Archive for nick herbert
How Parliament walked eyes wide open into the Bob Ashford mess
It is absurd that he can't stand. It is an absurdity that Parliament deliberately decided to enact, for the ban does not arise from unintended side effects of another measure or from poor drafting. Instead, it was a deliberate decision.
All aboard the new quango train, Conservative Party style
Toot toot! Hold tight! Another one coming on board the quango express.
It’s another new quango promised by the Conservatives with, as the Telegraph has reported,
Nick Herbert, shadow minister for farming and environment, promising a farmers’ conference that a future Conservative government will implement the Competition Commission’s recommendation to create an ombudsman to rule on disputes [...]
