John has clarified his decision to vote against an amendment of the Environment Bill. In response to The Weston Mercury, John said: “Most of Britain’s Victorian sewers carry a mixture of sewage, plus rainwater runoff from roofs and roads, which means they overflow if there’s a flash downpour. This isn’t…
Read MoreJohn says it should not matter whether or not you are getting money from your earning, unearned income or from benefits, they should all be treated the same as income.
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The energy regulator should be given the power to introduce a special “circuit breaker” cap, limiting how much energy firms can charge customers during extreme circumstances, the architect of the original energy price cap has argued. John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, called for Ofgem to be handed greater powers as the…
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A sluggish economy means neuralgia for any Chancellor, because it turns budget day into a zero-sum tug-of-war. For every group that gets more taxpayer cash, there’s another that must lose out. But higher growth is economic aspirin: it clears the headache because there are more winners and fewer losers. And…
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