Henry Hill, Author at CapX

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There really is such a thing as too much transparency

Henry Hill - 8 Jun 2023

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The Covid Inquiry risks reviving the same tired debates about 'The Science'

Henry Hill - 5 Jun 2023

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You can't just stop oil, Sir Keir

Henry Hill - 30 May 2023

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Suella, the speeding course 'scandal' and why it's time to scrap the Ministerial Code

Henry Hill - 22 May 2023

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Why has Boris become the standard-bearer of the Tory right?

Henry Hill - 15 May 2023

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WHO do you think you are? The Government is handing huge sums to health lobbyists with no questions asked

Henry Hill - 11 May 2023

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The Tories can't keep replaying Coalition era politics

Henry Hill - 2 May 2023

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A 'graduated driving license' would be another step on the road to Peter Pan Britain

Henry Hill - 25 Apr 2023

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Greggs and the sorry state of London's nightlife

Henry Hill - 21 Apr 2023

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The SNP is getting back to its fractured, chaotic roots

Henry Hill - 12 Apr 2023

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Step by grinding step, the Scold War is sucking the joy out of going out

Henry Hill - 6 Apr 2023

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Humza Yousaf can celebrate victory, but this race revealed the depth of Nationalist divisions

Henry Hill - 27 Mar 2023

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The show has moved on, for now – and Boris can enjoy being Boris

Henry Hill - 23 Mar 2023

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For those who support the BBC, alienating Conservatives is a real problem

Henry Hill - 13 Mar 2023

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If the Government won't build houses, it could at least make them easier to buy

Henry Hill - 9 Mar 2023

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The myth of civil service impartiality matters – and Sue Gray risks badly undermining it

Henry Hill - 3 Mar 2023

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Brexit

The real prize of Sunak's deal? Protecting Brexit from Keir Starmer's Labour

Henry Hill - 1 Mar 2023

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Our childish 'goodies vs baddies' housing debate doesn't help anyone

Henry Hill - 21 Feb 2023

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Don't fall for the myth of Nicola Sturgeon, the great progressive leader

Henry Hill - 15 Feb 2023

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Clarkson's Farm is a rallying cry to rural Yimbys

Henry Hill - 13 Feb 2023

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It's absurd to claim leaving the ECHR would make Britain a 'rogue state'

Henry Hill - 6 Feb 2023

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Britain will pay the price for putting diversity above delivery

Henry Hill - 3 Feb 2023

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Nothing sums up British decay quite like the period property premium

Henry Hill - 26 Jan 2023

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Tedious tokenism is the bane of British politics – the Sunak jet 'story' is just another example

Henry Hill - 20 Jan 2023

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Removing the whip from Andrew Bridgen is not an attack on free speech

Henry Hill - 16 Jan 2023

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Schroedinger's state: Britain's expensive government still manages to be far too cheap

Henry Hill - 12 Jan 2023

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Monarchy doesn't have to be modern

Henry Hill - 5 Jan 2023

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A lot of Yes voters don't actually want independence – so what does that mean for Unionism?

Henry Hill - 19 Dec 2022

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In defence of the boozy Christmas party (by a reformed teetotaller)

Henry Hill - 13 Dec 2022

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If it's Brown, flush it down: the former PM is doubling down on constitutional failure

Henry Hill - 6 Dec 2022

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Not Wellcome here: our museums need defending from censorious activists

Henry Hill - 29 Nov 2022

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The ghosts of New Labour are back to wreck the constitution

Henry Hill - 24 Nov 2022

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However social care is funded, Millennials and Zoomers lose out

Henry Hill - 21 Nov 2022

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Those who choose private healthcare are doing the NHS a service

Henry Hill - 11 Nov 2022

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Bribing homeowners is a typically shameless Lib Dem idea

Henry Hill - 8 Nov 2022

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What's the row over the Home Secretary's emails really about?

Henry Hill - 1 Nov 2022

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The Tories should be grateful for their rightwing challengers

Henry Hill - 24 Oct 2022

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The Truss debacle is a symptom of a broader problem – the Tories' inability to make hard choices

Henry Hill - 20 Oct 2022

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Hunt has bought some breathing room – but he faces huge battles with his own colleagues

Henry Hill - 18 Oct 2022

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Coffey break: finally a Health Secretary who isn't in thrall to the tobacco puritans

Henry Hill - 12 Oct 2022

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Interview with a (well-meaning) vampire: one Tory activist distils the Boomer creed

Henry Hill - 6 Oct 2022

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What hopes for levelling up with Liz?

