Why is the government privatising the Land Registry?
No matter your beliefs about what government should and should not do, privatising the Land Registry simply beggars belief. For those unfamiliar with the Land Registry, it is the government body, part...
View ArticleThe only ‘Party of In’: what arguments will Clegg pick?
The Daily Mail, Guardian and Times all speculate that Nick Clegg’s Lib Dem leadership is teetering this morning. His riposte is surprising – to double down on his love for the EU at his party’s spring...
View ArticleBusiness split on EU stance, but all support reform
The last week has seen studies and counter-studies from different Eurofactions. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) released a report today arguing ‘EU membership is the best vehicle for...
View ArticleRegional banks could be a real Help to Buy
Mortgage is believed to come from the Old French ‘Mort’ and ‘gage’, literally “dead pledge”, to signify a loan which ended upon full repayment or when payment failed. Today, it could be better...
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Did Home Office ‘Go home’ vans backfire?
A Home Office initiative to seize control of migration seems to have backfired after being panned from all sides, derided as an Australian import and undermined by the Liberal Democrats. The big push...
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Europhile campaign adopts sceptic positions
It’s all rather confusing. Two weeks ago, I wrote about the launch of a new Europhile campaign, ‘Our Biggest Market’. It was supported by the Europhile organisations ‘Business for New Europe’ and...
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New Europhile campaign’s failure to launch
This morning saw the launch of the ‘Our Biggest Market’ campaign, the pro-Europeans’ latest manifestation of the after ‘British Influence’ and ‘Business for New Europe (BNE)’ failed to gain media...
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Lord Lawson is right – the EU costs too much to stay
Today the former Chancellor, Nigel Lawson, announced his intention to vote out of Europe ( full text [£]). His analysis ranged from the military to the political, but he was most accurate regarding the...
View ArticleThe EU’s trade impact – anybody’s guess?
Last week I examined the claims of Vince Cable, David Lidington and Ed Davey as they heralded the EU’s economic benefits. Their ‘headline’ figures were that 3.5 million British jobs depended on EU...
View ArticleHow Vince Cable and David Lidington inflate the EU’s benefits
For the past three weeks, Vince Cable (Business Secretary, Liberal Democrats) has been telling anyone who will listen that Cameron’s referendum pledge is a threat to the British economy. More...
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It’s growth, stupid
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend the British Chambers of Commerce annual conference. It provided an opportunity to hear the views of the business community and what the Government is doing to...
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You’re hired!
Vince Cable yesterday marked the beginning of National Apprentice Week by announcing that the Government would increase annual funding for on-the-job training by £222 million to take the total to £1.4...
View ArticleNarayana Hrudayalaya: a lesson for the NHS
Long has this blog argued the benefits of increased specialism in the way health care is delivered; that is, for example, for focused centres for operating on particular conditions and disease-specific...
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