The cost of Tory government
It’s now over seven and a half years since the Tories took office. People in Scotland are paying a high price for the decisions they have taken. We’ve run up the cost. Go to Source Author: read more
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Better train services
I held a meeting this week with the Rail delivery Group about how to expand capacity and improve services on the railways. I was restating the case for digital signalling, which can lead to running more trains safely on the same track. It also could e… read more
The pound hits $1.35
When the pound was going down we had daily reports of how worrying this was, usually ascribed for no good reason to Brexit.The pound is now up by 12.5% from its recent low, but there is little comment. It does not normally feature on news broadcasts i… read more
Press release: Business contribution to Britain’s biggest warships recognised
Defence Minister Harriett Baldwin today recognised the vital contribution that businesses have made to the construction of the Royal Navy’s largest ever ships. read more
The Irish border
I look forward to the government pressing ahead with a solution to the issues over the Irish border that preserves an open border on the UK side. The government has set out in papers how this can be done. It would be good if the EU bought into the Uk … read more