A coherent and compelling analysis of what caused the crash
- 6 Sep 2011
Mark Fox reviews the new book by Tory MPs Matthew Hancock and Nadhim Zahawi, Masters of Nothing: How The Crash Will Happen Again Unless We Understand Human Nature. Much of the attention on this book has been focused on one of its authors' connection to the current Chancello...
William Hague Interview
- 4 Aug 2011
William Hague was in his mid-thirties when he left Government and the Wales Office behind him. By the time he returned to the Cabinet table and entered the Foreign Office, he was almost 50 - an age he reached earlier this year. In between, the public world of this gifted, ...
Do you see many Cabinet years ahead? "It's a bit early to ask about that, isn't it?"
- 4 Aug 2011
William Hague was in his mid-thirties when he left Government and the Wales Office behind him. By the time he returned to the Cabinet table and entered the Foreign Office, he was almost 50 - an age he reached earlier this year. In between, the public world of this gifted, wi...
Liam Fox Interview
- 11 Jul 2011
The Ministry of Defence is a frantic place. We are marched into a waiting room. As we linger, the door is flung open, and a bearded figure with a nautical air, bearing a faint resemblance to Lord Alloa in the 39 Steps, gazes in and clocks us. "No," he barks, and slams the door...
Mark Fox says the leadership candidates should admit New Labour’s real mistakes
- 18 Jun 2011
For the first time in 13 years Labour finds itself adjusting to the problems and challenges of opposition – and they are real. It’s not just the chauffer driven cars and private office officials that have disappeared. More important – and much harder to overcome – is the lack ...
Francis Maude
- 1 Jun 2011
If David Cameron struts centre-stage as this Government's drama continues, Francis Maude is the man perched behind the scenery with the cable cutter, sprocket remover and box end wrench. His job is to make sure that while the show carries on the lights don't go out. As Paym...
Theresa May Interview
- 16 Feb 2011
Let's be plain, and put the main question first: is Theresa May up to being Home Secretary? Bright, able, and loyal - she doesn't brief against colleagues - she was a champion of party members' right to choose their leader and thus became a friend of Conservative Home. She's s...
Mark Fox explains why Conservatives are delighted with the budget
- 22 Jun 2010
George Osborne delivered the emergency budget with confidence and clarity. He tackled the deficit head on and was clear and open about his plans. Business on the whole will be pleased that Britain now has a decisive plan to reduce the deficit, stabilise the economy and enco...
BSA aims to promote importance of outsourcing to the UK economy
- 1 Nov 2007
Mark Fox, the new chief executive of the Business Services Association, has set out his plans for raising the profile of the BSA and the business services sector to reflects its size and importance in the national economy. In a statement to BSA members, Fox declared that "B...