There seem to be some misunderstandings about what government and Parliament did sign up to as we set out the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration. As far as I am concerned I strongly supported Clause 1 of the EU Withdrawal Agreement Act 201… read more
Mrs May had the right approach and the right slogan when she first embarked on negotiations over the UK’s exit from the EU. “No deal is better than a bad deal.” If she had stuck to that we would now either be completely out with no deal, or more likel… read more
In the current debate about the return to the office I have only one firm conclusion. It is not the job of government to tell the private sector how to organise their workplaces or how to run their companies. It is the job of government to lead the ma… read more
August was a quieter month than usual for car sales. Despite the recent exit from lock down, sales fell 5.8% on the month, with an especially big decline in business purchases. Many people and companies remain put off by the aggressive Vehicle Excise … read more
(A longer version of this was requested by the Daily Telegraph for this morning after I had prepared this blog) Levelling up is a good idea. It requires tax cuts, not increases. It requires using the planning system to allow more building and construc… read more