John Redwood

What is the government plan to rescue the UK car industry as it hits a new 70 year low? Stopping all new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 is doing damage. People could import nearly new petrol cars instead to get round the ban.

Good news tariffs coming down in the UK India Trade Agreement. Another Brexit win.

Why is the government signing up more hotels and migrant housing ? They say they can now “smash the gangs” with French help. How many more illegal migrants is the Home Office planning for?

Further big fall in UK car production. This is not just about tariffs. The more battery cars they offer and the more petrol models they cancel the fewer cars they sell.

For more on what’s wrong with the one sided EU re set see @sovereignuk.org/starmers-eu-food-deal-2

June tax receipts up 7% on previous June. No wonder people and business feel hard up. Government needs to learn to spend more wisely. More tax rises are not the answer.

In June government borrowing went up to pay higher debt interest and public sector pay increases. Government investment which they said they will boost actually fell.

In June government borrowing up, debt interest up, inflation up, unemployment up. Where is the promised stability?

Government fails to save jobs at the Lindsey oil refinery, lost thanks to its dear energy high tax policy. Why does the government want us to import more and produce less when this adds to world CO 2? Why not keep the jobs here?

Great analysis of the give away UK re set deal with EU @facts4eu.org/news/2025 jul eu eats uk and @sovereignuk.org/uk-eu-agri-deal.

10 million more people coming to UK since the 1990 s need bread and water. The free enterprise competitive bread sector has built more ovens and ensures no shortages. Heavily regulated monopoly water fails to put in new reservoirs so rations use.

What is the monthly cost of subsidising Scunthorpe steel? What is the longer term plan for all those employees with jobs at risk? Will government keep running the blast furnaces?

How long will it take to remodel water regulation? The government will need a White Paper later this year, then a new Act of Parliament next. Surely better to get on now with tackling the problems with new instructions to Ofwat?

The government is right to rule out water nationalisation. Taxpayers should not be sent a huge bill for that. There will be big water bill increases to pay for all the extra pipes and reservoirs we need for our larger population.

A different water Regulator means more cost and delay in sorting problems out. New targets to cut discharges are less demanding than the ones the government inherited.

Let's assume the promises to stop the small boats and then to smash the gangs were both sincere pledges. The official government and our legal system need to answer why they could not or would not carry out the strong wish of most voters and elected Ministers.

Why do we not hear more about Argentina's free enterprise and public spending policies? Is it because no budget deficit is delivering? Inflation well down, growth well up.

I disagreed with splitting tracks from trains in rail privatisation. The introduction of better digital signals provides safe scope to run more trains on the tracks allowing better service and more flexibility.

Halving sewage leaks by 2030 will require big investment in more new pipes. The government needs to be clearer about who pays. Will all the projects be undertaken in time? Are all the permissions and plans ready?

Any chance of the water authorities retaining more of the rain we are now getting and putting it into storage instead of letting it run out to sea?