In his latest column for City A.M., Tim Focas explains how the Conservative Party manifesto marks a clear rejection of the libertarian right. Tim Focas is Director of Financial Services and the City of London for Parliament Street. He is responsible for providing research and market commentary on the key issues bridging the City and Westminster. His latest column can be read here. […]
Parliament Street’s Jack Emsley speaks to Peter Lilley, former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Please note that this interview was recorded before the General Election was announced and, therefore, before Mr. Lilley announced that he was standing down as a Member of Parliament.
By Tim Focas Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau once said that the “essential ingredient of politics is timing”. With less than 24 months to go until Britain official exits from Brussels, one can’t help but feel that the Prime Minister’s snap election is underpinned by her desire to buy herself more time to renegotiate Britain’s new trading relationship with […]
By Jack Emsley For the nine months of Theresa May’s Premiership, her opponents have focused on something of a theme; they’ve called her unelected, said she has no mandate, and argue that she cannot command the confidence of the country as she’s never asked for it. They argue that she cannot bring the United Kingdom out of the single market, […]
By James Hutton The odd formality of the House of Commons voting to dissolve itself passed today, with 522 votes for and 13 against. It was an unexpected call from the Prime Minister, given her previous opposition to it—but also the right one. Britain negotiating her departure from the European Union will be difficult. Some aspects of the negotiations may […]
Parliament Street’s Henry Hill met up with Michael McManus (biographer of Edward Heath) to discuss Heath’s policies in light of the referendum result. Michael McManus served as Heath’s Private Secretary in the Nineties, but left after clashing with the former-PM over attitudes towards the EU. Hill began the interview by asking McManus why Edward Heath had been so hesitant […]
A new report, prepared for Parliament Street by Tom Burkard and Colin McKenzie. In England, good teachers are leaving the profession at the same time that school rolls are increasing. Even good schools often have difficulty filling vacancies. Workload and poor discipline have made teaching a highly stressful occupation—and school improvement programmes can add substantially to workload. The problem is […]
On Sunday 29th September 2013, Parliament Street held its Annual Conservative Party Reception at the Petersfield Suite in the Midland Hotel between 19.30-21.00. The evening reception was packed despite upgrading to a significantly larger venue compared to last year, with long queues through the Midland Hotel before the doors even opened. The guest of honour was the Secretary of State […]
On Monday 29th September, Parliament Street held a Conservative Party Conference fringe event with the Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, former Secretary of State for International Development. The event took place between 5.30-7pm in Room 7 of the ICC in Birmingham with just over 40 people in attendance. Andrew spoke for about half an hour about all he had learnt […]
On Tuesday 6th October 2015, Parliament Street held it’s Annual Conference Drinks and this year, added Karaoke to the mix. The event, which took place in the spacious Victoria Suite of the Midland Hotel, lasted over 3 and half hours with over 300 people in attendance. Speakers for the evening included the Rt. Hon. Dr. Liam Fox MP who kicked off […]
