Why the Cabinet Office will be in the dock for Covid failures when the inquiry comes. As will Sedwill.
Earlier this month, four new non-executive directors were appointed to the board of the Cabinet Office, at the head of which sits Michael Gove. He will have no difficulty recognising them when it next meets – three of the quartet, anyway. The first is Henry de...
Tom Tugendhat: With the world distracted by the virus, China moves to curb freedom in Hong Kong. Here’s how we must respond.
Tom Tugendhat is Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, and is MP for Tonbridge and Malling. Hong Kong has changed since handover. Through the Sino-British Joint Declaration, we tried to protect the city’s unique status and defended some of its institutions...
Iain Dale: The arrogance of Cummings, the failures of the Guardian – and why we all need to keep a sense of proportion.
Iain Dale presents the evening show on LBC Radio and the For the Many podcast with Jacqui Smith. Everyone has an opinion on Dominic Cummings. And each one of all those opinions is perfectly valid. I happen to believe that he was wrong to travel to Durham, and even...
Izzi Seccombe: During this crisis, I’m proud of how Conservative councils are delivering the help needed
Cllr Izzi Seccombe is the Leader of Warwickshire County Council and the Leader of the Conservative Group of the Local Government Association. Further to my recent article for Conservative Home on how our councils and councillors are playing a critical role in the...
Rogan Quits YouTube for Spotify
Joe Rogan’s departure from YouTube to a lucrative Spotify contract is a welcome, if small, step towards pluralism in social media. Estimated to be worth up to $100m, the multi-year deal for the creator of the world’s most popular video podcast is a significant moment...
