What next after Rochester and Strood
- 21 Nov 2014
So we finally have the result: UKIP has won the Rochester and Strood by-election. The party now has two members of the House of Commons. Extraordinary. A real achievement. Well done them. They are on a roll. An unstoppable force in politics. Real slap in the face for the statu...
UK Business is going to have to learn to live with political uncertainty. It is well placed to do so.
- 6 Oct 2014
Business craves certainty and stability. Over the years I have worked with business to promote investment, growth and entrepreneurship those two words in connection with the political and regulatory framework are the ones I have heard most often. Time and again politicians and...
Special Synod 2014 - An insight
- 5 Oct 2014
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to spend some time in Rome at the Anglican Centre. While we were there my group was fortunate to meet with two of the key figures involved with the current Special Synod of Bishops on the Family, Cardinal Baldisseri, and Father Federico Lom...
We’ve always been the pro-business party. Let’s start acting like it
- 19 Sep 2014
“We must shine a bright light into the dark corners of capitalism.” The words of Michael Foot in Labour’s ill-fated 1983 manifesto? Perhaps another opportunist opposition leader looking to curry electoral favour? Far from it. These are words that fell from the lips of the Gove...
Now, after division, strife and discontent must come healing
- 19 Sep 2014
So the UK will remain together as one proud nation. Alex Salmond has not had his way – and Britain is has not been torn apart. The road to polling day has been long and painful. Division and discontent has been sown at every turn. In a campaign designed to split and divide ...
Three simple steps to make Britain a proud and outward looking nation of traders once more
- 19 Sep 2014
"We must shine a bright light into the dark corners of capitalism". The words of Michael Foot in Labour’s ill-fated 1983 manifesto? Perhaps another opportunist opposition leader looking to curry electoral favour? Far from it. These are words that fell from the lips of the Gove...
Victorian Ventnor
- 1 Jul 2014
For me Ventnor is one of the great towns of the Island. With its own climate, a vibrant community, good places to eat, a lively arts scene and wonderful coast the town has much to offer. It is a twinkling jewel nestling on the south-east coast of the island. Charles Dickens on...