Henry Hill - 29 Sep 2022

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Can Liz Truss keep the Tories' 'New Majority' together?

Henry Hill - 5 Sep 2022

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We now have two parallel health services – a sensible reform programme should embrace that fact

Henry Hill - 31 Aug 2022

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Reinventing the Blob – putting the politics back into public appointments

Henry Hill - 23 Aug 2022

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There's a simple solution to councils blocking infrastructure – overrule them

Henry Hill - 16 Aug 2022

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Consumers are paying the price to protect UK farmers – but there is a better way

Henry Hill - 9 Aug 2022

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Is Nicola Sturgeon an 'attention seeker' who should be ignored?

Henry Hill - 4 Aug 2022

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Critics of Liz Truss's claims about her schooling should educate themselves

Henry Hill - 27 Jul 2022

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Visions for the future are all well and good – but what the Tory hopefuls really need is a two-year plan

Henry Hill - 14 Jul 2022

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Boris is now the Ozymandias of British politics

Henry Hill - 6 Jul 2022

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50-year mortgages would only make our housing market more dysfunctional

Henry Hill - 4 Jul 2022

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What's the endgame for Northern Ireland?

Henry Hill - 28 Jun 2022

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Who governs Britain? The Tories need to show they are in charge, not blame problems on Labour

Henry Hill - 21 Jun 2022

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The Government should spend less time looking for enemies, and more looking for solutions

Henry Hill - 17 Jun 2022

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A feeble push for another independence referendum is Sturgeon's last roll of the dice

Henry Hill - 14 Jun 2022

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Don't listen to the Jubilee grumblers – if anything, Britain needs more pomp and pageantry

Henry Hill - 31 May 2022

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Brexit

The servile relationship: why do we put up with American nonsense about Ireland?

Henry Hill - 24 May 2022

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The idea of moving the Lords to Stoke is pointless 'Levelling Up signalling'

Henry Hill - 18 May 2022

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TfL's venture into the property market is hugely welcome – if only it could go further

Henry Hill - 12 May 2022

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A hyper-active Queen's Speech can't distract from a lack of meaningful reform

Henry Hill - 10 May 2022

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An early election? MP deselection? Both are terrible answers to the big questions facing this Government

Henry Hill - 6 May 2022

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This housing fiasco shows how badly we need to rein in the Quango State

Henry Hill - 3 May 2022

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There's nothing 'Dickensian' about getting staff to work in an office

Henry Hill - 26 Apr 2022

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No one should take lectures from Labour on Britain's institutions

Henry Hill - 21 Apr 2022

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After 12 years in power, this Tory government is starting to show its age

Henry Hill - 13 Apr 2022

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Kwasi Kwarteng is wrong: 'Imposing infrastructure on people' is what government is there for

Henry Hill - 8 Apr 2022

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The Government's latest U-turn shows the ideological purity of the NHS matters more than patients

Henry Hill - 4 Apr 2022

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Nimbys go nuclear – how selfish homeowners will scupper Net Zero

Henry Hill - 29 Mar 2022

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'This Is Going To Hurt' is the best advert for private healthcare in ages

Henry Hill - 24 Mar 2022

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Gordon Brown has become the SNP's biggest asset

Henry Hill - 21 Mar 2022

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Blocking new housing to save a car park is a new Nimby nadir

Henry Hill - 14 Mar 2022

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A new LISA life: a simple reform that would help young people on to the housing ladder

Henry Hill - 7 Mar 2022

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Britain will pay the price for indulging the anti-housing lobby

Henry Hill - 1 Mar 2022

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If they really want to reform the BBC, the Tories need to do more than just complain about it

Henry Hill - 24 Feb 2022

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Abandoning the Ox-Cam Arc is another sign of Britain's warped politics

Henry Hill - 18 Feb 2022

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Elbow bump or fist pump? Navigating the new Covid etiquette

Henry Hill - 14 Feb 2022

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Extra security might hold back the mob – but a ring of steel comes with costs for our democracy

Henry Hill - 8 Feb 2022

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Brexit

If Boris really wants to get rid of EU red tape, there's a very simple way to do so

Henry Hill - 31 Jan 2022

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Jacob Rees-Mogg is wrong about 'President' Boris

Henry Hill - 26 Jan 2022

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Whoever succeeds Johnson will face the same electoral conundrum

Henry Hill - 21 Jan 2022

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From safety net to straitjacket: the cost of putting 'health' above care in Our NHS

