by Chris Rogers | 16 Feb 2017 | Economy, Politics
Towards the end of last year, Westminster Village was obsessed with ‘JAMs’. No, not the ones you might find at a village fete. The so-called ‘Just About Managing’ members of the population cited by Theresa May as she took office in Downing Street back in July. Downing...
by Chris Rogers | 21 Dec 2016 | Economy, Education & Children's Services, Energy, European Union, Health, Nutrition, Politics, Transport, Whitehouse News
Christmas might be fast approaching, bringing a year of incredible political change and upheaval closer to an end. But there’s little doubt that come the first week of January, ministers will be returning to bulging inboxes. What will the policy priorities for...
by Chris Rogers | 9 Dec 2016 | European Union, Politics
Supreme Court shenanigans All eyes were on the Supreme Court this week, as Britain’s 11 most senior judges heard the Government’s appeal against the High Court ruling that MPs must be consulted before article 50 is triggered. While outside the court protestors – on...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Nov 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics
No to doom and gloom – when it suits you Chancellor of the Exchequer Phillip Hammond delivered his first and last Autumn Statement this week, which included predictions by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) that the UK would need to borrow...
by Chris Rogers | 23 Nov 2016 | Economy, European Union, Politics, Whitehouse News
In a new column for BlogActiv, Associate Director Chris Rogers has argued that a ‘transitional Brexit’ – hinted at by Theresa May in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) – might not only be helpful to business, but also to...
