The Moggcast: Greensill. “I’m still surprised the Government thought it would be cheaper to use the private sector”
The Leader of the House on Cameron, Heywood, the civil service, lobbying and (briefly) on a football superleague.
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Tony Lodge: Why radical railway action can save money – and reshape a sector which will never be the same again
The opening piece in a ConservativeHome mini-series this week on the railways after Covid.
Read moreHarry Fone: Profligacy is to blame for the Council Tax rise in Wolverhampton
Plus: Waltham Forest’s proposed “consultancy support for a strategic reset” sounds like something from David Brent.
Read moreStarmer promises 100,000 UK start-ups in first term of Labour government
Keir Starmer has pledged to create 100,000 start-ups across the country through direct government support in the first…
Read moreLabour’s ‘Amazon amendment’ rejected by 105-vote majority in Commons
The government has rejected Labour’s ‘Amazon amendment’ clause to the finance bill by a 105-vote majority as MPs…
Read moreWATCH: PM unable to name Tory mayor as Starmer confronted by Covid denier
Boris Johnson in Gloucestershire has appeared unable to name the West of England metro mayor who is a…
Read moreRobert Palmer: To support the levelling up agenda, the Government should follow Biden’s plan to tackle corporate tax avoidance
Voters across the political spectrum are united in their wish to see more done here.
Read moreJames Frayne: The scale of the unpopularity of Council Tax is staggering
The Conservatives should think about the implications of what would happen if Labour got serious on this issue.
Read moreLabour’s focus on high streets, Britain’s “real middle” and a tax cut for Amazon
Labour is putting high streets at the centre of its economic plans. Anneliese Dodds announces today the launch…
Read moreRichard Ritchie: In-house, employee lobbyists are different
Because we weren’t client-driven, it was much easier for us to give internal advice which might be unpopular with our bosses.
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