Finally, a third runway at Heathrow has been approved in parliament. Next comes the legal challenges and likely consequent delays. The longer the delays, the longer our economy suffers from our procrastination. A supposed outward looking ‘global Britain’ takes twenty years or more to build a single runway and expects to be taken seriously. If […]
Billy Caldwell went 300 days without epileptic seizures thanks to medicinal cannabis oil. Since his cannabis oil was seized at customs he has had five. This is madness. Thanks to the quick actions of Sajid Javid the Home Office granted a 20-day licence for the use of the banned substance, stabilising Billy’s condition. His mother, […]
According to senior EU officials, the UK cannot be in the European Arrest Warrant after Brexit. Although this does create immediate issues in that we must now consider what extradition arrangements we want post-Brexit and work towards negotiating a new treaty, it is a positive thing that we are leaving the EAW. Conservatives for Liberty […]
When I interviewed you previously in September 2015, you struck rather a pessimistic tone at the increasing power of the public health lobby and the nanny state, is it safe to say things have got worse since then? Very safe. Things generally do get worse. All you can do is hope to […]
The sugar tax is a bad policy being introduced for bad reasons and, worst of all, it’s another push down a slippery slope. Public health lobbyists have yet another win under their belt and they won’t stop there. You were warned. It’s a regressive tax and, like all consumption taxes, will hit the poorest the hardest […]
Philip Hammond: Chancellor of the Exchequer Amber Rudd: Secretary of State for the Home Department Boris Johnson: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Davis: Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Michael Fallon: Secretary of State for Defence Damian Green: First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office Greg Clark: Secretary of State for […]
When I cast my vote in this general election I will, for the most part, be voting against something rather than for anything. I don’t endorse Theresa May’s illiberal instincts, her paternalistic philosophy or desire for economic interventionism; nor do I think her Brexit strategy is grounded in what’s best for the economy. During this […]
It was inevitable that the Government would lose the Supreme Court appeal and now that Theresa May has been ruled against by a majority of 8 to 3; the appeal looks like an unforced error by the prime minister. Triggering Article 50 not only requires changes to legislation; it will fundamentally change the future course […]
My name is Ben Kelly and I’m a roast potato addict. It started with just the occasional spud, you know, a few boiled or mashed at social gatherings. All the cool kids were eating them. Then I moved to roasted and eventually I could barely imagine a roast dinner without them. Before long I began […]
It is only three years ago since there was an attempt made to introduce a form of state regulation of the press. It failed, and should have been discarded into the pile of hastily proposed terrible government ideas. Instead, we have to fight the battle all over again. The consultation on a plan to impose […]
Conservatives for Liberty have long held deep reservations about the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) on a matter of principle; injustices are inevitable because the EAW is based upon the false premise that all criminal justice systems in the EU are equal, free of corruption, and uphold similar levels of equity between the citizen and the […]
The Richmond by-election victory for the Lib Dems has got the remainers rather over excited. Sarah Olney said the outcome had sent a “shockwave” through Downing Street and paved the way for Parliament to “override” the EU withdrawal referendum result. This is a particularly baffling conclusion to make; a by-election mandate of 20,000 hardly compares to the 17.4 […]