Henry Hill - 18 Jan 2022

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Rash Gordon: the former PM's plans for the Union are as terrible as ever

Henry Hill - 10 Jan 2022

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Twitter banning Politics For All raises some tough questions about our new public square

Henry Hill - 7 Jan 2022

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Plans for a British Bill of Rights are a distraction at best and a step backwards at worst

Henry Hill - 16 Dec 2021

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Even if he didn't have TB, killing Geronimo was still the right thing to do

Henry Hill - 14 Dec 2021

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The latest 'crackdown' on middle-class drug users is all for show

Henry Hill - 6 Dec 2021

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A new 'Woke Code' for MPs would be terrible for democracy

Henry Hill - 30 Nov 2021

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Testing the Tory coalition

Henry Hill - 25 Nov 2021

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Jeremy Paxman is quite wrong about scrapping the Lords – but the Upper House does badly need reform

Henry Hill - 16 Nov 2021

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A ban on second jobs would mean a poorer politics

Henry Hill - 9 Nov 2021

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Parliamentary scrutiny does need reform – but the Paterson farce has poisoned the well

Henry Hill - 5 Nov 2021

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Brexit

The French fish fight is just the start for a popularity-hungry president

Henry Hill - 1 Nov 2021

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Whose WHO?

Henry Hill - 26 Oct 2021

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Gamblers aren't the only ones who should worry about the Government's plans

Henry Hill - 18 Oct 2021

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Brexit

The UK's Protocol strategy seems to be working − but what's the Government's end-game?

Henry Hill - 13 Oct 2021

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'Stay local but go far' is a noble ambition, but a near impossible mission

Henry Hill - 4 Oct 2021

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Starmer still refuses to face up to Labour's Boomer conundrum

Henry Hill - 30 Sep 2021

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Removing charitable status will make private schools more expensive and less accountable

Henry Hill - 27 Sep 2021

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The SNP's drug problem

Henry Hill - 24 Sep 2021

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Forget gas prices, the UK's real cost-of-living crisis is elsewhere

Henry Hill - 21 Sep 2021

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The muddle over jabs for kids shows just how far we've come since 'Hands, Face, Space'

Henry Hill - 14 Sep 2021

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Has the time come for a Boomer Bedroom Tax?

Henry Hill - 8 Sep 2021

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Asia

After the fall of Kabul, the case for a Royal Overseas Regiment is stronger than ever

Henry Hill - 31 Aug 2021

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Asia

The Government should ignore Pen Farthing's pleas and focus on saving people, not animals

Henry Hill - 25 Aug 2021

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First smoking, now alcohol: for the public health zealots there will always be new dragons to slay

Henry Hill - 23 Aug 2021

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A pro-market Net Zero? Don't bet on it...

Henry Hill - 18 Aug 2021

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Why a row about a Welsh microchip factory is much more significant than it seems

Henry Hill - 13 Aug 2021

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To protect animals and beat the mawkish mob, Geronimo must be put down

Henry Hill - 9 Aug 2021

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University entrance exams will be the consequence of schools' failures – and we should welcome that

Henry Hill - 6 Aug 2021

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Why the best response to an over-active judiciary is an energetic government

Henry Hill - 4 Aug 2021

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Boris Johnson must spend his political capital, not fritter it away

Henry Hill - 30 Jul 2021

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If the SNP has spent its referendum fund, it would tell us something important

Henry Hill - 26 Jul 2021

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In a battle of values with China, getting good things built matters

Henry Hill - 23 Jul 2021

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Covid policy is being driven by PR, not public health

Henry Hill - 20 Jul 2021

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Restart the dance: a proper return to clubbing must be part of the new normal

Henry Hill - 14 Jul 2021

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Brexit

The Protocol mess stems from years of neglecting Northern Ireland

Henry Hill - 5 Jul 2021

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Schools need real reform, not headline-chasing gimmicks

Henry Hill - 29 Jun 2021

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'Plant mums', planning and how to really help millennials 'grow up'

Henry Hill - 24 Jun 2021

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John Bercow has become the David Brent of British politics

Henry Hill - 21 Jun 2021

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Time to scrap the triple lock – and bring in the double-lock

Henry Hill - 18 Jun 2021

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The Government should help private schools to help themselves

Henry Hill - 16 Jun 2021

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Boris faces a choice – and it's not between clubbing and no clubbing

Henry Hill - 11 Jun 2021

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Could 'Ukima unionism' see off the forces of separatism?

