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The Northern Ireland Protocol
There is a Statutory Instrument on the order paper for the Commons to debate and approve on Wednesday concerning the so called Stormont brake. This is putting the cart before the horse. Parliament first needs to have a full debate on the draft Agreement. I reproduced yesterday some of the...Read More »
Central Banks lurch from inflationary policy to banking squeeze
Readers of this site will know I was critical of the Bank of England, Federal Reserve Board in the USA and the EU’s ECB for continuing money printing in 2021 well into recovery. Coupled with interest rates at zero it was bound to be very inflationary. So it proved. China...Read More »
The Protocol. Parliament needs some answers
I reproduce below the worries the European Scrutiny Committee has concerning the Northern Ireland Protocol, which are similar to the issues I have raised with the government:
Areas of concern
22. Our invitation to the Prime Minister remains open and we can flexibly accommodate
his appearance over the course of the...Read More »
Radio interview with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Phil Kennedy – Spring budget
Radio interview with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Phil Kennedy, you can find it below between:
3:11:35 – 3:16:02
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0f4flz6
We discussed childcare support for those in Wokingham, business taxation and the need to go further on tax cuts
...Read More »Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review
I have received the letter, reprinted below, from the Secretary of State regarding the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review. In response to concerns about sentencing for perpetrators of domestic homicide, the Government commissioned an independent expert, Clare Wade KC, to review sentencing in domestic homicide cases to establish whether current law...Read More »