What Was the Alternative?
Since 2010, the UK economy has been shaped by three critical government decisions: Austerity, Brexit and COVID. We have previously argued that the government mishandled all three (see Austerity, Brexit, […]
The Future of Herefordshire
This is an approximate transcript of the speech given by Mark E Thomas at Hellens Garden Festival, 11 June, 2022. Introduction Good afternoon. What a wonderful environment, and […]
How Many Shades of Gray?
Photo leaked to ITV News Within two days of the publication of this article, Johnson responded to the risk it highlighted – of him being forced to resign for breaching […]
How Not to Handle Inflation
The UK now has high inflation both by international and historical standards. And it is causing a serious cost-of-living crisis which our government needs to address. This article looks at […]
Traditional Conservatives vs Johnson’s Party
It is obvious why those who have never seen themselves as Conservative should not support this government. This article explains why those who do see themselves as traditional Conservatives […]
What Does the Queen’s Speech Tell Us?
In the space of a few short years, the government will have turned the UK from a prosperous, democratic country with a functioning social safety net into a poor, isolated […]
Responsible Government?
We live in a representative democracy: we elect MPs and they are responsible for governing on our behalf. Or so the theory goes. Currently, we have a government which appears […]
Why Sunak Fails
Every spring, the Chancellor produces a mini-budget, the Spring Statement. This one faces a few challenges: for the last 12 years, most people in the UK have been getting poorer […]
Update on the Lords’ Amendments to the health & Care Bill
As part of its ongoing campaign against the Health and Care Bill, the LoveNHS Coalition welcomes the mitigating amendments passed in the House of Lords, and calls on MPs of […]