Henry Hill - 8 Jun 2021

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Why banning tobacco could actually be a boon for smokers

Henry Hill - 4 Jun 2021

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The SNP plan to decriminalise drugs is the worst of all worlds

Henry Hill - 28 May 2021

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A building blitz in the south could be the Tories' ticket to hegemony

Henry Hill - 25 May 2021

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Why free marketeers shouldn't be afraid of 'renationalised' railways

Henry Hill - 20 May 2021

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When will the Government take a stand for personal freedom?

Henry Hill - 17 May 2021

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The Queen's Speech offers a hyperactive agenda – with one crucial omission

Henry Hill - 12 May 2021

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There's one simple lesson from this mixed bag of election results

Henry Hill - 8 May 2021

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Britain is right to stand firm against Macron's Channel Island posturing

Henry Hill - 6 May 2021

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A 'British Super League' would be a fine way to fortify the Union

Henry Hill - 28 Apr 2021

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These local elections will set the tone for post-Covid politics

Henry Hill - 23 Apr 2021

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The Tories must revive their education revolution – and take on the unions

Henry Hill - 13 Apr 2021

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If Boris Johnson doesn't have a plan for Northern Ireland, he must support people who do

Henry Hill - 9 Apr 2021

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If he wanted to run a successful pro-union party, Galloway should have looked to Wales for inspiration

Henry Hill - 6 Apr 2021

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Salmond's game-playing could be a headache for unionists – or a nightmare for the Nats

Henry Hill - 29 Mar 2021

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Beyond the hysteria about the Crime Bill, this is a chance for the police to win back trust

Henry Hill - 23 Mar 2021

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Is this the moment the SNP starts to lose its grip?

Henry Hill - 19 Mar 2021

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The Home Secretary should look beyond legislation, and put police reform on the agenda

Henry Hill - 15 Mar 2021

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Brexit

If Boris has a clever plan for Northern Ireland, now is the time to use it

Henry Hill - 8 Mar 2021

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Why the Salmond saga threatens Sturgeon – and the separatist cause

Henry Hill - 1 Mar 2021

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Judges should not be left to freestyle new constitutional doctrines

Henry Hill - 26 Feb 2021

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Should we worry about swapping semaglutide for self-restraint?

Henry Hill - 17 Feb 2021

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Sturgeon's account of the Salmond affair is distinctly fishy

Henry Hill - 10 Feb 2021

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The Conservatives are not a hotbed of 'English nationalism', but a bastion against it

Henry Hill - 4 Feb 2021

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Whatever he might imagine, Gordon Brown is not the man to save the Union

Henry Hill - 27 Jan 2021

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What self-serving Osborne gets wrong about Scottish nationalism

Henry Hill - 20 Jan 2021

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Brexit

Northern Ireland's future isn't set in stone – but London has plenty of work to do

Henry Hill - 15 Jan 2021

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Boris should bring in an Erasmus for the Home Nations

Henry Hill - 7 Jan 2021

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Brexit

To go down in history for Brexit, Boris must now make the Union his top priority

Henry Hill - 29 Dec 2020

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The real problem with grammar schools? There aren't enough of them

Henry Hill - 21 Dec 2020

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Brexit

It's absurd to attack Britain for wanting to defend her own waters

Henry Hill - 17 Dec 2020

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Brexit

Deal or no deal, Boris faces a double-edged sword

Henry Hill - 10 Dec 2020

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Binning the awful Fixed-term Parliaments Act is a victory for voters

Henry Hill - 4 Dec 2020

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John Bercow's grammar schools rant makes no sense

Henry Hill - 30 Nov 2020

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The case for a new army of Royal Medical Reserves

Henry Hill - 25 Nov 2020

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Boris is quite right - devolution has been a disaster

Henry Hill - 17 Nov 2020

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With Cummings' exit, Johnson looks ever more like a modern Napoleon III

Henry Hill - 13 Nov 2020

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America

Per ego ad astra: America should not give up on Trump's space dream

Henry Hill - 10 Nov 2020

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If Boris is serious about Global Britain, he should create a Royal Overseas Regiment

Henry Hill - 2 Nov 2020

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Britain needs its own Meiji Restoration

Henry Hill - 14 Oct 2020

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English nationalism springs from a shrunken idea of what Britain is

Henry Hill - 5 Oct 2020

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The row over Charles Moore and Paul Dacre exposes the entitlement of the institutional left

