Monthly Archives: October 2010

It was good to receive an email this week from the Department to say they were removing the M4 bus lane. Soon the broadcasts were alive with the message that the war on the motorist was ended. I welcome the news about the bus lane. There should be no place for Zil lanes in modern [...]

The Chancellor told us his preferred mixture of tax increases and spending cuts to curb the deficit was 20% tax rises and 80% spending cuts. Mr Ed Miliband favours something closer to 50/50. In the government Budget Red Book we learn that the public sector net borrowing requirement was £154.7 billion in 2009-10. This falls [...]

I will be speaking at the following meetings: Monday 4th October 9 am Open the Freedom Zone followed by “Free Trade not state aid” Austin Court 5.45 The Role of manufacturing in the Uk economy Enterprise Forum Fortissimo Room Hyatt Regency B1 2JZ Tuesday 5 October 8 am Tax Reform Policy Exchange Room 101 Jury’s [...]

I was glad to hear this morning that the Conservatives intend to inject some hope and optimism into the government’s narrative. You can overdo the dire warnings about cuts to come, especially when the plan is to increase public spending each year for the next five years. If they do announce difficult cuts in particular [...]

Before Mr Ed Miliband had been elected or had uttered a word as Leader Labour his party was ahead in the polls. Just five months after their mauling in the General Election, the public was giving them more than 40% support. How can this be? I do not find it very surprising. For the last [...]