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More public service for more money
The government since 2019 has not been shy with the cash. Record increases and record sums have gone into the NHS. The output of operations, treatments, medical consultations has not gone up as hoped for with all the extra money.
Of course more money was needed. There needed to be pay...Read More »
Letter from the Minister about Cost of Living Support and the extension to the Household Support Fund
I have received the following letter from the Minister about Cost of Living Support and the extension to the Household Support Fund which is available to Local Authorities.
Dear Colleague,
COST OF LIVING SUPPORT AND EXTENSION TO THE HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND
The Government understands the pressures people are facing with the cost of...Read More »
The state of the public finances
It is becoming more and more difficult to see an accurate picture of the nations finances given changes to the definitions and runs of data and the accounting methods deployed.
Yesterday we learned that there was a £5bn surplus of revenue over expenditure in January., This was considerably better than the...Read More »
My visit to Nationwide Building Society, Wokingham
To the right is Morgan Milner, the Branch Manager and to the left is Lisa Harley, one of the branch’s Member Representatives.
On Friday I visited the Nationwide Building Society branch in Wokingham as part of the site’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. I met the team and toured the branch,...Read More »
My Interview on GB News with Mark Dolan, 17.02.23
On Friday I did an interview with Mark Dolan on GB News in which I discussed the Northern Ireland Protocol, tackling illegal cross channel immigration and growing the economy – particularly on ways to assist small businesses and the self-employed.
You can find my interview below between 17:20 and 29:30 minutes...Read More »