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Sir David Davis writes for The Telegraph on the Bank of England’s operational independence
As published by the Telegraph: I have to feel some sympathy for Rishi Sunak. He has faced some of the most testing economic challenges in modern times, yet the two most powerful institutions that he depends on have essentially failed him. The Bank of England last year was forecasting a 3 per cent or so […]
Sir David Davis writes for The Telegraph on why windfall taxes are a betrayal of Conservatism
As published by the Daily Telegraph: The commitment to low taxes is a fundamental tenet of Conservatism. It is a major part of our reputation for economic competence, and it gets us re-elected. I lost count of the number of working-class voters who told me in 2019 that they would vote Tory because they feared […]
Sir David Davis writes for The Telegraph on Fixing the Northern Ireland Protocol
As published by The Telegraph: On a dark Sunday afternoon in December 2017, I received a call from Theresa May, the then prime minister. She told me that she had agreed a new form of words in negotiations over the Brexit deal with the EU that “might cause me some concern”. She was right. The […]
Sir David Davis writes on what we must do to reinvigorate the Conservative Party
As published by the Daily Telegraph: No one, not even the Prime Minister if he was being honest, would have told you they expected a good result for the Conservatives in these local elections. We are in mid term, experiencing record inflation and skyrocketing household bills. What is important now is that we learn from […]
Sir David Davis Writes for The Times Red Box Against Rwanda Offshoring
As published on Times Red Box: In his speech in Kent last week, the prime minister described his new plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as an “innovative approach made possible by Brexit freedoms.” But the plan is fraught with practical problems, beset by moral dilemmas and hamstrung by extortionate costs. And outsourcing our […]