John sets out the reasons he supports the Chancellor’s Budget
John sets out the three main reasons he supports The Chancellor’s Budget…
Read MoreVideo: Power to the people: how to improve consumer protection and promote competition
Post-Brexit and pandemic, putting consumers at the heart of our approach to regulation will be integral to ensuring that the UK can grow into the independent and dynamic economy it aims to be. Putting consumers first requires good regulation, and proper competition. In his new report ‘Power to the People’,…
Read MoreExpress: PM eyes blueprint to ‘Corbyn-proof’ Britain after ‘worrying’ Labour plot to destroy UK
BORIS JOHNSON’s Government is considering a blueprint to “Corbyn-proof” the UK and stop the Labour Party from re-nationalising industries if it gets into power. In a policy paper commissioned by the Government, Tory MP John Penrose outlines how the UK should diverge from the EU on competition rules now it…
Read MoreDaily Express: John Penrose discusses Labour’s approach to 2019 general election
Conservative MP John Penrose discusses a ‘huge opportunity to do better.’ He criticises the ‘gung-ho’ approach from Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the previous election.
Read MoreJohn thanks local people who left messages about tackling climate change at Grove Park
John left a note to thank everyone who left a message at Grove Park about tackling climate change. The note said: “Just a quick note from me to say I agree: we only have one planet, and the UK has a great chance to lead the way on tackling Climate Change. We’re…
Read MoreDiginomica: UK’s digital competition unit should focus on tech giants that ‘own and run network and data monopolies’
Britain’s regulatory response to the digital economy needs to focus on network monopolies, which charge nothing upfront, but harvest and use customer data to make money instead. That’s the view of John Penrose MP, who was invited by the government in September 2020 to conduct an independent review of UK…
Read MoreBloomberg: U.K. Urged to Overhaul Competition Rules to Help Consumers
The U.K. should overhaul competition rules to speed up rulings and give consumers more choice, according to a… Read More
Utility Week: Penrose review not likely to gather dust
The publication this week of John Penrose‘s review into the effectiveness of UK regulation could be dismissed as simply… Read More
My Customer: Power to the people
“If competition works in favour of consumers rather than companies (or of business customers rather than their suppliers)… Read More
The Business School, City, University of London: We must break through the sludge to bring consumers relief from red tape
Professor Andre Spicer, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, discusses the need for reduced bureauocracy — at company and governmental… Read More