who witness daily the subjugation of democratic institutions, political rights, and economic productivity to the personal ambitions of an autocratic prime minister.
At least 13 members of his front bench are in open revolt. As I write, that’s sustainable. As matters develop, it may not be.
The UK’s cheapest project is only barely cheaper than France’s most expensive; on average, Brits pay two and a half times more (on a per mile basis) than their French counterparts to build the same length of track.
If politicians come to believe that the civil service is preoccupied with speaking truth to power at the expense of doing its job, Francis Maude-type solutions will be imposed, regardless of which party is in power.
No, his does not mean that the UK has become “ungovernable” or that it will be “impossible for Ministers to do their job” or that his departure is a victory for “the Remainer blob” or evidence that the public sector is full of “snowflakes”.
We need to look at improving efficiency, and new ways of doing things. Many who work in the NHS are frustrated with the waste of both time and money, resulting from inefficient practices and poor management.
Rename the whole project to reflect its truly unifying nature and let more of Britain, Scotland and Northern England be connected by the “steel threads”.
Garvan Walshe is a former National and International Security Policy Adviser to the Conservative Party Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It only survives if citizens and the politicians they elect defend political institutions and keep those who would destroy them out of power. This is the idea behind militant democracy, whose name we owe to the […]
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Ask many Conservatives what these values are, and the answer will usually involve some sort of cocktail of “low taxes,” “a small state,” “supporting families,” and perhaps “pride in Britain.” These are principles, to be sure. But they are not uniquely Conservative.