What journalists don’t understand about being an MP
At the end of the last Parliament, I was the only MP who had previously been in the Lobby –…
Are you ready for the chicken nugget revolution?
The ‘fake meat’ revolution is on its way
The Budget could be an awkward moment for fiscal conservatives
There is no getting around the fact that these are awkward times for fiscal conservatives, such as myself. It has…
The EU is stepping up its raid on the city of London
It is not usual for the Governor of the Bank of England to ask permission to make a statement about…
Britain should now brace itself for a barrage of Brussels red tape
Should we be worried that the UK didn’t get all that it wanted for financial services in the UK-EU Trade…
Extinction Rebellion's plan for eco-oligarchy
It is very rare (although not unprecedented) for law breakers to attempt to be law makers. But Extinction Rebellion is…
What Britain should learn from Belgium: history can be reappraised
Is it best to erase history, or reappraise history? We haven’t started taking down statues of royalty in Britain yet,…
Corbyn is wrong to say coronavirus proves the need for socialism
Jeremy Corbyn’s claim that the Conservative government’s economic response to the coronavirus package shows that his policies were right proves…
Would no-deal Brexit be a disaster? Probably not – and here’s why
How bad would a no-deal Brexit really be? This is now perhaps the most important question in politics, and the…
Brexit need not tear the Tories apart. Here’s why
The political dysfunction in Parliament seems to be rubbing off on much of our commentariat. Many have concluded that the…
17 reasons why we should love Brexit
‘But what are you going to do with the powers?’ the minister asked, while I negotiated devolution of powers to…
