Authoritarian regimes are rising, democracies are on the retreat, and our power to change that is less than we might wish.
Scrap HS2. Integrate social care. Abolish NI. Reverse police cuts. Consider a new Bill of Rights. And much, much more.
Protecting our open society against threats from authoritarian states is an essential battle. We must not lose.
The doctors’ discussion comes after a long day’s training with a British trauma surgeon who teaches a Hostile Environment Surgical Training course.
In my constituency, we have a target of just over 640 homes a year. Our housing waiting list is 3,000.
Those who run Russia believe themselves to be in a ‘political war’ with the West. We need to treat the Kremlin as a threat rather than an irritant.
Our plan seems to have been little more than to cobble together just enough kit to make us a Great Power on the cheap. That cannot continue.
Authoritarian regimes are rising, democracies are on the retreat, and our power to change that is less than we might wish.