Energy Policy
The Complacency Premium
A sensible energy policy would walk and chew gum at the same time – something one doubts any member of the front bench is capable of.
South West England
Industrial Strategy
The Ghost in the Machine: Yeovil’s Autonomous Triumph and the Silence of the Lambs in Whitehall
Last Friday, a helicopter flew over Cornwall without a pilot - a fortunate breakthrough, given the MoD appears to have abandoned the controls.
Taxation
Capital, Not Cash: The Systematic Dismantling of the Regional Family Firm
There is a particular brand of political theatre that involves setting a house on fire and then expecting a standing ovation for handing the owner a bucket of water. Why the Government’s strategic retreat on its planned IHT raid is merely a temporary reprieve for the South West’s economic engine.
Governance
The Six-Month Squeeze: Why Whitehall’s 'Make Work Pay' Gimmick is a Pox on the South West
In Starmer’s Brave New World, if you haven't got their KPIs and your disciplinary paper-trail in order by the time the new recruit has found the office kettle, you are already halfway to an Employment Tribunal. This isn’t an HR change, it’s a hiring handbrake.