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My Intervention on the Ministerial Statement – Telegraph Media Group Ltd: Acquisition
Sir John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
I strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s clear statement of policy that foreign states should not be allowed to take over press and media in this country, which is a welcome development. I hope that in the proposals for amending the law it will be clear...Read More »
Climate realism
The Prime Minister and Energy Secretary have changed the language about net zero. In her most recent speech she wisely points out that you cannot get to net zero without the active co operation and spending by consumers who would need to change their way of life. This policy has...Read More »
The Bank of England was given a very limited independence by Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown made the Bank of England independent, as everyone thinks they know. Truth is it was a very limited independence.
He did it give it the sole power to settle the Base rate of interest. This is done by an independent Monetary Policy Committee coming up with its own forecasts...Read More »
The World Health Organisation
I have called for the UK to refuse to sign a new WHO Treaty. They want us to give away powers to combat a future epidemic. They want rights to part of our output and stocks of medicines, vaccines and health supplies. Their power grab is unlikely to end there....Read More »
The Irish border
Ireland and the EU fought to keep an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. Now the Republic wants to close it to economic migrants!
The EU and the international lawyers fought against the UK returning illegal migrants to France. Now they think the EU should be able to return...Read More »