Politics UK: New subsidy rules ‘a recipe for disastrous waste of taxpayer money’, warns think tank

By on March 11, 2022 in Anti-Corruption, Low Cost Britain, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings, UK Productivity & Growth

Anew briefing paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs warns that the Subsidy Control Bill will allow UK public authorities to subsidise private enterprise for a range of purposes, with less supervision and transparency than under EU state aid rules. Report author Matthew Lesh recommends that the Bill, which is…

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The Independent: Boris Johnson says Putin has ‘singled out’ UK for ‘leading’ on global sanctions

By on March 11, 2022 in Anti-Corruption, National Campaigns, Press Cuttings

Vladimir Putin has “singled out” the UK as the global leader on sanctions imposed on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, Boris Johnson has said. The prime minister sparked jeers and laughter from the Labour benches at PMQs when he claimed Moscow was particularly angry at Britain because his government was “in the lead” on retaliatory…

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