There is no prospect for reform unless Britain votes to leave and forces a new agenda on Europe’s elites.
The new Work and Pensions Secretary must reclaim it as a tool for improving living standards, rather than accept its current form as a Treasury-led cost cutting plan.
The Treasury’s record of financial forecasting is dire, even on issues where it hasn’t been politically committed to one side of the debate.
Despite what the Chancellor would have you believe, it didn’t really raise an extra £8 billion in its first year.
They ought to be an important opportunity for the Government to quicken the pace and improve the quality of reform.
The Welsh businesses which have banded together to exploit the tax advantages of multinationals could be pioneers for big society, small-government activism.
The lack of UK content specified in major projects is costing economy dearly in terms of lost jobs and business, and it’s unacceptable for the Government to stand idly by.
The Government is in danger of trying to unpick the housing lock with the wrong key or, in exasperation, simply kicking the door down – which would be a vote-loser.
I have also been horrified to learn that the UK regularly incurs millions of pounds of costs each year in fines.
The Government’s Direct Recovery of Debts legislation is not only poorly drafted but sets a terrible legal precedent that jeopardises ancient and fundamental rights.
The core of his plan is that councils will be forced to build. We support the Chancellor’s end and salute his courage. But the means look dicey.
A broader base, a lower rate, and an end to unfair and arcane exemptions would shift the burden from the middle class to the wealthiest whilst reducing avoidance.
On polling day, we honour the unknown heroes of this government – the Special Advisers, without whom little of what has been done would have been done.
How can the Chancellor keep a straight face while spouting this nonsense?