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There’s a case for a strong, pro-competitive but tightly-ring fenced Digital Market Unit to erode the power of online network monopolies
I’m honoured to be this month’s ‘Parliamentary TechChampion’, because of the role technology can play in sharpening competition to create big, powerful citizen-consumers so markets work for people rather than the other way round. This is a key theme in…
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John Penrose on Times Radio discussing the Honours System
In this interview with Mariella Frostrup on Times Radio, John explains why he and much of the country feel the current Honours System is all a bit old fashioned and what an update might look like.
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John says we need to fix the long-term issues with energy prices
In an interview with GB News, John says it’s not enough to address only the short-term issues with energy prices. Instead, he says it’s time to start fixing both the short-term and long-term issues right away.
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Why not give the Falklands a seat in the UK Parliament?
Such an offer would guarantee stability for any Overseas Territory, allowing them to cement their permanent status within the UKSuch an offer would guarantee stability for any Overseas Territory, allowing them to cement their permanent status within the UK. To…
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Cutting red tape for train firms will help decarbonise our railways
Great herds of world leaders, climate change activists and media crews are all converging on Glasgow at the COP26 climate summit, like one of nature’s great animal migrations, to try to save the planet. There will be lofty speeches, lots…
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John Penrose and Stephen Kinnock discuss how the UK can allow the manufacturing sector to grow
John Penrose MP and Stephen Kinnock MP, board members of the Institute for Prosperity, are interviewed on the Ian King Live programme on Sky News. This interviewed first aired on the 16th of November 2020.
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Is the traditional Tory belief in free enterprise leaving the station?
As flesh is put on the bones of the recent Plan for Rail, it will send a clear signal about whether the Conservatives are still the party of free enterprise. Rail passengers need choice and an entrepreneurial spirit, not a…
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What is the difference in price between Google and other search engines?
Using most search engines isn’t free, it’s a transaction that requires something from you (usually information). John talks with Radio 4 about the need to know more about what we are getting and what it is costing us in the…
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Are Britains regulators up to the task?
In a brief interview, John summaries his policy paper, We Deserve Better, explaining how small changes in the way utility industries are regulated would result in a much better deal for consumers.
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‘Invite the Overseas Territories to join the UK post-Brexit’ says Penrose
This article was written by Sebastian Whale for The House magazine The Tories are in a commanding position to address the many outstanding issues that have accumulated over the past few years. From boundary reforms to a bold offer to…