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My Intervention on the Net Zero by 2050 Ministerial Statement
John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con):
The Secretary of State is right that, in order for this to work, green products need to be affordable and attractive. What study has her Department made of the attractions of synthetic and sustainable fuels as another option, compared with batteries? They may be easier for...Read More »
Too many prisoners or too few prisons?
The prison population has soared this century in the UK. Some of that is the result of longer sentences for serious offenders. Some of it is currently too many remand prisoners awaiting trial, where queues have lengthened in courts. Some of it is more foreign prisoners.
Yesterday the Justice secretary told...Read More »
Destroying our roads
There are so many places now making it difficult or impossible to drive on main roads. Councils who plead poverty and claim increases in grants from Whitehall do not count or are in effect cuts seem to have endless money for reducing the roadspace for vans, delivery Lorries and cars.
With...Read More »
Conservative Home article on managing the economy
Debt Interest
We read that the Chancellor is being told there is no scope for tax cuts in the budget because debt interest continues to leap upwards.
I do agree the government needs to reduce the deficit and control state debt in future. The best ways to do that are to control public...Read More »