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This article was first published here. It is now three and a half years since Britain left the European Union. Brexit spelled the end of decades of subservience to intervention and bureaucracy from Brussels. While lots of the benefits are still waiting on the sidelines, delayed by political obstacles, the …

This article was first published here. The Daily Star, a staple of any good newspaper stand, has launched a campaign called Your Chippy Needs You, highlighting the plight of Britain’s fish and chips industry. It quotes the National Federation of Fish Friers, which fears 1 in 2 chippies could go bust …

This article was first published here. The actions of the Chinese government in recent years should shock us all. The Chinese Communist Party is committing a genocide against Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region. It has flagrantly tossed aside basic liberties such as freedom of the press in Hong Kong, in favour …

This article was first published here. Nothing is truly predictable in electoral politics, but the chances of Labour overcoming a record-breaking electoral deficit to win the next general election look much higher than they did three and a half years ago, when Boris Johnson won his Brexit majority. Sir Keir …

This article was first published here. Polling suggests Sir Keir Starmer is likely to become Labour’s first prime minister since 2010. But as he prepares for government, there are still some gaping holes in his policy platform. Starmer is often criticised for his apparent lack of vision but in one particular policy …

This article was first published here. In just a few days, voters across Britain will take to the polls for the 2023 local elections. Turnout is traditionally much lower in local elections than general elections, especially among young people. Arguably, local councillors have more of an influence over our everyday …

This article was first published here. In a forlorn attempt to combat deforestation, the EU has passed a new law called the Due Diligence Proposal. Beef, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil are just some of the many staple products it threatens through overregulation. Upheaval is likely in the vegetable oil market …

This article was published here. (Cover photo attribution) A few weeks ago I wrote in TCW about the menace of the lucrative solar farms. A plan to create one of the largest solar farms in the country close to the Silchester Roman site in Hampshire had been approved. That site is the latest …

This article was first published here. With every passing year, the public becomes more eco-conscious than ever before. We are becoming more and more aware of the impact we have on the planet through climate change, pollution, and the desecration of the natural world. That’s a good thing. Sadly, though, …

This article was published here. Tackling the ongoing scourge of deforestation has long proved too difficult a task for politicians to confront. At COP26, the much-touted climate conference held in Glasgow in November 2021, world leaders gathered to discuss with great sincerity the issue of deforestation and how to tackle …

This article was first published here. If the polls are anything to go by, in as little as a year, we could have a Labour government led by prime minister Keir Starmer. The Conservatives being out of government for the first time since 2010 would be a substantial change, and …

This article was first published here. If consumers want the brands they buy from to keep their supply chains sustainable and environmentally friendly, they will have to wise up to greenwashing. Greenwashing, sometimes called ‘green sheen,’ is a form of insincere advertising in which companies use false eco-friendly claims to …

This article was published here. For the EU, virtue-signalling about green issues knows no bounds. Not long ago, Brussels bureaucrats gave the nod to a hefty new set of rules called the Due Diligence Proposal. This bundle of red tape is likely to have a substantial effect on all kinds of …

For five years, Britain has been vying to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Three years ago, Liz Truss announced the UK was the first non-founding country to formally apply for membership. Now, we might finally be on the cusp of admission to the collection of …

This article was published here. Per some news reports, Britain is about to join the CPTPP (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership). That’s a huge step forward for both free trade and geopolitics, especially because the CPTPP excludes China and Russia and therefore clears the path for other countries who …

This article was published here. After five years of wrangling, Britain is finally set to join a huge trade bloc – the catchily-named Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, or CPTPP for short. The CPTPP already includes big economies and key allies like New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Japan. It is …

This article was published here. In January 2018, the government announced its intention to apply to a little-known trade group on the other side of the world, then called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Since then, Liz Truss championed the cause and pushed negotiations forward as international trade secretary, and Kemi Badenoch has now picked up …

This article was published here. The conversion of vast areas of farmland in the United Kingdom into so-called “solar farms” is becoming an increasingly popular proposal for new planning applications. In essence, acres and acres upon acres of prime farmland will soon be covered in solar panels, if current trends …

This article was published here. Data suggests that environmental consciousness in the United States is at an all-time high. In other words, more people care about protecting the planet than ever before, with more than half of the US population now thinking it’s more important to safeguard the natural world than to …

This article was first published here. THE pursuit of ‘clean energy’ is high on the political agenda, but the real-world implications of what it means to rush into renewables are rarely considered. Across the country, there has been a recent surge in the conversion of productive farmland to massive ‘solar …