Current political composition of Nottingham City Council is 43 Labour, 6 Peoples Alliance, 2 ex Labour independents and 4 so called independents in Clifton. What's the betting that to get re-elected, the 6+2 will join Green and the 4 will join Reform before next year's elections?
Fourth Saturday in a row that @RoyalMail has failed to deliver my @TheEconomist , good job I can read it online. I think I'll cancel my print subscription and go online only.
UK now ideally placed to join Canada, Oz, Singapore in doubling down on free trade system that has crushed poverty and boosted wealth in our own countries - and world over.
My column:
https://t.co/xdH1etP8w7
This is what happens when you don’t stand up & fight for decent liberal values - the so called populists - the mad conspiracy theorising, hard right, nasty people take control & get elected.
We must not let this happen. in our country.
What has this got in common with heat pumps?
They are both ugly, impractical, a waste of money, and yet forced on energy suppliers and customers in a misguided attempt to reduce energy consumption.
President Zelenskyy is not a dictator. He is the democratically elected leader of Ukraine who bravely stood up to Putin’s illegal invasion. Under my leadership, and under successive Conservative Prime Ministers, we have and always will stand with Ukraine.
President Trump is right that Europe needs to pull its weight - and that includes the UK. We need to get serious. The PM will have my support to increase defence spending - there is a fully funded plan to get to 2.5% sitting on his desk. That should be the bare minimum. Starmer should get on with it, get on a plane to Washington and show some leadership. We cannot afford to get this wrong.