What should the government do now to help the economy?
I have repeated many times the likelihood that the economy will grow much more slowly than government OBR forecasts. I have...
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What David Cameron should say to the EU summit
I would like David Cameron, in the privacy of the meeting to say: “The UK wishes Eurozone members...
Read this entry » What David Cameron should say to the EU summit
I would like David Cameron, in the privacy of the meeting to say: “The UK wishes Eurozone members...
Read this entry » Bring home regional policy from the EU?
The cross party group on repatriating powers from the EU this week launched a piece of work on regional policy. They pointed...
Read this entry » US and Europe growth rates
The media is contrasting the US growth rate which hit 2.8% per annum in the last quarter of 2011 favourably with...
Read this entry » Mr Redwood’s contribution the debate on the European Council, 26 Jan
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I rise to support the Prime Minister. I think he had no alternative but to say no to a very unsatisfactory...
Read this entry » Bonus time at RBS
When the government was working on a new policy for high pay and large bonuses I raised the issue of RBS. I raised...
Read this entry » What is fair?
Modern politics is besotted by all three main parties chasing the fairness vote. In a time of austerity, they intone,...
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Mr Redwood’s contribution to Treasury Questions, 24 Jan
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): When will we see more of the details of the credit easing scheme and what is the Minister’s forecast of the monthly draw-down...
Read this entry »Growth in government and financial services provides overall growth to UK
Over the last quarter UK output fell by a small 0.2%. These preliminary figures are often revised upwards later. For the year as a whole...
Read this entry »The end of regionalism
There are popular cuts in spending. The government has done some work to reduce the degree of regional government in England, but it...
Read this entry »The Transport Secretary confesses HS2 will be more expensive this Parliament
I reported here my question of the cost of HS2 this Parliament to Miss Greening. She told me they would “only”...
Read this entry »John Redwood’s intervention during the opposition day debate on Youth Unemployment and Bank Bonuses, 23 Jan
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Will the hon. Lady explain why Labour Ministers accepted and approved such grotesque contracts for RBS, so that they now personify...
Read this entry »John Redwood’s contribution to the statement on Executive Pay, 23 Jan
Mr John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): I welcome anything that recognises that it is the role of shareholders and competitive markets to decide pay in companies. With...
Read this entry »Constitutional change I would like to see
Restoring democracy to the UK requires the following steps: 1. Hold an early referendum on Scottish independence. I suspect the Scots...
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