The Uxbridge by-election was one of those moments in political life when ordinary people, who were not political activists or campaigners were given the chance to cast their verdict on what was being done to them, by politicians who took their opinions for granted.
Letter sent to The Chancellor today from Conservative MPs and former financial industry figures raising our concerns that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may have inadvertently encouraged the culture within banking that led to Nigel Farage losing his Coutts account.
30th July 2023
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Ulez became a lightning rod, a moment when politicians had to face up to the fury of people having yet another tax imposed on them.
The three by-elections held on Thursday 21st July sent the same message to all the parties, yet the most interesting and revealing was the result in Uxbridge.
It was
It is right for the Government to try and deter those who are at present paying huge sums of money to criminal gangs of traffickers in an attempt to get them to the UK. Sadly, their money leaves too many of them in craft that are not seaworthy, and many have died in the Channel as a result.
Confusion and obfuscation prevails in Whitehall, as No10 and the Foreign Office fail to reckon with the severity of the threat from Beijing.
The latest report of the intelligence and security committee (ISC) on China makes it clear that in the face of a threat from Beijing, the Government is guilty
Months after it was completed in which the government blocked the release of the latest Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) report on China, it was finally released on Thursday.
I had a suspicion the government knew the report would be critical of Britain’s policy towards Beijing, but even I
I'm extremely pleased the Government has reconfirmed its commitment to building a new Whipps Cross Hospital, part of the £20 billion funding for the New Hospital Programme.
I’m extremely pleased the Government has reconfirmed its commitment to building a new Whipps Cross Hospital, part of the £20 billion funding for the New Hospital Programme.
China clearly poses, as the PM once said when standing for election, a systemic threat to us and the rest of the free world.
When I heard about the recent Express/Guardian interview with the Foreign Secretary setting out government policy, I was reminded that he is a fan of Yes Minister which at fi
