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More power please By johnredwood on August 9, 2024 The net zero policies followed by successive Labour, Coalition , Conservative and now Labour governments have left us dangerously short of

As I’ve said, to write all this off as “far-right thuggery”, as Keir Starmer has done, is just wrong. While there are far-right activists among the crowds, many of the protestors are clearly locals,

The Bank of England gets it wrong again By johnredwood on August 2, 2024 On its own logic, model and data the Bank should have kept rates at 5.25%. The CPi they say is about to go up again from a

Growing our food and farming industry August 1, 2024 48 years in the Common Agricultural Policy did considerable damage to U.K. farming, and led to a sharp decline in the proportion of temperate food

Saving the car industry By johnredwood on July 29, 2024 The UK and EU governments have launched an assault on domestic car manufacture. There need to be urgent changes to save what we have got. The

Matt Goodwin's Substack mattgoodwin@substack.com  Thu, Jul 25, Why the UK's illegal migration crisis is about to get a LOT worse My thoughts on the Labour government's latest proposals JUL 25 If

The battle over the leadership and values of the conservative movement By johnredwood on July 21, 2024 I read there is a debate amongst Conservative MPs over who to have as leader, which goes to the

John Redwood's Diary Cheap energy boosts growth By johnredwood on July 17, 2024 Cheap plentiful energy is crucial to GDP growth and to the success of any industrial strategy. China achieves it both

Scrap the targets By johnredwood on July 17, 2024 I am a great believer in democratic parties and leaders telling us clearly what their aims are, and explaining the principles or beliefs that will