Approving Jackdaw is just a distraction from Labour’s obsession with net stupid zero Opinion Labour may have approved the Jackdaw gas field, but it is still set on destroying our industrial base to save the planet. It’s another to engage in unilateral economic disarmament so China can sell us the cars we used to build. We must reverse this madness, licence drilling in the North Sea, and make energy [...]
Richard Tice: A Reform government would scrap EV mandate to save Jaguar Land Rover Opinion By forcing companies like JLR to wind down profitable internal combustion engine models ahead of true consumer demand, ministers have effectively forced our flagship manufacturer to cut off its own revenue streams, says Richard Tice For decades, Jaguar Land Rover has stood a proud symbol of West Midlands manufacturing might. Yet today, thousands of highly skilled [...]
Swift vaccine approval is a British success story It was wonderful to wake up on Wednesday to some good news. Yes, the UK Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for Covid-19. The first doses of the vaccine could be delivered as early as next week. The MHRA’s swift approval makes it the first agency in a western [...]
DEBATE: Is there a case for a ‘working from home’ tax? November 17, 2020 Richard Tice, businessman and chairman of Reform UK, says YES Nightmare: your business loses half its customers overnight. You must react: do you double your prices, adjust your cost base, or seek a bailout? This is the dilemma facing public transport companies, as millions of customers suddenly choose to work from home. Double fares, halve [...]
Don’t let Remainers frustrate Brexit through delays and timidity: The government needs a bold plan of action now September 7, 2016 Now ministers have had their holidays to brush up on what actually might be possible to ensure Brexit means Brexit, what will be the best negotiating strategy to take? There are still many, especially in Parliament, who cannot accept the people's vote and will sow confusion by diluting what leaving the EU means. One grumpy sacked minister [...]