Tag: Rishi Sunak
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Transform Transport
On 31st May, I published on this site, a piece criticising electric cars. At that time, His Majesty’s Government was going to insure that no new petrol or diesel powered vehicles would be sold in the UK after 2030. I shan’t recapitulate all of the points and questions of that article here. If you wish…
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The Government Should Play Our Cards Right
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, gave a speech in Dover. His subject, at least officially, was legal immigration. In reality, he seemed to be conducting an experiment, in order to find out how many times he could say “small boats”, before people either told him to shut up, or punched him in…
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Council Candidates, Quote Hank
As I write, the leaders of the main political parties are campaigning for tomorrow’s local elections. None of them are up for election, and it is quite possible that none of them know those people who are candidates. It is also quite possible that those candidates wish that their party leaders would stay as far…
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Dishonourable Honours
One of the courtesies extended to outgoing prime ministers, is the convention of allowing them to submit a “resignation” honours list. This allows them to recommend to the Sovereign anyone they feel deserves something special. Beneficiaries have included friends, colleagues, heroes and supporters. This may sound terribly civilised, but prime ministerial recommendations are often controversial.…
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