The best way of thinking about it isn’t to fix one’s gaze on direct subsidies, but to look wider – at our failure to turn British ideas into British prosperity.
The prominence of Russians in the UK means that the UK can play an outside role in making the migraine even worse.
State action to regulate social media is unproblematic in principle, but deeply problematic in practice – and the law of unintended consequences applies.
France and Austria in particular show that a much more vigorous and coherent defence of the liberal democratic model is both possible and necessary.
The sixth piece in a ConHome series this week on the Prime Minister’s Reset Moment – and what should follow from it.
These are my starters for ten – so it’s over to you. What are the biggest choices? What are the problems that we have to get ahead of to keep afloat?
Finding a new Chief of Staff is only the start of the changes that Johnson needs to make his government work.
The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy gives us the chance to act coherently and effectively.
The next National Cyber Security Strategy is due next year, and must have a strong focus on addressing this skills gap.
Every single charge under the Act – 141 so far – has been found unlawful on review by the CPS,
It should initiate an “International Prosperity Initiative” – to provide an alternative to the “aid” agendas of authoritarian rivals.
As the run up to the Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review draws closer, here are some ideas for improvement.
Ministers believe that the present legal framework isn’t fit for purpose if prosecutions of returning terrorists are to be successful.
I urge my colleagues to support amendments which would curtail the use of children and establish sensible limits on agents committing crimes.