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What the past three months have told us about the next five years, and beyond…
August 14, 2015
Earlier this week I found myself watching a C-SPAN interview of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1993. Coming across as a new brand of Labour politicians, engaging and clearly economically competent, (even for this Conservative), one is left feeling safe, confident, even agreeing with what they are saying. But, to extend the phrase, 22 years is a long time in politics. The two modernising forces in British politics today resemble the Blair and Brown...
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Tough Decisions Are Needed to Break London’s Transport Monopoly
March 10, 2014
Orginally posted on ConservativeHome.com Let’s just imagine for a second that Birmingham Airport has been chosen as the UK’s new hub airport. Businesses in and around the second city would expand, new enterprises, hotels and luxury businesses would pop up: in summary, the sort of growth and investment north of Watford the UK badly needs...
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We Need to Think Bolder if We Are to Rebalance the UK Economy
February 12, 2014
The recent report by the Centre for Cities was a startling yet perhaps unsurprising indictment of the UK economy in 2014. London dominates Britain more than at any other time in our history. Why, you may argue, is this even unhealthy; surely whilst London prospers the rest of the UK benefits too? Put simply, the rest of the UK does benefit but it also pays a price because as London has grown, it has become a black...