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The Government is pursuing a no deal Brexit for the worst possible reason: to direct technology markets. As I explained for @CapX, state R&D schemes and bailouts reward unproductive companies

Tony Abbott isn’t a gay alley — and people are right to point out some less than shinning remarks he has made in the past. But let’s step back: is

The Government is doubling the plastic bag tax from 5p to 10p and expanding it to include corner stores, markets and takeaways.This is a hit to small business as the

This photo from Brighton on Saturday night in the @Telegraph is a piece of art: There’s the mixed emotions to this centrepiece fight — the shock, the turning away and

George Monbiot has, to nobody’s shock, decided to blame state outsourcing is to blame for the UK’s troublesome coronavirus response. He gets it completely wrong: the bureaucracy failed to engage

The bureaucracy surrounding personal protective equipment procurement is putting lives on the line. My latest for the @Telegraph:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/22/nhss-soviet-style-command-control-system-driving-ppe-woes/ 1. The Govt’s cent

Public Health England—in response to The Sun—have confirmed by omission that they:1. Rebuffed help from commercial labs;2. Did not pursue a mass testing strategy. 3. Are too incompetent to be

Berkshirea-based Apacor could supply millions of coronavirus tests, with 150,000 ready for immediate distribution. It’s a South Korean test, which is also being used in Germany. But Public Health England

“Leaked emails seen by Sky News show how the government and Public Health England rejected offers of additional testing from other laboratories in favour of a strategy it described as

Masks save lives The advice is wrong. We've been told a "noble lie".The studies are clear: any mask, even those made of cloth, can help reduce the spread of COVD-19.Let