Can have a bold enough economic policy that people in these newly gained seats can see the difference in five years’ time?
A new Conservative Government will need to transform the economy. It remains to be seen whether this be done with a majority based on northern, post-industrial Britain.
Britannia ruled the waves because of our sailors and the ships they served in, built in Britain by a skilled workforce. This is how we build the Royal Navy.
For many years, if you cut a Republican they bled free trade. No longer.
The answer seems likely to be yes. But there are still implications for the politics and economics of Brexit.
Both traditional vehicles and traditional ownership patterns are set to become a thing of the past. We must not let Brexit cloud our eyes to what really need to be done.
If you want to be sure that Brexit happens, however much you might dislike this plan, there is only one course of action – vote for it.
The key to a good Brexit is empowering UK entrepreneurs to talk to their European counterparts and become ambassadors for Downing Street’s plan.
At the moment, we are treading water and appear to be relying on popular support for Brexit, and the threat of Corbyn, to keep us in office.
We should not be tied to rules that often apply extreme versions of the precautionary principle that throttle new developments.
During this Budget run-up, many of those I met raised business rates as a killer, plus council tax, the apprenticeship levy, parking charges and corporation tax, too.
Brexit won’t be the most important factor shaping our growth over the next decade or so, whether we leave with an agreement or without one.
Our new fortnightly columnist on a renaissance which “through teamwork and shared vision, is producing real results”.
The second article in a three-part series explaining why adapting to a society and economy shaped by technology is key.