By Paul GoodmanFollow Paul on Twitter. The combination of Eastleigh and Italy have between them unleashed a tidal wave of commentary about the drawbacks of being governed by the professional politics. Consider Charles Moore's column in today's Daily Telegraph: "Eastleigh brings out something which more and more voters feel. A quarter of a century ago, […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Guido Fawkes has a list of new Conservative members of Select Committees, from Graham Brady's office. Mr Brady explains: "For the following committees I have received the same number of nominations as there are vacancies, the following are therefore elected". The appointments are: Communities and Local Government John Stevenson […]
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter. Following on from the last few days' rolling blogs, I have below a final list of the MPs (and Baroness Warsi) appointed as Ministers for each department. I have put new appointments in bold. Cabinet Office Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General – Rt Hon Francis Maude MP […]
Francis Maude MP is Minister for the Cabinet Office. ConHome readers are rightly wary of politicians’ promises to quash quangos. After all for years they’ve heard plenty of that sort of talk. But despite all the promises the quangocracy spiralled ever bigger. Labour didn’t just leave us the biggest ever peacetime deficit. We inherited a […]
We also watch Francis Maude arrive to work on his bike. Hat-tip to Sam Coates of The Times.
By Matthew BarrettFollow Matthew on Twitter In my series profiling groups of Tory MPs, most groups I've looked at have been mostly or wholly composed of 2010 intake MPs. The next group is bit different, as it was founded more than 25 years ago. The No Turning Back group has a proud history of celebrating and […]
Energy Minister Charles Hendry tells Channel 4 News that it always make sense to keep your petrol tank two-thirds full:
By Joseph Willits Follow Joseph on Twitter To commemorate Holcaust Memorial Day this coming Friday, yesterday evening the Holocaust Educational Trust hosted its annual Lord Merlyn-Rees Memorial Lecture at Portcullis House. Whilst the keynote address was given by historian Sir Ian Kershaw, its guest speaker was Francis Maude. Maude praised the work done by the Holocaust Educational […]
Mr Maude says after reform public sector pensions will still be better than most private sector taxpayers can enjoy and that strike action should not even be contemplated until talks are completed.
Francis Maude MP is Minister for the Cabinet Office. ConHome readers are rightly wary of politicians’ promises to quash quangos. After all for years they’ve heard plenty of that sort of talk. But despite all the promises the quangocracy spiralled ever bigger. Labour didn’t just leave us the biggest ever peacetime deficit. We inherited a […]