Emily Carver is Media Manager at the Institute of Economic Affairs. At the start of the pandemic, the Coronavirus Act passed through Parliament with little scrutiny. In less than a week, it had received royal assent, having passed through the House of Commons without...
Meirion Jenkins: The Conservatives have a real chance to win in Birmingham
Cllr Meirion Jenkins is the Shadow Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources on Birmingham City Council. The dreaded date has now been confirmed (again) and the Labour administration in Birmingham will introduce the city centre driving tax (known as CAZ or Clean Air...
WATCH: The new President pledges to pursue “unity…to restore the soul of America”
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Tony Blair’s son is now estimated to be worth £73 million
Advertisements It has emerged that Tony Blair’s son is now estimated to be worth £73 million. Whilst Tony Blair has made millions advising foreign leaders and mighty corporations around the world since stepping down as prime minister, Euan Blair is set to dwarf his...
WATCH: …And in with the new. Biden takes the oath.
Why did the BBC broadcast untrue claims about ConservativeHome?
This morning, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Michael Burleigh – the eminent historian of the Third Reich – was introduced for a discussion of the future of Trumpism after Trump. Out of the blue, he announced he didn’t really want to talk...
It’s vaccine apprehension, not anti-vaxxers, that public information campaigns need to tackle most
In December last year, readers of this site may remember I wrote an article in which I cautioned on condemning everyone who has concerns about the Coronavirus vaccine. It made the point that there’s a huge difference between those who exhibit hesitancy and...
Andrew Gimson’s PMQs sketch: Cakeism in action – Johnson is at once humorous and serious
Just before PMQs, Boris Johnson could be seen in the background, standing alone behind the Speaker’s Chair and staring at a folder of notes, like a schoolboy doing last-minute revision before an exam. That odd camera angle gave way to Johnson at the Despatch...
Chris Skidmore: Thinking, fast and slow. Why we need a long-term Education Recovery Plan.
Chris Skidmore is a former Universities, Science, Research and Innovation Minister between 2018-2020, and is MP for Kingswood. As the first few weeks of 2021 pass in lockdown, looking depressingly like 2020, many parents will be struggling attempting to juggle working...
