by Claire Kimber | 10th May 2021 | Europe, General, Politics
Mohit Lal is Chairman & CEO of Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail. This is a sponsored post by Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail. The careful reopening of international travel is a welcome step on the road back to normality. It’s also a valuable reminder that...
by Claire Kimber | 3rd May 2021 | Brexit, Crime, Culture, Economics, Europe, General, Immigration, Politics
It’s easier to define what the centre ground of politics isn’t than what it is. So here goes. It’s not the same territory in one generation as in the next: political landscapes change – sometimes because of a volcanic eruption, like the financial crash;...
by Claire Kimber | 26th April 2021 | Europe, General, Politics
Sir John Redwood is MP for Wokingham, and is a former Secretary of State for Wales. The UK economy is currently being run on the Maastricht rules as if we had not left the EU. The Office for Budget Responsibility made clear in its March report that whilst it awaits...
by Claire Kimber | 15th April 2021 | Europe, General, Politics
Garvan Walshe is a former national and international security policy adviser to the Conservative Party. Tanks rolling towards the Ukrainian border. Paratroopers in Crimea. Mechanised troops to the Kaliningrad enclave on the Baltic sea between Poland and Lithuania. A...
by Claire Kimber | 13th April 2021 | Brexit, Europe, General, Politics
David Gauke is a former Justice Secretary, and was an independent candidate in South-West Hertfordshire at the recent general election. The Government’s announcement that it is undertaking an independent enquiry of the Greensill Capital affair is unlikely to bring...
by Claire Kimber | 5th April 2021 | Defence, Europe, General, Politics
Neil O’Brien is co-Chairman of the Conservative Party’s Policy Board, and is MP for Harborough. Typical, isn’t it? You’re trying to get the kids off to school and nursery, running late as you hunt around for your son’s snuggly giraffe. You have a busy day...
