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http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Adam Afriyie: Self-interest will drive up EV use and drive down pollution if charge points are avail

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:44:32 +0000

Adam Afriyie has, from time to time, written some reasonable artcles over the last few years. This is not one of those times.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Frost's appointment chills the temperature for the EU

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:21:11 +0000

Good suggestion. Gove is too slimy to be allowed to deal with day-to-day political decisions. I could see him making some useful progress with the constitutional revions you mention, however.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Garvan Walshe: We can be sure that those who have been vaccinated won’t die of Covid. So the case

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:09:35 +0000

+1000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Caroline ffiske: How non-crime hate incidents came into force. And why they should be reformed - or

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:23:45 +0000

Totally agree. However, I feel you may have to wait for Nigel Farage's Reform party to be an available choice on your ballot paper before you see any sign of meaningful change, or the re-emergence of common sense in politics.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Sebastian Rees: The NHS will need more private sector help to tackle its post-Covid backlog

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 18:10:58 +0000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Ben Everitt MP: The Chancellor must not let a cliff-edge ending ruin the good work of the Stamp Duty

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:25:32 +0000

A simple solution would be to allow the Stamp Duty holiday to be extended until completion for any sale that is already agreed STC and the legalities provably underway before the 31st March. There is plenty of precedent, such as VAT applying on the date of sale, irrespective of when the invoice is actually settled.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Nick Hoile: Beware of an unintended consequence of mastering Covid - a winter flu crisis later this

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:09:33 +0000

Couldn't have put it better myself, Suetonius!

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Tom Bell: Councils can rapidly accelerate clean transport by championing autonomous vehicles

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:39:31 +0000

"...the quality of the AV experience can be enhanced considerably through improved road infrastructure, such as smoother roads, passenger drop-off points and clear signage and road layouts. What is it that all these features have in common? They’re all under the responsibility of the Local Authority." The quality of the normal, everyday, non-AV driving experience can be enhanced similarly by exactly the same methods. So why aren't we doing it?

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : David Gauke: Ten years for lying on a form. Disproportionate - and characteristic of our cavalier ap

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:54:45 +0000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : The Great Reset (of property)

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:29:12 +0000

+10000000000000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Andrew Murrison: I voted for lockdown. But the choice between saving lives and losing freedom is har

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 16:39:23 +0000

+100000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Bordering on impossible

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:47:36 +0000

I, for one, will definitely voting for Farage's party at the earliest opportunity. I sincerely hope that this will be possible in May.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Bordering on impossible

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 13:42:50 +0000

Quite agree. I am now in my 70s and up until recently have been a life long Conservative voter. That being said, I did not vote for the Conservatives at the last two elections, as they were far too shambolic and were not to be trusted in honouring the results of the Brexit referendum. However, prior to the emergence of the Covid virus, I was generally much more pro Boris than anti and hoped that he would do well. Early signs were generally encouraging. Since about last May, my feelings have strongly altered. I have felt that the whole Government, Boris included, has become so disorganised, illogical and dictatorial that - baring a miracle turnaround - there is no way I would ever vote for this shower again. The last straw, once we are out of the current Covid mess, will be the idiotic implementation of Nett Zero policies.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Bordering on impossible

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:59:05 +0000

Exactly.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Bordering on impossible

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:57:03 +0000

+1000000000000000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Bordering on impossible

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:52:20 +0000

Agreed. Hancock has become somewhat demented. All this power has completely gone to his head.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Emily Carver: An online sales tax would be a clear-cut case of levelling down

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:40:13 +0000

All those calling for an "online sales tax" seem to have forgotten that there already is one. It's called VAT - and I, for one, do not want to see it increased.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Robert Halfon: Let's extend the school day to help children catch up after Covid - and civil society

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 12:31:31 +0000

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Tony Smith: Covid and border control. As a former Head of the UK Border Force, here are my urgent re

Tue, 9 Feb 2021 18:23:55 +0000

"On security, we conduct thorough multi-agency checks on everybody entering the UK both at point of booking and at point of entry. We are rather good at that." Is this guy having a laugh? If we were that good, why are we now contemplating a vaccine "amnesty" for 1.5 million illigal immigrants? Those, mark you, being just a nominal figure as we haven't a clue how many are really here.

http://www.conservativehome.com/ : Who's in charge of the Government's clattering China train? It's heading for a crash.

Tue, 9 Feb 2021 18:19:10 +0000

very well said.