Henry Hill - 28 Sep 2020

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Let's be honest, Britain's state pensions are little more than a Ponzi scheme

Henry Hill - 18 Sep 2020

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Unionists must do much more than just deny the SNP their referendum

Henry Hill - 2 Sep 2020

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Brexit

A strategic and military plan for 'Global Britain'

Henry Hill - 18 Aug 2020

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Macron's willingness to act in Lebanon should be welcomed, not condemned as 'imperialism'

Henry Hill - 10 Aug 2020

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Business

Instead of trying to 'save' high streets, we must let them evolve

Henry Hill - 28 Jul 2020

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Brexit

Boris faces an almighty battle against the SNP - here's how he can win it

Henry Hill - 24 Jul 2020

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History offers hope for the Conservatives' forlorn liberal wing

Henry Hill - 10 Jul 2020

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It's time the Tories answered the big question about our universities

Henry Hill - 26 Jun 2020

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It's time to complete the Conservatives' education revolution

Henry Hill - 18 Jun 2020

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Asia

We need a 'Hong Kong doctrine' for Britain's overseas nationals

Henry Hill - 1 Jun 2020

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Johnson may still tough this out - but it looks a long shot

Henry Hill - 27 May 2020

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The schools row is a new front in the war between Parliament and 'the Blob'

Henry Hill - 18 May 2020

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As we lift the lockdown, remember that fortune favours the rave

Henry Hill - 7 May 2020

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After coronavirus, we have a chance to redefine what 'public health' really means

Henry Hill - 21 Apr 2020

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Coronavirus is a wake-up call: devolution isn't working

Henry Hill - 7 Apr 2020

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Rishi Sunak's déjà vu Budget

Henry Hill - 11 Mar 2020

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Jolyon Maugham's latest legal action is a portent of things to come

Henry Hill - 5 Mar 2020

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Heathrow shows the folly of politicians passing the buck

Henry Hill - 28 Feb 2020

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Why Johnson needs a plan to bring together the Tory clan

Henry Hill - 19 Feb 2020

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From transport to taxes, Johnson must walk a political tightrope

Henry Hill - 12 Feb 2020

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Moving the Lords to York is a bad idea - and not just because of money

Henry Hill - 20 Jan 2020

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Boris has two key elements for greatness - what about the third?

Henry Hill - 16 Dec 2019

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What now for the Tory schools revolution?

Henry Hill - 6 Dec 2019

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Brexit

The Brexit Party can still trip up Boris Johnson

Henry Hill - 12 Nov 2019

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Boris Johnson needs eye-catching policies, not just extra spending

Henry Hill - 8 Nov 2019

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This was a Queen's speech for the doorstep - the big vision will have to wait

Henry Hill - 15 Oct 2019

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Brexit

Until an election, we are stuck in Brexit purgatory

Henry Hill - 9 Oct 2019

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Brexit

The Supreme Court ruling will have consequences far beyond Johnson's premiership

Henry Hill - 24 Sep 2019

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Brexit

The case for withholding Royal Assent

Henry Hill - 16 Sep 2019

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Brexit

Why the Scottish court ruling is more than just a political problem for Boris Johnson

Henry Hill - 11 Sep 2019

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Brexit

The Tories are splintering over Brexit - but don't rule out a reconciliation

Henry Hill - 4 Sep 2019

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Brexit

Proroguing shifts things in Boris Johnson's favour - but it's not a 'coup'

Henry Hill - 28 Aug 2019

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Splitting the Scottish Conservatives will not serve the Union

Henry Hill - 25 Jul 2019

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Business

Don't be fooled - big business loves the nanny state

Henry Hill - 11 Jul 2019

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Does Boris have the stomach to take on the public health lobby?

Henry Hill - 4 Jul 2019

Taxation

The sugar tax tightens Britain's social straightjacket

Henry Hill - 21 Mar 2016

Investment

Let’s Kickstart culture

Henry Hill - 1 Oct 2015

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We have the cure for industrial militancy

Henry Hill - 27 Jul 2015

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About CapX

Henry Hill

There really is such a thing as too much transparency

The Covid Inquiry risks reviving the same tired debates about 'The Science'

You can't just stop oil, Sir Keir

Suella, the speeding course 'scandal' and why it's time to scrap the Ministerial Code

Why has Boris become the standard-bearer of the Tory right?

