On June 23 Britain’s grid came close to collapse. Despite energy minister Michael Shanks calling claims ‘scaremongering’, new whistleblower information shows the grid had indeed been pushed past safe operating limits. A leaked National Energy System Operator (NESO) document said that ‘system constraints were breached and system security was compromised’ – a damning indictment of […]
Clacton is regularly noted as a ‘left behind constituency’, receiving little government support, with few jobs and poor educational attainment. One must only walk down Pier Avenue in the town centre to see the empty shops and occasional homeless person. But to so many in Westminster it has been a constituency of intense political fascination. […]
Since Andy Burnham became the Mayor of Manchester in 2017, the term Manchesterism has taken on a new meaning. To him, it stands for the expansion of the public sector and a managerial state. Now, with Keir Starmer on the brink of resignation and Burnham’s Makerfield by-election win clearing his path to Westminster, Britain may […]
At its peak, Britain was known as the workshop of the world. Sheffield produced high-quality steel, Manchester still had a strong textiles sector and the West Midlands was world-renowned for its cars. Glasgow, Sunderland and Newcastle were shipbuilding hubs, Stoke-on-Trent produced ceramics. Cities around Britain provided steady employment for skilled tradespeople, keeping communities together and […]
British businesses have faced numerous challenges over the past few years, not least extortionate energy bills. According to the International Energy Agency, the UK has had the highest non-domestic energy prices of any member state, creating a significant barrier to growth and investment. What’s more, the government has imposed additional regulatory costs on businesses, such […]
Earlier this month, in an attempt to gain credibility and trust from SMEs, Reform UK hosted a press conference to set out its priorities for small businesses in Britain. Some 300 small and medium-sized business owners attended the event, which also drew support from Checkatrade founder Kevin Byrne and Tory donor Anthony Bamford of JCB. […]
Could the promise of taking a chainsaw to Britain’s overgrown state help cut a path back to power for the Conservatives? Just last month, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch expressed her admiration for Javier Milei, who as President of Argentina is pioneering a flamboyant – and radically effective – free-market approach to his country’s economic decline. […]
Last weekend, I was back home in North Essex celebrating my Grandad’s 88th birthday. I reflected on what the Britain of his childhood looked like – a nation of grafters, shaped by hardship, who embodied the ‘Blitz spirit’. I am often reminded of a story told to me of him as a child extinguishing an […]
