This article was written by Ed Birkett & John Penrose and was originally published in The Times newspaper. Energy bills are shooting up, hurting everybody but hitting the least well-off hardest of all. And a bad situation will get even worse when the energy price cap rises again in October,…
Read More Planned rail reforms will “strengthen and entrench union power” and “paralyse entire regions”, raising the risk of more strikes, the transport secretary has been warned. Four former rail ministers and the MP John Penrose have written to Grant Shapps warning that proposals for a new quango to oversee the railways…
Read MoreJohn tells Ministers he is really worried about Government rail plans. More choice and variety would make customers king (& queens!), but current proposals will weaken competition, reduce choice, and extend central state planning enormously.
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