Demise of British Steel raises questions over Labour's contradictory policies Monday, 14 April, 2025 Last weekend saw an unusual parliamentary event – the recalling of both houses. Recalling parliament in expensive, so it is not done without very good reason. And the reason? Tackling the crises at the British Steel site in Scunthorpe, owned by the Chinese investor Jingye. It was a fair enough. This is the last blast furnace in the UK that produces virgin steel, and to allow it to cool off would... Local News
Protectionist tariffs first harm the country that introduced them, and then everyone else 9th April 2025 A few years ago, before the EU Referendum, I met with someone who was trying to persuade me that the UK could be totally self sufficient, that it could... Local News
Labour's emergency budget leaves households facing a bleak time 2nd April 2025 The dust has settled after the emergency budget last week. Originally planned as a regular update on public finances, because of the last budget in October... Local News
Making the case for a new Stourport Relief Road 26th March 2025 Stourport has a problem. Far too many of the people driving into the town don’t want to be there. They are trying to get somewhere else. Most other towns have... Local News
Cross party consensus that welfare has not got back to normal post-Covid 20th March 2025 There was a story doing the rounds over the weekend. A disabled individual, in his 70s, had trouble with washing himself, so he needed help from his wife... Local News
Business leaders are entrepreneurial, thoughtless tax raids slashes the economy 12th March 2025 In just 4 weeks, we shall be in the new tax year. From the 6th April, we shall see a whole new raft of taxes. We’ve already seen what the changes can do. In... Local News
Need more money for defence, but not clear where Chancellor will find money from 5th March 2025 Politics seems to have entered a new world of existence. Every morning, we are confronted by the latest news of what the US president has done now. Frankly, it... Local News
Pleased Starmer made the commitment to increase defence spending, but I’m struggling to understand what Labour stand for anymore 26th February 2025 It sometimes seems we are run from America. Donald Trump has slashed US international aid spending to near zero, whilst he is telling the rest of the world to... Local News
Trump may not be relied on to assist Europe in what may become a tricky time of need 18th February 2025 International diplomacy is a complicated thing. It follows generations of procedure, with countless diplomats and politicians building a code of conduct amongst... Local News
We need a migration policy that reflects 21st century migration 10th February 2025 In the aftermath of fall out between the Bank of England and the government, where the Governor’s verdict on Rachel Reeves’s budget to boost growth is to halve... Local News
