It’s done. This is the moment Britains last remaining coal power station came off the electricity system for the final time, marking the end of 142 years of coal generating electricity in Great Britain. HT National Grid ESO
Secretaries of state have vast amounts of power and nearly all of them were Tories for 14 years. And somehow despite being powerless, the Conservatives somehow upended the UK's entire trading regime and much of its economy. The Tories didn't lack power. They lacked seriousness in most things.
That over-generous rate of statutory maternity pay in full economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
If you're interested in the present plight of the Conservative party I recommend this essay by Jesse Norman - for whom the key problem is that the party has lost touch with many of the central tenets of British Conservatism. H/t @nixonsimon.bsky.socialwww.ukonward.com/reports/real...
A personal view on the future of British conservatism by Rt Hon Jesse Norman
Dan Neidle should be either made the minister for HMRC or Second Permanent Secretary in that department.
Dan Neidle's work on the R&D tax fraud scandal - which may have cost UK tax payers more than £10 billion - is a high order public service. Bravo @danneidle.bsky.social taxpolicy.org.uk/2024/09/30/t...
Recent events have highlighted R&D tax credit fraud. However we believe the scale of the problem is much higher than previously reported. We’ve a new analysis suggesting that the total cost of…
Fancy running the country? The role of Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service is being advertised. £200k. Deadline 20th October. (I can confirm that Gus O'Donnell and Sharon White won't be going for the role, as they are on the panel) www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
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The most undiscussed fact in British politics: the average personal tax rate is at its lowest since 1975. ifs.org.uk/articles/how...
Some of my starting points for any new town - how can fewer than 50% of intra town miles be by car? How can biodiversity be enhanced with accessible nature for all? How can all new buildings be carbon neutral? How can we encourage creative architecture? How can we design in health and community?