WHO do you think you are? The Government is handing huge sums to health lobbyists with no questions asked

The Tories can't keep replaying Coalition era politics

A 'graduated driving license' would be another step on the road to Peter Pan Britain

Greggs and the sorry state of London's nightlife

The SNP is getting back to its fractured, chaotic roots

Step by grinding step, the Scold War is sucking the joy out of going out

Humza Yousaf can celebrate victory, but this race revealed the depth of Nationalist divisions

The show has moved on, for now – and Boris can enjoy being Boris

For those who support the BBC, alienating Conservatives is a real problem

If the Government won't build houses, it could at least make them easier to buy

The myth of civil service impartiality matters – and Sue Gray risks badly undermining it

The real prize of Sunak's deal? Protecting Brexit from Keir Starmer's Labour

Our childish 'goodies vs baddies' housing debate doesn't help anyone

Don't fall for the myth of Nicola Sturgeon, the great progressive leader

Clarkson's Farm is a rallying cry to rural Yimbys

It's absurd to claim leaving the ECHR would make Britain a 'rogue state'

Britain will pay the price for putting diversity above delivery

Nothing sums up British decay quite like the period property premium

Tedious tokenism is the bane of British politics – the Sunak jet 'story' is just another example

Removing the whip from Andrew Bridgen is not an attack on free speech

Schroedinger's state: Britain's expensive government still manages to be far too cheap

Monarchy doesn't have to be modern

A lot of Yes voters don't actually want independence – so what does that mean for Unionism?

In defence of the boozy Christmas party (by a reformed teetotaller)

If it's Brown, flush it down: the former PM is doubling down on constitutional failure

Not Wellcome here: our museums need defending from censorious activists

The ghosts of New Labour are back to wreck the constitution

However social care is funded, Millennials and Zoomers lose out

Those who choose private healthcare are doing the NHS a service

Bribing homeowners is a typically shameless Lib Dem idea

What's the row over the Home Secretary's emails really about?

The Tories should be grateful for their rightwing challengers

The Truss debacle is a symptom of a broader problem – the Tories' inability to make hard choices

Hunt has bought some breathing room – but he faces huge battles with his own colleagues

Coffey break: finally a Health Secretary who isn't in thrall to the tobacco puritans

Interview with a (well-meaning) vampire: one Tory activist distils the Boomer creed

What hopes for levelling up with Liz?

Can Liz Truss keep the Tories' 'New Majority' together?

We now have two parallel health services – a sensible reform programme should embrace that fact

Reinventing the Blob – putting the politics back into public appointments

There's a simple solution to councils blocking infrastructure – overrule them

Consumers are paying the price to protect UK farmers – but there is a better way

Is Nicola Sturgeon an 'attention seeker' who should be ignored?

Critics of Liz Truss's claims about her schooling should educate themselves

Visions for the future are all well and good – but what the Tory hopefuls really need is a two-year plan

Boris is now the Ozymandias of British politics

50-year mortgages would only make our housing market more dysfunctional

What's the endgame for Northern Ireland?

Who governs Britain? The Tories need to show they are in charge, not blame problems on Labour

The Government should spend less time looking for enemies, and more looking for solutions

A feeble push for another independence referendum is Sturgeon's last roll of the dice

Don't listen to the Jubilee grumblers – if anything, Britain needs more pomp and pageantry

The servile relationship: why do we put up with American nonsense about Ireland?

The idea of moving the Lords to Stoke is pointless 'Levelling Up signalling'

TfL's venture into the property market is hugely welcome – if only it could go further

A hyper-active Queen's Speech can't distract from a lack of meaningful reform

An early election? MP deselection? Both are terrible answers to the big questions facing this Government

This housing fiasco shows how badly we need to rein in the Quango State

There's nothing 'Dickensian' about getting staff to work in an office

No one should take lectures from Labour on Britain's institutions

After 12 years in power, this Tory government is starting to show its age

Kwasi Kwarteng is wrong: 'Imposing infrastructure on people' is what government is there for

The Government's latest U-turn shows the ideological purity of the NHS matters more than patients

Nimbys go nuclear – how selfish homeowners will scupper Net Zero

'This Is Going To Hurt' is the best advert for private healthcare in ages

Gordon Brown has become the SNP's biggest asset

Blocking new housing to save a car park is a new Nimby nadir

A new LISA life: a simple reform that would help young people on to the housing ladder

Britain will pay the price for indulging the anti-housing lobby

If they really want to reform the BBC, the Tories need to do more than just complain about it

Abandoning the Ox-Cam Arc is another sign of Britain's warped politics

Elbow bump or fist pump? Navigating the new Covid etiquette