This article was originally published in The Telegraph. John Penrose proposes an overhaul of the current honours regime so that peerages, titles and other awards are clearly distributed. Boris Johnson’s anti-corruption tsar has called for a points-based honours system, to sever the perceived link between political donations and peerages. In…
This article was written by John originally for Politics Home Great herds of world leaders, climate change activists and media crews are all converging on Glasgow at the COP26 climate summit, like one of nature’s great animal migrations, to try to save the planet. There will be lofty speeches, lots…
There has been a boom in young people signing up to investing platforms during Covid-19. Historically low interest rates, volatile markets and a pandemic-inspired desire for financial resilience have driven this trading trend. But these same young people have emerged from education systems in the UK where the provision of financial education…
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee examines how the UK’s competition law is likely to evolve following the UK’s departure from the EU, and its implications for business and consumers. They question John and other experts on how the legal landscape should change. Their questions include the changing role…