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Britain needs economic security – and a sovereign wealth fund
In his Sunday Telegraph column, journalist & commentator Liam Halligan name-checks John & supports a Sovereign Wealth Fund This is a before and after moment in the Middle East. We’re in the early stages of a profound recalibration – which…
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Starmer’s net zero surrender to EU will ‘damage British business’
The Commission for Carbon Competitiveness (where John is a Founding Commissioner) wrote a letter warning the PM to put the brakes on negotiations to rejoin Europe’s Emissions Trading SchemeCamilla TurnerSunday Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer has been warned not to…
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Why Britain Needs A Sovereign Wealth Fund
If the definition of political success is when other people start claiming your ideas as their own, then this week’s speech by Richard Tice committing Reform UK to creating a UK sovereign wealth fund ought to count as a pretty big win.…
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UK Politics Needs A Deep Clean
How times change. It was only last autumn when I outlined here in CapX how an already-sleazy new Government needed an integrity reset to clean up politics and save its own reputation at the same time. Now it is increasingly clear that we are…
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Build Up, Not Out; The Housing Fix Britain Needs
Governments generally use Christmas and the New Year to bury bad news, hoping no-one will notice while they’re distracted by paper hats, mince pies and brandy butter. But this year Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook decided to ring the changes by…
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Let Me Speak Truth, But Tell Me No Lies
Britain’s enemies don’t need tanks or missiles to undermine our democracy. All they need is a smartphone and a social media account. The algorithms do the rest — amplifying lies, polarising debate, and pushing users down rabbit-holes of radicalisation. It’s…
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How To Save The Water Industry
Dry taps and bottled water for customers of South East Water in Tunbridge Wells, Thames Water going bankrupt in slow motion, spiralling bills across the rest of the country and to cap it all, fat cat pay and bonuses for…
