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  • A Shining City Upon A Hill: Rebooting Capitalism for the Many, Not the Few

    A Shining City Upon A Hill: Rebooting Capitalism for the Many, Not the Few

    Britain’s economy isn’t working properly anymore. In the wake of the 2008 banking crash, and in the face of new digital challenges and disruptive technologies, it simply isn’t delivering the goods. In his new policy paper, John calls for Capitalism to be updated, modernised and rebooted.

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  • The Great Rebalancing: A sovereign wealth fund to make the UK’s economy the strongest in the G20

    The Great Rebalancing: A sovereign wealth fund to make the UK’s economy the strongest in the G20

    In this paper, John discusses how a Sovereign Wealth Fund would allow the UK to create a ready-made investment fund which, because of its super-long-term horizons, could be exactly the kind of patient capital Britain’s infrastructure projects need.

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  • We Deserve Better: Replacing Failed Economic Regulators With Consumer Reforms, So We All Get A Better Deal On Our Utilities

    We Deserve Better: Replacing Failed Economic Regulators With Consumer Reforms, So We All Get A Better Deal On Our Utilities

    John’s policy document ‘We Deserve Better’ asks how we fix Britain’s utilities markets (gas, electricity, water, high street banking, etc).

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  • Better Regulation: How To Get Rid Of Red Tape And Reform Quangos

    Better Regulation: How To Get Rid Of Red Tape And Reform Quangos

    In this paper, John argues that we need to sweep away ineffective bureaucracy and replace it with a post-bureaucratic approach to regulation that makes use of new technologies and insights from social psychology and behavioural economics to achieve our policy goals in a less burdensome and intrusive way.

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John tells Chancellor, “sharpening our competition laws and opening up our market economy” is best solution to guarantee jobs

By Team JP on July 08, 2020 in Best Brexit, Local Campaigns, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Regenerating Weston, UK Productivity & Growth

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John says tackling corruption is key to ensuring the UK is stronger force for good in the world

By Team JP on July 06, 2020 in Anti-Corruption, National Campaigns

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Weston’s MP Condemns Council’s Reaction To M5 Jams & Green Belt

By Team JP on July 06, 2020 in Build Up, Not Out, Local Campaigns, Regenerating Weston

Weston’s MP John Penrose has condemned North Somerset Council’s dismissive reply to cross-party proposals for solving traffic jams on the M5 near J21, and a new section of green belt to protect rural villages from urban sprawl. The proposals were part of a cross-party letter sent by John, with LibDem…

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Reply from Council Exec to John’s JSP recommendations

By Team JP on July 06, 2020 in Build Up, Not Out, Local Campaigns, Regenerating Weston

Dear John and Patrick Following the withdrawal of the Joint Spatial Plan we are starting again on a new development plan with no preconceived ideas of what the spatial strategy might look like. It is very important for the plan-making process to start with an open mind, understand what the…

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Weston’s MP delighted by progress with historic Birnbeck Pier

By Team JP on June 29, 2020 in Local Campaigns, Regenerating Weston

Weston’s MP John Penrose has welcomed news that Birnbeck Pier’s will be compulsory purchased from current owners CNM estates, to be taken over and restored by the RNLI. It marks the culmination of a long-running campaign which began eight years ago when John, a former Architecture & Heritage Minister in…

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Senator Bill Cassidy and John Penrose MP on Transatlantic Initiatives Curtailing Illicit Finance

By Team JP on June 23, 2020 in Anti-Corruption, National Campaigns

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Mercury Article: Time to show our highstreet and local businesses some love

By Team JP on June 18, 2020 in Local Campaigns, Local Visits, National Campaigns, Newspaper Articles, Regenerating Weston, Stronger Economy, UK Productivity & Growth

This week sees an important milestone for Weston High Street and community shopping areas; the shops are re-opening…Read More

John speaks with Bloomberg about Brexit and Coronavirus

By Team JP on June 17, 2020 in Local Campaigns, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings

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Daily Express: Protect our territories!

By Team JP on June 15, 2020 in Best Brexit, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, UK Productivity & Growth

THE UK Government must act to secure the futures of British overseas territories in the wake of ongoing…Read More

BBC News: Weston hospital to re-start admitting new patients

By Team JP on June 10, 2020 in Better Hospital, More GPs, Local Campaigns, Press Cuttings

A hospital that was forced to shut because of high numbers of coronavirus cases is to start admitting…Read More

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