On Thursday 19thAugust 2021, John took the opportunity to visit local fundraiser Paul Hobbs who was walking a full marathon (26.2 miles) around the Grand Pier in Weston. During the walk, Paul explained to John that fundraising for the British Heart Foundation was hugely important to him as exactly two years…
In this interview, John explains why the Government risks distorting the economy and encouraging cronyism unless it opens up its new subsidies system to more radical transparency.
Article written by Tim Wallace and originally published on The Telegraph Online. John Penrose MP and campaign groups said grants of more than £500 should be made public – rather than only those above £500,000 as planned The Government risks distorting the economy and encouraging cronyism unless it opens up its…
Leading Competition thinker and Government anti-corruption Tsar John Penrose MP is leading a coalition from across the political spectrum to call for greater transparency in the Government’s new post-Brexit subsidy regime. Uniting anti corruption and free-market groups, the coalition believes that the Bill must create a fully-transparent regime where subsidies…