Once again, Osborne is the obstacle to green action
The Chancellor has infuriated No. 10 and Cabinet colleagues by refusing to endorse a key component in the policy to boost renewable energy. … Read the full post »
Read about George Osborne, Conservative Member of Parliament for Tatton (2001-2017) and Chancellor of the Exchequer (2010-2016). Among his many other jobs, he was editor of the Evening Standard 2017-20.
A great biography of him is George Osborne: The Austerity Chancellor by Janan Ganesh.
The Chancellor has infuriated No. 10 and Cabinet colleagues by refusing to endorse a key component in the policy to boost renewable energy. … Read the full post »
The public’s attitude towards gloomy politicians is a curious one: only too happy to mock politicians who only talk up the positive but also… … Read the full post »
Tim Farron is the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party’s best funny speechmaker (though I’d pay good money to see him head-to-head in a laugh off with Alistair Carmichael). … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg’s interview in The Independent is rather more subtle on tax than the headline “I won’t let Osborne cut 50p tax” suggests. … Read the full post »
Amongst Liberal Democrats the question of which wealth taxes to support is deeply controversial. … Read the full post »
The Evening Standard reports welcome news on tackling sexism in 21st century Britain, involving George Osborne and the Royal Family. … Read the full post »
Cabinet ministers have agreed a far-reaching, legally binding “green deal” that will commit the UK to two decades of drastic cuts in carbon emissions. … Read the full post »
To round off my media-tastic weekend, I’ve been talking to Channel 4 News about electoral reform. … Read the full post »
It’s been a self-inflicted wound by the Coalition Government to leave such a long gap between announcing that it would abolish the Education Maintenance Allowance and… … Read the full post »
Today the coalition government has announced a budget that will return the UK to sustainable and balanced economic growth. … Read the full post »