The Chinese state’s aggressive behaviour is here to stay – the UK must go further to hold it to account 17th March 2021 The release of the long-awaited Integrated Review, the overhaul of UK’s defence and foreign policy, shows that the UK is beginning to realise the scale of the... Articles
For the sake of the economy, the Government must lift lockdown faster 4th March 2021 Rishi Sunak has had a remarkable year. Without warning he was shoehorned into the second most important job in government to immediately deliver a Budget. Since... Articles
It's time for the Government to get tough on dognappers 27th February 2021 I know that the theft of pets, particularly dogs, has been an issue for a number of years. But I didn’t quite grasp the growing scale of the problem until it... Articles
Using parliamentary gameplay to deny a vote on genocide is a shameful act by the Government 9th February 2021 Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP writes for The Telegraph. Today, Parliament should have had an historic opportunity to end decades of dither over the “crime of crimes”... Articles
We can finally take advantage of our freedom outside the EU 31st January 2021 It is a year to the day since the UK left the European Union, and one month since the new Trade and Cooperation Agreement took effect and the Transition Period... Articles
The Government must do more to crack down on trade with China 14th January 2021 The Chinese Communist Party's repression is intensifying throughout the country and well beyond its borders. Whether it is the appalling plight of the Uighurs... Articles
The vaccines minister needs a military-style approach to lick the fumbling state bureaucracy into shape 7th January 2021 The moment the Prime Minister decided to place a number of areas into Tier 4, it became a racing certainty that the rest of England would be in full lockdown by... Articles
It’s vital that the House of Commons scrutinises these harsh restrictions 21st December 2020 The announcement on Saturday afternoon that large swathes of the country were being placed into the new Tier 4 has plunged families into despair as Christmas... Articles
We need a surgical strike to deal with Covid in London, not this blunt instrument 15th December 2020 When the tier system was reintroduced earlier this month, we were encouraged to believe it would be a measured response, not a substitute lockdown. We were told... Articles