Terrorism and treason once more
On Tuesday, Salih Khater, a British national of Sudanese origin, drove a car at high speed into pedestrians and cyclists before crashing outside Parliament. This seems to be the latest in a series of terror attacks involving vehicles. It may confirm the Sentencing...
Local bank holidays can help restore a national consensus
How did you celebrate Yorkshire Day? On the first day of August, the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) did so by announcing that the county is the top exporter of manufacturing goods outside London. The MHCLG’s press release lauded...
Europe’s Trade Problem: Closed markets that stay closed result in a defective approach to science and the management of risk evaluation
The agreement between President Trump and Mr Jean Claude Juncker in Washington DC to set aside recent trade irritants and think about a more open trading relationship in the years ahead is welcome. It should remind us that the EU economy – as a result of EU...
Policy win for Policy Exchange but Government’s insistence for good design should also be extended to style
This week’s long awaited update to government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) announced, in the words of Secretary of State for Housing James Brokenshire, that quantity must not compromise quality when it comes to the building of new homes. The NPPF now...
