

For months, ministers were resolute. Britain, they insisted, must remain aligned to the rest of Europe. It would spell ruin if we were to simply leave, they said. And they kept on saying that, until the day we actually left. I refer not to what might happen in a...
Why an accidental Brexit could be the best thing for the UK

Want to help young people, Theresa? Abolish Stamp Duty
So, you want to heal the generational divide? Thinktankers and policymakers have been out in force over the past few weeks throwing ideas around about how to shift some of the burden from the shoulders of my generation – the student loan generation, generation rent,...
Want to help young people, Theresa? Abolish Stamp Duty

The latest inside news from Westminster
The Prime Minister’s decision to appoint Sajid Javid to take over from Amber Rudd as Home Secretary was shrewd. He was the one member of the Cabinet with the credibility to defuse the Windrush scandal quickly, having himself been born to parents who arrived in the UK...
The latest inside news from Westminster

Britain will still do good business after Brexit
The British Prime Minister Theresa May has been taking criticism, both at home and in EU circles, for being unable to answer precisely the question of what sort of relationship she wants the UK to have with the EU after it has ceased to be a member of the Union. While...
Britain will still do good business after Brexit

The Prime Minister has bought herself time – but not yet political authority
After nearly losing a general election that she did not need to call, last year ended with Mrs May pulling off the greatest coup of her Premiership. By stumping up enough money, she persuaded the EU that sufficient progress had been made to enable the talks to...
The Prime Minister has bought herself time – but not yet political authority