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The BBC’s future can no longer be ducked
The media landscape has changed so utterly that justifying a funding system first set down 100 years ago is almost impossible
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Ofgem should not be used to effectively renationalise the energy market
The regulator is supposed to act as a defender of consumer interests, not a determinant of how the market works
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Beijing’s threats must be firmly challenged
However insidious the activities of the Chinese state, its economy is deeply intertwined with our own. This is the dilemma policymakers face
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Putin has reached a new low
The Russian president is seeking to blame Ukraine for the terror attack, in an attempt to deflect it from himself
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Today’s problems can be traced to furlough
Rishi Sunak’s decision to give billions of pounds to people to do nothing was always doomed
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Leo Varadkar is unlikely to be missed
His resignation came as a bolt from the blue to the political establishment, yet can be seen as a reflection of his lost authority
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HMRC’s treatment of taxpayers is shocking
Digital reforms are anything but accessible – as taxation becomes more complex, support must be provided
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The untenable costs of net zero
The national electricity grid is already stretched. A roll-out of wind energy would push us past breaking point
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Rachel Reeves is no Margaret Thatcher
The Labour party has no intention of shrinking the state. Top-down economic control is anathema to Thatcherism
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Tories should be attacking Khan’s failures, not Sunak
The London Mayor is running the city as his own personal fiefdom. Conservatives must unite to stop him
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Putin now appears more entrenched than ever
Regardless of the election results, the Russian leader was never going to relinquish power
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This Bill needs time
The Government should take up Liz Truss’s important Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill
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Residents must have a say in road schemes
There should be nothing controversial about the government telling councils to consult over speed limits and low traffic neighbourhoods
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The mob cannot be allowed to subvert our democracy
Threats against MPs are intolerable. There is much more work to do to defeat the extremists
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Welsh Labour’s appalling record is a warning to the rest of the UK
A new First Minister is unlikely to do anything to revive Wales
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An unaffordable mental health crisis
The growing number of Britons receiving welfare payments is placing unsustainable pressure on the public purse
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